After restoring the music video for "The Great Commandment" using the original film material and premiering it digitally for the first time in May as the official version, we’re now taking things one step further with a song that means so much to Camouflage.
Starting now, both the original 1987 single and the remix single are officially available on all major streaming platforms. We're super excited about the digital release — especially since it got us to the top of the US Billboard Dance Charts not just once, but twice. Big shoutout to the remix versions that helped make it happen.
We warmly invite you to rediscover "The Great Commandment" in its many different versions — some of which were previously very hard to find.
Enjoy exploring all the versions of The Great Commandment!

Original Single 1987:
https://camouflage.lnk.to/TheGreatCommandment

US Remixes 1988:
https://camouflage.lnk.to/TheGreatCommandmentRemixes

To celebrate the 4K restoration of the "The Great Commandment" video clip, two brand-new shirts are available, reinterpreting the classic vinyl artwork.

All orders of the new "The Great Commandment" shirts will be entered into a raffle for a tour collection shirt officially signed by all band members. The raffle ends on June 9th at 11:59 PM. The winner will be randomly drawn from all orders. Good luck!

https://www.bravado.de/en/collections/camouflage

Today at 10 a.m. (GMT+2), the newly restored 4K version of the original video clip of "The Great Commandment" premieres. The painstaking restoration process from the original 35mm film reels was led by Rainer Thieding, the original director of the video clip.
The band liked the freshly restored black-and-white footage so much, with its new shine and strong contrasts, that they decided to forgo the sepia-toned post-production of the 1988 version.

As artists, fathers, citizens and taxpayers, we are very worried about the social development of our country [Germany] and the future of our children. The world seems to be getting more and more out of control, and the attacks of the last few months have shocked us deeply. Unfortunately, politics and the parties of the democratic center do not make it easier for us to look to the future with confidence.
With our music, we stand for an open and empathetic world without racism. However, that does not blind us to many things that need to change in our country. Nevertheless, we are convinced that these changes must come from the center of our society.
For us, it is clear that viable and realistic answers to the complex problems of our time will not come from populist parties like the AFD. Quite the opposite: they use freedom and the instruments of democracy to damage it.
The least we can do is go and vote on Sunday! It is about showing that we care about who shapes our country in the coming years.
Heiko, Marcus & Oliver

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This year's Christmas download is an MP3 of the demo version (No. 8) of "Laughing" from July 6, 2012.
It is therefore a very early version of the song, as it took a while until the final version appeared on the 2015 album "Greyscale" and thus gives an insight into the development of "Greyscale". Many ideas and parts are already very close to the later album version, but the last C-part "Destruct me with your eyes ..." is still completely missing.


In these troubled times, Camouflage and the info team wish you a very merry Christmas and a peaceful New Year 2025.

In addition to various individual concerts, new festival appearances at the WGT, Amphi Festival and NCN have also been announced for 2025. Here is the current overview of all upcoming Camouflage Live dates:

2025/03/26
Warsaw (Poland) - Palladium

2025/03/28
Ostrava (Czech Republic) - Barrák Music Club

2025/03/29
Bratislava (Slovakia) - Rafinery Gallery

2025/03/30
Praha (Czech Republic) - Roxy

2025/06/09
Leipzig (Germany) - Agra Messehalle
Wave-Gotik-Treffen

2025/07/19
Cologne (Germany) - Theater am Tanzbrunnen
Amphi Festival

2025/08/02
Pforzheim (Germany) - Kulturhaus Osterfeld (Innenhof)

2025/08/15
Schwerin (Germany) - Pappelpark Bühne

2025/09/05
Neubrandenburg (Germany) - Haus der Kultur und Bildung (HKB)

2025/09/06
Neuenhagen bei Berlin (Germany) - ARCHE Neuenhagen

2025/09/07
Deutzen (Germany) - Kulturpark
NCN Open Air

The current issue of the German music magazine Sonic Seducers contains an interview with Marcus Meyn. The magazine can be ordered online from the Sonic Seducer Shop.
An interview with Heiko Maile can be read on the website of electricityclub.co.uk.
Heiko can also be heard as a telephone interview partner in the XMAS Special of the German radio station SWR1.

Christian Schottstädt, the voice of the German Depeche Mode tribute band "Forced To Mode", has released his first solo album. The album "Keyscene" contains a cover version of the Camouflage song "Crime" as well as songs by the bands De/Vision, Mesh, S.P.O.C.K, Blind Passengers and others.
The CD is available exclusively in the Force-To-Mode-Fanshop. The album will also be released digitally later.

WOW! "REWIND TO THE FUTURE AND GOODBYE" has entered the German TOP 100 album charts at number 8. Our fans and Universal Music have truly given us an amazing gift to place under the Camouflage Christmas tree ... thank you so much, we’re absolutely thrilled!
A big thank you also to everyone who contributed to this wonderful compilation—it has truly become a real gem. The vinyl box is unfortunately already sold out, and there are only a few copies left of the limited 3-CD edition. Thank you!

Credits:
Tracklist compiled by fans and followers
Tape transfer and digitalisation: Heiko Maile
Re-Mastering: Sven Samson Geiger
Art Direction: Heiko Maile
Creative Production: Oliver Kreyssig
Artwork: Hans Guillermo Weidhofer & Ralf Greiner at feedback media design
Chapter Words: Michael Schröck
Product Management: Steffi Zoll
Thanks to all photographers & designers for their straightforward
assistance and the approval for using their work!
Camouflage is: Heiko Maile, Marcus Meyn, Oliver Kreyssig

The exclusive anniversary edition, limited to 1000 copies, will be released on December 13th, 2024.

IN A HARDCOVER SLIPCASE, INCLUDING 80-PAGE "COFFEETABLE BOOK IN VINYL FORMAT + SIGNED ART PRINT + 4X VINYL (CRYSTAL CLEAR, 180g) + 3 CDs

We are celebrating Camouflage and their 40th anniversary
The band has actively invited its fans to vote for their favorite tracks. The tracks selected by the fans are now being released exclusively on four vinyls & three CDs. For the band's 40th anniversary, Camouflage is releasing a limited 4x vinyl edition with a total of 40 tracks. This special collection includes hits, fan favorites and rare recordings from four decades of band history. There is also a hardcover book that celebrates and highlights the band's 40-year career. With their unique mix of synth pop and electronic sounds, Camouflage has shaped the music world and remains a fixture even after all these years.

This anniversary edition is a must for all fans and collectors - an acoustic & visual look back at an impressive career!

Tracklist:

VINYL A
A1 LOVE IS A SHIELD
A2 THAT SMILING FACE
A3 ME AND YOU
A4 THE GREAT COMMANDMENT
A5 SUSPICIOUS LOVE

VINYL B
B1 I CAN'T FEEL YOU
B2 STRANGER'S THOUGHTS
B3 NEIGHBOURS
B4 ONE FINE DAY
B5 SHINE
B6 CLOSE (WE STROKE THE FLAMES)

VINYL C
C1 HEAVEN (I WANT YOU)
C2 COUNT ON ME (FEATURING PETER HEPPNER)
C3 THIEF
C4 MOTIF SKY
C5 WE ARE LOVERS

VINYL D
D1 HANDSOME
D2 A PICTURE OF LIFE
D3 PERFECT
D4 WHERE HAS THE CHILDHOOD GONE
D5 ANYONE

VINYL E
E1 IN YOUR IVORY TOWER
E2 ON ISLANDS
E3 CRIME
E4 SOONER THAN WE THINK

VINYL F
F1 LEAVE YOUR ROOM BEHIND
F2 THE PLEASURE REMAINS
F3 END OF WORDS
F4 BONDAGE PEOPLE
F5 THIEF (SINGLE MIX)

VINYL G
G1 DREAMING
G2 MISERY
G3 X-RAY
G4 FEELING DOWN
G5 KLING KLANG

VINYL H

H1 HELPLESS HELPLESS
H2 I'LL FOLLOW BEHIND
H3 THEY CATCH SECRETS
H4 SUSPICIOUS LOVE (RADIO REMIX)
H5 THE PERFECT KEY



CD 01
1. LOVE IS A SHIELD
2. THAT SMILING FACE
3. ME AND YOU
4. THE GREAT COMMANDMENT
5. SUSPICIOUS LOVE
6. I CAN'T FEEL YOU
7. STRANGER'S THOUGHTS
8. NEIGHBOURS
9. ONE FINE DAY
10. SHINE
11. CLOSE (WE STROKE THE FLAMES)
12. HEAVEN (I WANT YOU)
13. COUNT ON ME (FEATURING PETER HEPPNER)

CD 02
1. THIEF
2. MOTIF SKY
3. WE ARE LOVERS
4. HANDSOME
5. A PICTURE OF LIFE
6. PERFECT
7. WHERE HAS THE CHILDHOOD GONE
8. ANYONE
9. IN YOUR IVORY TOWER
10. ON ISLANDS
11. CRIME
12. SOONER THAN WE THINK
13. LEAVE YOUR ROOM BEHIND

CD 03
1. THE PLEASURE REMAINS
2. END OF WORDS
3. BONDAGE PEOPLE
4. THIEF (SINGLE MIX)
5. DREAMING
6. MISERY
7. X-RAY
8. FEELING DOWN
9. KLING KLANG
10. HELPLESS HELPLESS
11. I'LL FOLLOW BEHIND
12. THEY CATCH SECRETS
13. SUSPICIOUS LOVE (RADIO REMIX)
14. THE PERFECT KEY

Order online: https://camouflage.bravado.de