Funker Vogt is a German EBM band, formed by Gerrit Thomas and Jens Kästel in 1995. The members consist of Gerrit Thomas, Jens Kästel, Björn Böttcher, Frank Schweigert, and Kai Schmidt. They all hail from the town of Hameln in Germany. The name of the band translates from German to English as "radio operator Vogt," taken from a friend of the band who was a navigator/operator in the German army. The majority of their lyrics revolve around the concepts of war.

A distinctive military theme is present in the band's work and stage presence; both their musicianship and their costuming are strongly reminiscent of military music and dress. This military aesthetic is also popular with the band's fanbase. However, the political stance of Funker Vogt is decidedly anti-war; the band cites "war and social injustice" as their primary topics of discussion, noting that the goal of the album Execution Tracks, along with the accompanying video, was to "present the grotesque cruelties and the tragedy of war."

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Funker Vogt - Warzone K17 (Live In Berlin) - http://bit.ly/3phASi #iTunes
Funkerfred (Freddy Gamboa) Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:33:41 -0000
Funker Vogt - Warzone K17 (Live In Berlin) - http://bit.ly/3phASi #iTunes
listening to "Funker Vogt Nuclear Winter" ♫ http://blip.fm/~g2z09
sensitivemuse (Karoline) Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:01:51 -0000
listening to "Funker Vogt Nuclear Winter" ♫ http://blip.fm/~g2z09
I love suicide commando. - And VNV Nation, Combichrist, God Module, Funker Vogt, KMFDM. Anything aggrotech... http://tumblr.com/xmw3xaasw
laika1945 (Zachary Little) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:46:45 -0000
I love suicide commando. - And VNV Nation, Combichrist, God Module, Funker Vogt, KMFDM. Anything aggrotech... http://tumblr.com/xmw3xaasw
up waaaaaaaay too late, listening to funker vogt
influenza617 (Kurtis Majors) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:50:46 -0000
up waaaaaaaay too late, listening to funker vogt
listening to "Funker Vogt - Gunman" ♫ http://blip.fm/~g1gxo
AgeofMastery (James ) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:14:22 -0000
listening to "Funker Vogt - Gunman" ♫ http://blip.fm/~g1gxo
Rofa live 29.11 Funker Vogt - 06.12 Megaherz - Karten in der Rofa und an allen bekannten VVK Stellen erhältlich.
rofaaugsburg (Rockfabrik Augsburg) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:19:13 -0000
Rofa live 29.11 Funker Vogt - 06.12 Megaherz - Karten in der Rofa und an allen bekannten VVK Stellen erhältlich.

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