Ernst Horn
Encyclopedia
Ernst Horn is a German musician who played a crucial part in founding the bands Deine Lakaien
, Qntal
and Helium Vola
.
, Freiburg
and Hamburg
and worked as a conductor in state theatres in Karlsruhe
and Oldenburg
. He was also a conductor and a pianist in the Bavarian State Theatre in Munich. In 1985 he gave up his career as a conductor so that he could devote himself fully to composing his own music. He also became a specialist on electronic music
. He became famous through the band Deine Lakaien
which he founded in 1985 with Alexander Veljanov
; the popularity of this band has far exceeded the borders of the German
speaking countries. He has also been successful with many other projects in which he took part - in addition to his activity in the bands Qntal
and Helium Vola
which play medieval music he composes and plays electronic music for dramas and radio plays.
Ernst Horn lives and works in Munich. Fellow Municher Rudy Ratzinger (Wumpscut) dedicated a song to him.
Deine Lakaien
Deine Lakaien is a German Darkwave group composed of Macedonian vocalist Alexander Veljanov and the classically trained composer, pianist and drummer Ernst Horn.- History :...
, Qntal
Qntal
Qntal is a German "electro-medieval" band founded in 1991 by Michael Popp and Ernst Horn. They later added vocalist Syrah to complete the band. It has roots in Estampie, a band of similar genre but different style; Michael Popp and Syrah are the principal members. Horn left the group in 1999, to...
and Helium Vola
Helium Vola
Helium Vola is a German Darkwave or "Electro-Medieval" band founded in 2001 by Ernst Horn, who was also one of the founding members of Qntal. In the contract with Chrom Records Horn insisted on Helium Vola not being seen as a successor of Qntal nor being marketed as such...
.
Biography
Ernst Horn studied classical music in MunichMunich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Freiburg
Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In the extreme south-west of the country, it straddles the Dreisam river, at the foot of the Schlossberg. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Breisgau region on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Upper Rhine Plain...
and Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
and worked as a conductor in state theatres in Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe
The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
and Oldenburg
Oldenburg
Oldenburg is an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the western part of the state between the cities of Bremen and Groningen, Netherlands, at the Hunte river. It has a population of 160,279 which makes it the fourth biggest city in Lower Saxony after Hanover, Braunschweig...
. He was also a conductor and a pianist in the Bavarian State Theatre in Munich. In 1985 he gave up his career as a conductor so that he could devote himself fully to composing his own music. He also became a specialist on electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
. He became famous through the band Deine Lakaien
Deine Lakaien
Deine Lakaien is a German Darkwave group composed of Macedonian vocalist Alexander Veljanov and the classically trained composer, pianist and drummer Ernst Horn.- History :...
which he founded in 1985 with Alexander Veljanov
Alexander Veljanov
Alexander Veljanov became famous through singing in the darkwave band Deine Lakaien which he founded with Ernst Horn in 1985.- Biography :...
; the popularity of this band has far exceeded the borders of the German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
speaking countries. He has also been successful with many other projects in which he took part - in addition to his activity in the bands Qntal
Qntal
Qntal is a German "electro-medieval" band founded in 1991 by Michael Popp and Ernst Horn. They later added vocalist Syrah to complete the band. It has roots in Estampie, a band of similar genre but different style; Michael Popp and Syrah are the principal members. Horn left the group in 1999, to...
and Helium Vola
Helium Vola
Helium Vola is a German Darkwave or "Electro-Medieval" band founded in 2001 by Ernst Horn, who was also one of the founding members of Qntal. In the contract with Chrom Records Horn insisted on Helium Vola not being seen as a successor of Qntal nor being marketed as such...
which play medieval music he composes and plays electronic music for dramas and radio plays.
Ernst Horn lives and works in Munich. Fellow Municher Rudy Ratzinger (Wumpscut) dedicated a song to him.
Discography (solo)
- 1989: Johnny Bumm - Wurstsemmeln/ Sauerkraut [12 Vinyl- Maxi + Maxi-CD]
- 1991: The Skies over Baghdad [CD-Album]
- 1998: Johnny Bumm's wake [CD-Album]
- 2003: Lili Marleen, Baghdad 2/91 [Mini-CD-Album]
Radio plays
- 1994: Johann Gottfried SeumeJohann Gottfried SeumeJohann Gottfried Seume , German author, was born at Poserna .He was educated, first at Borna, then at the Nikolai school and University of Leipzig. The study of Shaftesbury and Bolingbroke wakened his interest in theology, and, breaking off his studies, he set out for Paris...
– Einige Nachrichten zu den Vorfällen in Polen im Jahre 1794 [Sendung im BR] - 1995: Velimir Chlebnikov – Die Zukunft des Radio [Sendung im BR]
- 1997: Carlfriedrich Claus – Basale Sprech- Operationsräume (Remix) [Sendung auf Bayern 2]
- 2008: Greed / Freedom [Sendung auf Bayern 2]
- 2009: Klinik [CD "Klinik/ Muttersterben: Michael Lentz Hörspiele"]
Remixes
- 1994: Project PitchforkProject PitchforkProject Pitchfork is an electronic musical group from Hamburg, Germany.-History:Project Pitchfork was formed by Peter Spilles and Dirk Scheuber. Having agreed to work together, they then picked the project's name by picking a word at random from the dictionary. The demo K.N.K.A. was recorded...
- Renascence (Opera Mix) [Maxi-CD "Project Pitchfork - Renascence"] - 1999: WolfsheimWolfsheimWolfsheim can refer to:* Wolfsheim, Germany, a village south-west of Mainz, Germany* Wolfsheim , a synthpop band from Hamburg, Germany* Meyer Wolfsheim, a character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby...
- Heroin, She Said (Ernst Horn-Remix) [CD-Sampler "Zillo Mystic Sounds 8"] - 1999: Das IchDas IchDas Ich is a German electronic music group formed in 1989. The group, fronted by Stefan Ackermann and Bruno Kramm, were one of the prominent founders of and contributors to "Neue Deutsche Todeskunst" a musical movement in the early 1990s...
- He Mensch (remixed by Ernst Horn) [CD-Album "Das Ich - re_laborat"] - 1999: Silence - Scream (remix by ernst horn) [Maxi-CD "Silence - Son Of Sin"]
- 2000: Walter RuttmannWalter RuttmannWalter Ruttmann was a German film director and along with Hans Richter and Viking Eggeling was an early German practitioner of experimental film....
- Sympathie für Schulze (Remix) [CD- Sampler "Walter Ruttmann Weekend Remix"] - 2002: VNV NationVNV NationVNV Nation are a British/Irish electronic music band originally from Dublin, Ireland and Essex, United Kingdom and now based in Hamburg, Germany. They combine elements of electro-industrial, trance, synthpop and electronic body music . The members are Ronan Harris and Mark Jackson...
– Beloved (Deine Lakaien- Remix) [Maxi- CD "VNV Nation – Beloved.1"] - 2006: Silence – Scream, Greeneyes (Ernst Horn- Remix) [CD- Sampler "Key-Anthology/Rarities"]
Further songs
- 1988: Ernst Horn – Einzelhaft (Keyboard Soundpage Contest Winner) [Vinyl, 7 Flexi-disc]
- 1995: Ernst Horn – Acht [CD- Sampler "Dem Rhythmus sein Bruder"]
- 2000: Ernst Horn - The Cliffs Of Norway [CD- Sampler "Subout by Waldorf"]
- 2002: Dracul fest. Ernst Horn – Leben [CD- Sampler "Nachtschwärmer 5"]