Schwein

For the botanist with taxonomic author abbreviation Schwein., see Lewis David de Schweinitz.

Schwein (German for pig as well as pork) is a music group comprising members of Buck-Tick, KMFDM, and Pig. Members Raymond Watts (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).^[1][2] In 2001 Schwein released an album, Schweinstein, which peaked at number 18 on Oricon's album chart,^[3] followed by the remix album Son of Schweinstein.^[4] Schwein toured Japan in the summer of 2001. However, Konietzko did not tour with them, citing illness and a desire to focus on KMFDM.^[5] 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".^[6]

Discography

Studio album

Schweinstein (2001)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"You're My Disease[7]"	Sascha Konietzko/Sakurai Atsushi/Lucia Cifarelli	Sascha Konietzko/Lucia Cifarelli	4:18
2.	"Crown[8]"	Raymond Watts	Hisashi Imai	3:26
3.	"Spank The Monkey[9]"	Raymond Watts/Sakurai Atsushi	Raymond Watts	5:00
4.	"Lard, Lips, Liquor[10]"	Raymond Watts/Atsushi Sakurai/Sascha Konietzko	Raymond Watts	4:12
5.	"Porno[11]"	Atsushi Sakurai	Sascha Konietzko/Lucia Cifarelli	4:37
6.	"Organzola[12]"	Raymond Watts/Atsushi Sakurai	Sascha Konietzko	4:17
7.	"Schwein[13]"	Sascha Konietzko/Sakurai Atsushi	Sascha Konietzko	3:57
8.	"World's Junk[14]"	Raymond Watts	Hisashi Imai	4:28
9.	"Slip[15]"	Raymond Watts/Sakurai Atsushi	Hisashi Imai	4:21
10.	"Fantasia[16]"	Raymond Watts/Sakurai Atsushi	Raymond Watts	6:49
11.	"My Sanctuary[17]"	Raymond Watts/Sakurai Atsushi	Raymond Watts	7:39
Total length:				53:04

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.
8. "Crown - This is NOT Greatest Site". 1 December 2020. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
9. "Spank the Monkey - This is NOT Greatest Site". 17 October 2020. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
10. "Lard, Lips, Liquor - This is NOT Greatest Site". 17 October 2020. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
11. "Porno - This is NOT Greatest Site". 17 October 2020. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
12. "Organzola - This is NOT Greatest Site". 17 October 2020. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
13. "Schwein - This is NOT Greatest Site". 1 October 2022. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
14. "World's Junk - This is NOT Greatest Site". 17 October 2020. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
15. "Slip - This is NOT Greatest Site". 17 October 2020. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
16. "Fantasia - This is NOT Greatest Site". 17 January 2022. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
17. "My Sanctuary - This is NOT Greatest Site". 17 October 2020. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2024.