At 10:19 23.06.00 +0200, Irene McC wrote:
quoted 8 lines On 22 Jun 2000, Brian MacDonald wrote
>On 22 Jun 2000, Brian MacDonald wrote
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>> I recently rediscovered DEUTSCH AMERIKANISCHE FREUNDSHAFT..
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>and proceeded to wax very lyrical for quite a bit longer :-)
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>I don't know so much... I jumped on the Neue Deutsche Welle at the
>time it happened and fully embraced DAF as my No. 1 Heroes.
DAF was part of what you mention here as "Neue Deutsche Welle" if you think
of NDW as Pop Music with German lyrics. In fact the NDW was the commercial
abuse of a large variety of music that fitted such a concept. (from Markus,
Nena, Joachim Witt, Hubert Kah, Peter Schilling which often envolved cheap
synths in their music creating some identity of german music of that time
but there also was a place for Extrabreit and more Punk-like stuff... I
think what really mattered to make it an NDW-Song were the German lyrics
combined with an fun attitude)
Some DAF facts:
The first DAF Album was "Produkt der Deutsch Amerikanischen Freundschaft"
released in 1979 I think. They were a Band at that time and used the
following instruments: Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Saxophone and a lot
of noise creating a music that was really hard to find an approach to. 1980
"Die Kleinen und das Böse" was released which already mirrored the concept
of the later, successfull releases. (Included MS-10 Sounds and loads of
noise)
Then came a single produced by Daniel Miller called "Kebabtraeume".
This was the end of DAFs time as a BAND. C. Haas left (later known for a
project named "Liaisons Dangereuses")
Delgado and Goerl signed at Virgin. The record "Alles ist gut" followed
early 1981 (including "Mussolini" and the gay-ballad "Der Räuber und der
Prinz").
1984 DAF broke. Goerl produced a Solo record with Annie Lennox.
1986 they tried a comeback with the "Brothers" Single (in english language)
...just in case you want to complete your collections ;)
IMO DAF wasn´t a typical NDW act.
Maybe to some extend they opened the way for many NDW acts through their
success.
quoted 9 lines IMO they haven't aged well. In the intervening years there has been
>
>IMO they haven't aged well. In the intervening years there has been
>so much progress in the way we create and process sound that their
>music now sounds very dated (to me). I am also a huge Wire fan
>and would certainly agree that Wire / Suidice / DAF etc. etc. all
>played major roles in forging the way and laying down the
>foundations to the music we are enjoying today, but however good
>their ideas, they relied on equipment that was available to them in
>their days.
Well, Robert Goerl of DAF contributed even more to "modern" Dance Music. He
released 4 Long Players and several Maxis on DiskoB since 1993. The last
one was "Final Metal Pralinees" released a month or two ago I think. He
left Germany before the record came out to become a Buddhist Monk in Thailand.
regards
Peter F. Spiess
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