Software (band)

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Software was a German electronic duo active from 1984 to 1999, originally composed of  [de] and  [de]. The duo formerly used the name Mergener & Weisser.

History[]

The group released their records under the IC ( [de]) label, which also released a number of other electronic musicians, including Klaus Schulze and the Neue Deutsche Welle group Ideal.

During a brief hiatus from 1990 to 1992, Weisser produced four albums using the Software name with a different group composition: Fragrance with Klaus Schulze and Georg Stettner, and Modesty-Blaze I / II and Cave with Billy Byte (Stephan Töteberg).[1]

After the dissolution of Software in 1999, the two musicians went their separate ways: Peter Mergener continues to compose and play electronic music, while Michael Weisser first founded the group G.E.N.E. (Grooving Electronic Natural Environments),[2] and is currently, among other things, active as a media artist.

The project released one other album in 2007. In September 2017 Weisser without Mergener released 6 albums under the Software name.

Members[]

  • Michael Weisser – (1984–1999, 2007, 2017)
  • Peter Mergener – (1984–1990, 1992–1999)
  • Billy Byte – (1990–1993)
  • Klaus Schulze – (1990–1992)
  • Georg Stettner – (1990–1992)[3]

Discography[]

Mergener & Weisser

  • Beam Scape (1984)
  • Phancyful Fire (1985)
  • Chip Meditation I (1985)
  • Chip Meditation II (1985)
  • Electronic Universe I (1985)
  • Night-Light (1986)

Software

  • Past-Present-Future I (1987)
  • Past-Present-Future II (1987)
  • Syn-Code (1987)
  • Digital Dance (1988)
  • Electronic Universe II (1988)
  • Software Visions (1988)
  • Kassettenbuch Dea Alba (1988)
  • Visions (1989)
  • Live-3rd Dimension (1989)
  • Ocean (1990)
  • Fragrance (1990)
  • Modesty-Blaze I (1991)
  • Modesty-Blaze II (1992)
  • Software Visions (1992)
  • Space Design (1993)
  • Cave (1993)
  • Ten Years (1994)
  • Brain Food Music (1994)
  • Heaven to Hell (1995)
  • Sky-Dive (1997)
  • Fire-Works (1998)
  • Mystic Millennium I (1999)
  • Mystic Millennium II (2000)
  • Spring Visions (2007)
  • Space World (2017)
  • Sacral World (2017)
  • Ocean World (2017)
  • Erotic World (2017)
  • Electronic World (2017)
  • Dea Alba (2017)[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Die Software-, Mergener & Weisser-, Peter Mergener-Story (German)
  2. ^ G.E.N.E. discography at Discogs
  3. ^ https://www.discogs.com/artist/89241-Software
  4. ^ https://open.spotify.com/artist/0mwCI9ZfHyOj3ENpFd6AEn/discography

External links[]

Software discography at Discogs

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