Bruno Kramm, a German musician who pioneered a brooding, electronic style in the early 1990s, then entered politics to promote digital freedom and direct democracy, died on Friday in Granada, Spain, after a concert. He was 58.\n\nMr. Kramm founded the band Das Ich with Stefan Ackermann in 1989. They were founding groups in the Neue Deutsche Todeskunst movement, mixing punk, electronica, metal and industrial music.
Known for dramatic live shows resembling Japanese Noh theater, Mr. Kramm sported horns of bright red hair.\n\nHe paused his music career in 2012 to lead the Pirate Party in Berlin, focusing on free speech and digital privacy. He resigned after the party failed in the 2016 elections. After a 19-year hiatus, Das Ich released the album "Fanal" in 2025.
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