Dead End
by FEX
thehispanicslav
thehispanicslav
If it's from FEX, it will obviously be so good. It's such a crime that this band wasn't popular in its time.
Shawn Duffy
Shawn Duffy
Its FEX, It's going to be awesome of course!
ThatRandomMan96
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Yet another track from FEX, what's more to love?
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Dead End (with Ilona Rückwardt)
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Record/Vinyl + Digital AlbumContains 2 unissued tracks by FEX with Ilona Rückwardt:
Dead End & Sarah
- Limited Edition Vinyl Single
- Yellow vinyl only!
- Thick high quality picture sleeve with hype sticker
- Fully licenced from the band
- Previously unissued
EU & Worldwide: Only one per customers please!
US: Due to slightly risen shipping costs, we allow 2 copies per customer for the US in order to enable combined shipping.
Includes digital pre-order of Dead End. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.Download available in 16-bit/44.1kHz.digital album releases December 19, 2025item ships out within 3 daysedition of 1000Purchasable with gift card€15.90 EUR
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Streaming + DownloadPre-order of Dead End. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.Purchasable with gift cardDownload available in 16-bit/44.1kHz.releases December 19, 2025
€2.90 EUR
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Record/Vinyl + Digital AlbumBundle offer for two FEX 7"s!
This bundle contains:
- Dead End 7" (Yellow Vinyl)
- Subways of Your Mind (TMMS Version) (Black Vinyl)
Includes digital pre-order of Dead End. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.Download available in 16-bit/44.1kHz.digital album releases December 19, 2025item ships out on or around January 23, 2026Purchasable with gift card€27.90 EUR
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about
FEX - Dead End
Were FEX the Wildest, Weirdest German New Wave Band in 1984?
Few cult mysteries in modern music have captured the internet’s imagination quite like “The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet.” Eventually identified as “Subways of Your Mind” by the elusive German band FEX, the track became a viral sensation decades after its creation—and even made its way into a recent Hollywood blockbuster (Black Phone 2).
Now, two more lost FEX recordings have emerged from an old demo cassette: “Dead End” and “Sarah.” And they’re every bit as electrifying as the legend suggests.
On both songs, guitarist and main songwriter Ture Rückwardt joins forces on lead vocals with his former wife and musical partner Ilona Rückwardt, forming a vocal pairing that channels raw energy and eerie chemistry. What they deliver are two of the most urgent, adrenaline-fueled post-punk artifacts you’re likely to hear this year—even if they were recorded more than forty years ago.
Opening with a sharp, melodic guitar solo, “Dead... more
Were FEX the Wildest, Weirdest German New Wave Band in 1984?
Few cult mysteries in modern music have captured the internet’s imagination quite like “The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet.” Eventually identified as “Subways of Your Mind” by the elusive German band FEX, the track became a viral sensation decades after its creation—and even made its way into a recent Hollywood blockbuster (Black Phone 2).
Now, two more lost FEX recordings have emerged from an old demo cassette: “Dead End” and “Sarah.” And they’re every bit as electrifying as the legend suggests.
On both songs, guitarist and main songwriter Ture Rückwardt joins forces on lead vocals with his former wife and musical partner Ilona Rückwardt, forming a vocal pairing that channels raw energy and eerie chemistry. What they deliver are two of the most urgent, adrenaline-fueled post-punk artifacts you’re likely to hear this year—even if they were recorded more than forty years ago.
Opening with a sharp, melodic guitar solo, “Dead... more
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releases December 19, 2025
FEX on Dead End is:
Ture Rückwardt (Vocals, Guitar)
Ilona Rückwardt (Vocals)
Michael Hädrich (Keyboards, Guitar)
Norbert Ziermann (Bass)
Hans-Reimer Sievers (Drums)
Music composed by: Ture Rückwardt, Michael Hädrich
Lyrics written by: Ture Rückwardt
Both tracks previously unissued, originally recorded 1984.
Cassette Transfers by Ture Rückwardt & Günter Stöppel
Restauration, Post-Mix and Master by Zoey Cairns
Executive Production and Project Coordination by Günter Stöppel
℗ 1984 FEX | © 2025 The Outer Edge | A Division of EQX-Music | EDGE-039 | All Rights Reserved | LC 101684
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Artwork Credits:
Front picture: Zugefrorene Förde im Winter (January 1985)
Photographer: Friedrich Magnussen (1914-1987)
Provided by Stadtarchiv Kiel, Gesellschaft für Kieler Stadtgeschichte (Signature 75.030)
Copyright: CC BY-SA 3.0 DE
FEX logos © by Hans-Reimer Sievers
FEX on Dead End is:
Ture Rückwardt (Vocals, Guitar)
Ilona Rückwardt (Vocals)
Michael Hädrich (Keyboards, Guitar)
Norbert Ziermann (Bass)
Hans-Reimer Sievers (Drums)
Music composed by: Ture Rückwardt, Michael Hädrich
Lyrics written by: Ture Rückwardt
Both tracks previously unissued, originally recorded 1984.
Cassette Transfers by Ture Rückwardt & Günter Stöppel
Restauration, Post-Mix and Master by Zoey Cairns
Executive Production and Project Coordination by Günter Stöppel
℗ 1984 FEX | © 2025 The Outer Edge | A Division of EQX-Music | EDGE-039 | All Rights Reserved | LC 101684
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Artwork Credits:
Front picture: Zugefrorene Förde im Winter (January 1985)
Photographer: Friedrich Magnussen (1914-1987)
Provided by Stadtarchiv Kiel, Gesellschaft für Kieler Stadtgeschichte (Signature 75.030)
Copyright: CC BY-SA 3.0 DE
FEX logos © by Hans-Reimer Sievers
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