Egoexpress is a German band from Hamburg, which was founded in 1995. The band consists of German musicians Mense Reents (also with Die Goldenen Zitronen) and Jimi Siebels.
Band history Reents and Siebels, both from East Frisia, who had known each other since their youth, came to Hamburg in 1990 as part of the broader movement surrounding the Hamburger Schule. After being active in various musical projects there,Ausgabe vom 16.09.2025: Egoexpress zu Gast. ByteFM. Retrieved 23 September 2025 (in German) they founded Egoexpress in 1995.
Their musical style is described as a mixture of a certain rock aesthetic with techno drive, beats and electro(clash), which is far removed from techno dogma or retro aesthetics. Music, which is somewhere between techno, house, and pop, and was also influenced by mod culture, Neue Deutsche Welle and was characterized by a general punk attitude that gave Egoexpress a special status in the German club scene.Ausgabe vom 16.09.2025: Egoexpress zu Gast. ByteFM. Retrieved 23 September 2025 (in German) By 1999, thanks in part to an invitation from Westbam to play Mayday, they were finally embraced into the wider electronic fold. This was followed by further appearances at major music events such as Festival Internacional de Benicàssim,Musik an sich: EGOEXPRESS kommen mit "Knartz IV". Retrieved 24 September 2025 (in German) the Fusion Festival, the Melt Festival, Nature One or SonneMondSterne.
Since its formation in 1995, the band has been based at the Hamburg label Ladomat 2000, which was a sublabel of L'age d'or. Between 1995 and 2006, the duo released a total of three albums and numerous singles and EPs on the label. In addition to their own releases, Reents and Siebels were in demand as remixers for numerous artists. They have released remixes for Bob Sinclar, Die Sterne, Deichkind, Rocko Schamoni, Miss Kittin, Tocotronic, Andreas Dorau, Tomcraft and Kid Alex, among others.
On September 12, 2025, a retrospective of the band's work entitled A Piece Of The Action (1995-2005) was released on the Hamburg Bureau B label.
Discography (Selection) Studio albums 1996: Foxy, LP/CD 1999: Bieker, LP/CD 2005: Hot Wire My Heart, LP/CD 2006: We Do Wie du/Hot Wire My Heart, DoLP/DoCD 2025: A Piece Of The Action (1995–2005), LP/CD/Download
Eps, 7", 12" 1995: Egoexpress, 12" 1995: Egoexpress zwei, 12" 1996: Telefunken, 12", Whitelabel 1997: We Are Here, EP 1998: Telefunken, EP 2000: Here Comes the Night, 12" 2000: Weiter, 12" 2005: KNARTZ IV, EP 2005: Aranda, EP
Commissioned musicworks Remixes 1996: Blümchen – BoomerangAlbum Für Jasmin (Das Blümchen Remix Album) at Discogs. Retrieved 23 September 2025 1996: Die Sterne – Trrrmmer 1997: Die Sterne – Themenläden 1997: Think About Mutation – Reflect It 1998: Fischmob – Du (Äh, Du) 1998: Les Robespierres – Maldiçao 1999: Yoshinori Sunahara – Love Beat 1999: Fischmob – Männer Können Seine Gefühle Nicht Zeigen 2000: Tocotronic – K.O.O.K. 2000: Aroma – Grooving 2001: Ostinato – Die Liebe 2001: Miss Kittin and Golden Boy – Rippin Kittin 2001: Bob Sinclar – Ich Rocke 2001: DJ Phono – Can't Slow Down 2002: Rocko Schamoni – Heart Of Plastic 2003: Tomcraft – Into The Light 2005: Kid Alex – Young + Beautiful 2006: Deichkind – Remmi Demmi (Yippie Yippie Yeah) 2006: Ian O'Brien-Docker – Totally Alright
Soundtracks 1998: Absolute Giganten (feature film) – Song Weiter 2005: Der Fischer und seine Frau (feature film) – Song Aranda 2017: Magical Mystery or: The Return of Karl Schmidt (Magical Mystery oder: Die Rückkehr des Karl Schmidt), (feature film) – Songs We Are Here (MMT Version 2016) and Telefunken (MMT Version 2016)
References
External links Egoexpress at their record label Bureau B