Deichkind

Years before the mini-series Will It Blend? became a mass phenomenon on the Internet, German high school buddies Philipp Gr++tering and Malte Pittner formed the refreshingly controversial Deichkind to conduct a few blending experiments of their own. Hailing from Bergedorf on the outskirts of Hamburg, Gr++tering and Pittner teamed up with producer Sebastian Hackert and DJ Phono in 1997 to breathe some fresh life into the country's somewhat conservative rap scene -- only to find out that the scene itself wasn't quite ready for Deichkind's idea of reform. The outfit's first conce...