"Dieche" is a single by the Sex Gang Children

Sex Gang Children

The Sex Gang Children are a positive punk group that formed in the early 1980s in England. Although the original group only released one official studio album, they remain one of the more well-known bands out of the early Batcave scene and have reformed for new albums and touring various times...

. According to vocalist Andi Sexgang

Andi Sexgang

Andi Sexgang was vocalist of the band Sex Gang Children who were a prominent act in the Gothic rock movement of the 1980s, his band played once at the infamous Batcave club...

, "this song is based upon a real life character who was on the run for arson

Arson

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 and murder

Murder

Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...

. In fact, he was a dear friend of my personal hairdresser."

Dieche was originally the B-side of "Into the Abyss

Into the Abyss (song)

"Into the Abyss" is a song by English gothic rock band the Sex Gang Children. It was the band's first single and has materialized in many of their compilation albums. The B-Side, "Dieche", has also become a band classic and was later remixed as a 12" single in 1984....

", but was later mixed by Simon Boswell

Simon Boswell

Simon Boswell is a BAFTA nominated British film score composer, conductor, producer and musician, with more than 90 credits to his name. He is known for combining mainly electronic elements with orchestral.-Biography:...

for the 12" recording. The B-side of Dieche is "Draconian Dream".

Dieche is one of the few goth rock songs to feature a xylophone.