Silke Bischoff announce compilation album “Tears A Collection of Silke Bischoff Songs”
For far too long, the artistic legacy of iconic German dark wave and synthpop act SILKE BISCHOFF has been withheld from the world. This will change soon with “Tears – A Collection of Silke Bischoff Songs”, which is the first step in making these important milestones of the goth scene officially available to the public again.
The compilation album with carefully remastered tracks and even a new song will be released on September 4, 2026.
Tracklist
1. Tears
2. I Don’t Love You Anymore
3. Under Your Skin
4. No Paradise
5. Northern Lights
6. The Union
7. The Man on the Wooden Cross
8. The Letter
9. On the Other Side
10. Ajna
11. Benetton Girl
12. Waste of Time
13. Sometimes
14. To Protect and to Serve.
In the wake of the fourth ‘classic’ album “Northern Lights” (2001), Kretschmann left the band due to internal differences. Following a legal dispute, Flaucher and Schwer continued briefly under the new name 18 SUMMERS.
In 2017, the reconciled members came together for an intimate private performance of some songs among a few very close friends that took place just before Flaucher passed away at the age of only 59 due to a long, serious illness on the 22nd of August that year.
At the 2025 edition of the prestigious Wave-Gotik-Treffen, Axel Kretschmann revived SILKE BISCHOFF with a celebrated stellar show and guest performances by DEINE LAKAIEN frontman Alexander Veljanov and Sven Friedrich (DREADFUL SHADOWS, ZERAPHINE, SOLAR FAKE) in front of a packed hall.
More concerts with renowned guest vocalists have already been announced for 2026. More SILKE BISCHOFF materials will be carefully restored and become available again both in digital and physical form. The legend has returned!