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Schwein (German for pig as well as pork) is a music group comprising members of Buck-Tick, KMFDM, and Pig. Members Raymond Watts (PIG; vocals, programming, guitar) and Hisashi Imai (Buck-Tick; guitar and noise), both having worked together in Schaft, were joined by Atsushi Sakurai (Buck-Tick; vocals), Sascha Konietzko (KMFDM; vocals and programming) and Lucia Cifarelli (KMFDM; vocals). In 2001 Schwein released an album, Schweinstein, which peaked at number 18 on Oricon's album chart, followed by the remix album Son of Schweinstein. Schwein toured Japan in the summer of 2001. However, Konietzko did not tour with them, citing illness and a desire to focus on KMFDM. In a 2023 interview with Visual Music Japan, Raymond Watts talked about the project and cited Schwein as his favorite collaboration to date and called Sakurai a "grand vocalist".

Discography

Studio album

Schweinstein (2001)

Remixed album

• Son of Schweinstein (2001)

Members

Official members

• Raymond Watts - guitars, programming, vocals (PIG, Schaft, KMFDM)
• Atsushi Sakurai - vocals (Buck-Tick)
• Hisashi Imai - guitars, noises (Buck-Tick, Schaft)
• Sascha Konietzko - programming, vocals, percussion (KMFDM)

Guest musicians

• Lucia Cifarelli - vocals (KMFDM)
• Jules Hodgson - guitars, bass, programming (KMFDM)
• Chris Ignatiou - guitars (One Minute Silence)
• Kazutoshi Yokoyama - Manipulate, Additional programming (Buck-Tick touring member)
• Julian Beeston - Additional programming

Touring members

• Bryan Black - keyboards
• Arianne Schreiber - backing vocals
• Andy Selway - drums (KMFDM)

References

1. "Sakurai Atsushi JaME Profile". jame-world.com. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
2. "BUCK-TICKのメンバーも参加の「SCHWEIN/シュバイン」とは一体何者!？" (in Japanese). Barks. 12 March 2001. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
3. "SCHWEINのアルバム売上TOP2作品". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
4. "Schwein" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
5. "Schwein" (in Japanese). Schwein. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
6. "PIG | The art of provocation: Raymond Watts' (PIG) musical journey and creative ventures, fasten your seatbelt and brace yourself for impact". Visual Music Japan. 2023.
7. "You're My Disease - This is NOT Greatest Site". 17 October 2020. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
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• KMFDM
• Japanese supergroups
• Japanese industrial music groups
• German industrial music groups
• Musical groups established in 2001