Origin Germany Genres Post-punk post-rock Years active 1982–1997 Die Haut (engl.: The Skin) were a German Post-Punk band from Berlin. The band originally planned to play strictly instrumental music. But during their career they recorded much of their music with guest vocalists. The only constant member was Christoph Dreher who worked also as author, director and filmmaker. Guest vocalists live and on recordings include: Nick Cave, Kid Congo Powers, Anita Lane, Debbie Harry, Mick Harvey, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Blixa Bargeld, Lydia Lunch, Alexander Hacke, Arto Lindsay, Kim Gordon, Cristina Martinez, Laurie Tomin, Alan Vega, Louisa Bradshaw, Danielle de Picciotto and others. Die Haut (German, 'the skin') were an experimental German post-punk and post-rock band in Berlin during the 1980s and 1990s, with such records as the Nick Cave collaboration Burnin' the Ice. The only constant member was Christoph Dreher. Formed as an instrumental rock quartet, many of their recordings and live performances featured an array of international guest vocalists. Their last full-length album was Spring (1997) followed by a remix album called Springer (1998). At the same time the band went on hiatus, Remo Park and Christoph Dreher have continued to work as separate acts,[1] and Jochen Arbeit with Rudolph Moser joined the Berlin-based underground legend Einstürzende Neubauten.