Illegale Fans is Deichkind’s tongue-in-cheek battle cry from the digital trenches. The song hypes up a gigantic, bass-driven rave where millions of tech-savvy music lovers refuse to play by the old industry rules. Instead of paying 99 cents a track, these self-proclaimed „radikale, digitale Fans“ rip CDs, flood the web with terabytes of data, and dance around flaming stacks of obsolete media. They mock the police, big-box retailers like MediaMarkt and Saturn, and the record labels they call the Empire, positioning themselves as rebellious hackers who live for free access to culture.
Behind the wild imagery lies a sharp social commentary. Deichkind spotlight the clash between strict copyright laws and a generation raised on instant digital sharing. The chorus repeats like a protest chant, insisting that fans are not criminals but a powerful collective that cannot be contained. By name-checking icons like Tupac, Kurt Cobain, and Bob Marley, the group argues that music belongs to everyone. In short, “Illegale Fans” celebrates online anarchy and collective defiance while questioning who really controls culture in the internet age.