Alexander von Borsig
| Alexander Hacke | |
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Hacke performing on 5 May 2007
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alexander von Borsig |
| Also known as | Alex Hacke |
| Born |
11 October 1965 West Berlin, West Germany |
| Genres | Experimental, industrial, electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, bass guitar, guitar |
| Years active | 1980-present |
| Associated acts |
Einstürzende Neubauten Danielle de Picciotto FM Einheit Sprung Aus Den Wolken Crime & the City Solution Mona Mur Phew |
| Website | www |
Alexander Hacke (also known as Alexander von Borsig, Alex Hacke, Hacke, born 11 October 1965) is a guitarist, bass guitarist, singer, musician, record producer, writer and film maker from Germany. He is primarily known as a longtime member of the influential German industrial music group Einstürzende Neubauten.
Hacke has released two full-length solo albums, and has also collaborated with many other artists, such as Robert Rutman, The Tiger Lillies, Danielle de Picciotto, FM Einheit, Crime & the City Solution, Phew, Gianna Nannini, Gry, Miranda Sex Garden, Terranova, Sprung Aus Den Wolken, Wovenhand, David Yow, Mona Mur, Die Ichs, Schlaflose Naechte, Fred Alpi and others.
In the early 1980s he released a few solo tapes and mini-albums, such as Hiroshima. He became a long-time member of Einstürzende Neubauten and also was a member of several other bands, such as Sentimentale Jugend (with Christiane Vera Felscherinow, also known as Christiane F.), Sprung Aus Den Wolken and Mona Mur.
In 1980, at the age of fifteen, he joined Einstürzende Neubauten, which had been formed earlier the same year. Hacke played guitar and worked with the band's sound until the mid 1990s. Then he changed from guitar to bass and is now a bass player and, according to band leader Blixa Bargeld, "a musical director of the band".
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