De/Vision — Cassette

Intro

De/Vision creates a world where the cold precision of electronic sequencing meets the warm, vulnerable ache of human emotion. Their sound is defined by shimmering synth pads, crisp digital percussion, and melodies that feel both futuristic and deeply nostalgic. It is music that occupies the space between the dancefloor and the bedroom, offering enough rhythmic drive to move to, but enough atmospheric depth to get lost in.

What sets them apart is Steffen Keth's distinctive vocal style: a breathy, intimate baritone that glides over complex arrangements without ever sounding strained. While many of their peers in the EBM and futurepop scenes lean into aggression or industrial grit, De/Vision maintains a sophisticated pop sensibility, prioritizing elegant songwriting and lush, liquid textures that evoke the feeling of a sprawling city at night.

To understand their evolution, start with the mid-90s classic 'Fairyland?' for their foundational synth-pop sound, then move to '6 Feet Underground' to hear how they integrated darker, more modern electronic influences. For their most refined contemporary work, '13' showcases their ability to craft infectious hooks within a mature, atmospheric framework.

De/Vision is a German synth-pop musical group formed in 1988. The band started as a quartet consisting of Thomas Adam, Steffen Keth, Stefan Blender, and Markus Ganssert. Blender left the band in 1991 and Ganssert departed in 2000. The name De/Vision is a play on words. The majority of the band's lyrics are in English, but they have had some songs in German. In 2000, Keth started a side project as the vocalist with Green Court, called 'Green Court featuring De/Vision'. The band with remaining members Keth and Adam were then signed to Drakkar Records and Sony BMG in Europe, and Dancing Ferret Discs in North America. The band is currently signed to Metropolis Records in North America. Since 1994 the band has released a new studio album of original material roughly every 1.5 years, until their 2012 album Rockets and Swords. In 2009, the band started their own label, Popgefahr, primarily to release their own works as a response to the difficulty of garnering label support. On 25 May 2018, the single "They Won't Silence Us" was released, and on 22 June, the new studio album Citybeats was released by the band. The LP was supported by a tour that started on 21 April 2018 and ended on 2 February 2019.

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