Musician and ex-Pirate boss Bruno Kramm dies at the age of 58

The musician, producer and former Berlin head of the Pirate Party Bruno Kramm is dead. The co-founder of the gothic and dark wave band “Das Ich” died after a concert in Granada, Spain, at the age of 58. His death was confirmed by concert promoter Distortiongirl Eventos.

According to the Spanish newspaper "Ideal", Kramm collapsed in the venue's rooms after the performance on Friday evening. Citing police sources, the paper reported that authorities assumed the death was of natural causes. There was initially no officially confirmed cause of death.

The “Bild” newspaper reported that Kramm was found unconscious in his dressing room after the concert. Rescue workers confirmed his death. The newspaper “Ideal” also wrote that the Spanish authorities assumed that the death was of natural causes.

Kramm founded the band “Das Ich” together with Stefan Ackermann at the end of the 1980s. The group was one of the best-known representatives of the so-called New German Death Art, a movement within the Gothic and Dark Wave scene. Over decades she earned a solid position in the European gothic and industrial scene and also performed internationally. Kramm shaped the band's sound as a keyboardist, composer and producer. With his label Danse Macabre Records he also promoted numerous artists from the black scene.

The musician was also politically active. In 2016, he led the Berlin Pirate Party as state chairman and top candidate in the Berlin House of Representatives election. After the party left parliament, he resigned as party leader.

According to “Spiegel”, the band was recently still active. In October 2025, “Das Ich” released the album “Fanal”. On the group's website it says that the band dared to restart after Ackermann's serious illness and Kramm's long political phase.