German Punk & New Wave 1

 

vol. 1

GERMAN BY MIDNIGHT

 

I’m in the process of reducing my 70s and early 80s record collection – mainly Punk and New Wave and Art Rock – as I have done with my 60s records. Now it’s time for some German products.

 

I am also quite thrilled to listen to what I find in my record boxes. That is why I have decided to compile a couple of tunes on special CDs. All these tunes are up for sale. Let me know if you’re interested before the officially appear with a price tag on discogs in the near future (and naturally more, but I’ve still got to compile a selection of them).

 

The German underground music scene in the late 70s and early 80s was something special. Unlike the British Punk scene it was not triggered by social protest and anti-Thatcherism, but rather developed from an art school scene. Germany in those days was liberal to a high degree, and thus the recorded output was mostly different from those Anglo-American counterparts – however, a few critical lyrics sneak in. But they never questioned the general state of things. Being bored was a more prominent topic.

 

Enjoy German sounds for a start: More will follow.

 

NEONBABIES  -  EISENLEER (N.Y)

THE SALINOS  -  I DONT LIKE YOU (1979)

MARIONETZ  -  WIR SIND DIE MARIONETZ (N.Y.)

MITTAGSPAUSE  -  TESTBILD (1979)

MANIA D.  -  TRACK 4 (1980)

P 1 / E  -  49 SECOND ROMANCE (1980)

DER MODERNE MAN  -  GIB MIR DEN TOD (N.Y,)

BUTZMANN & SANJA  -  VALESKA (1979)

MITTAGSPAUSE  -  INNEN STADT FRONT (1979)

THE SALINOS  -  PROPHETEN (1979)

SCALA 3  -  SCHIZO-KID CITY (N.Y.)

HITS BERLIN  -  VORWÄRTS (N.Y.)

MONO  -  ROMANCE ADIEU, BIENVENUE REALITÉ (1979)

RAINY DAY WOMEN  -  RAINY DAY WOMEN (N.Y.)

MITTAGSPAUSE  -  ERNSTFALL (1979)

BOSS & BEUSI  -  SINUS (N.Y.)

FIRMA 33  -  SUPERMARKT (N.Y.)

IDEAL  -  WIR STEHN AUF BERLIN (N.Y.)