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PostPosted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 8:29 am
by Jay242
My favorites are Kraftwerk, Einsturzende Neubauten, Leaether Strip, Rheingold, Camouflage, Propaganda, Amon Duul II, Neu, Kloster, La Dusseldorf, Die Toten Hozen.

PostPosted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 8:22 pm
by Blitz Boy
I would go for:

D.Ä.F.
Alphaville
The Twins
Kraftwerk
Rheingold
Die Doraus & Die Marinas (try to find a song called "Fred von Jupiter")
Propaganda
De/Vision
LA Dusseldorf
Nina Hagen
Nena

PostPosted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 6:49 am
by the_moth
Incredible, I never expected you guys outside of Germany knew Spliff, that band is the sh**! It's strange that some of you remember Modern Talking, here they are now regarded as really bad taste [;)]

So here goes (should really watch the videos in case you don't know the artist):

1.) Spliff
(watch this, the end sounds amazing, Roland Jupiter-8 rules: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yatom-xO5w also watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEQt5Q839A0 )
2.) Kraftwerk
3.) DAF
(watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5vP5JpvGjw )
4.) Andreas Dorau
(watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57e3ht31S8Y )
5.) Rheingold
6.) Joachim Witt
(great song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvyDaH1yQi8 )
7.) Nena
8.) Ixi
(see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOgTow5e4LI )
9.) Hubert Kah
10.) Ideal
(see this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhjQxaXOrKc )

I hope you like it too!

Additionally, I like Giorgio Moroder and especially Conny Plank who were internationally successful german producers of artists like Donna Summer, Talking Heads, Devo, Ultravox and most importantly Freur [;)]

@somebody somewhere: you might be interested in BAP's song 'Kristallnacht'!

PostPosted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 7:06 am
by rotator
Kraftwerk
Can

PostPosted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 7:41 am
by hutter
Kraftwerk
Electrik Music
Yamo
Karl Bartos
Twins
Rammstein
La Dusseldorf
Can
Elektronische Musik Aus Koeln
Charlie and his Orchestra


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PostPosted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 7:57 am
by glokstadt
Kraftwerk
Grauzone
Spider Murphy Gang
Das Rheingold
Felhfarben
Ideal


Will have to finish later...



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More...

Joachim Witt
Ixi

PostPosted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:12 am
by SomebodySomewhere
[quote][i]Originally posted by the_moth[/i]
<br>Incredible, I never expected you guys outside of Germany knew Spliff, that band is the sh**! It's strange that some of you remember Modern Talking, here they are now regarded as really bad taste [;)][/quote]

Both of them had short-lived U.S. deals, but no promotion. Spliff's one album on Epic was mostly rerecorded in English. I think (although I'd have to go dig it out to refresh my memory) "Carbonara" was the only track that was left in its original language.

[quote]@somebody somewhere: you might be interested in BAP's song 'Kristallnacht'![/quote]

I can see from the tracklisting that it's on the album I've got, but the clip I listened to did nothing for me and I honestly don't remember it at all. I found not one but two copies of it at Goodwill a long, long time back. (Well, maybe the early '90s.) Had no clue who the band were while I was grabbing them, but it looked interesting, so I bought both copies. Sometimes you got to splurge -- especially since they set me back 50 entire cents each.

Now... why wasn't "Nit fur Kooche (Teil 2)" the hit there, instead of "Kristallnacht??" That song KILLS.

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Zot - "Uranium"
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:04 am
by obs
Inga Humpe!

She just released a new 2raumwohnung album too.

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 11:24 am
by TragicMagic
Going by exposure in Australia:

Kraftwerk
Nena
Trio
Alphaville
TACO [;)] (snort)
Falco gets the 'almost German' ring-in award.


TM

PostPosted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 2:30 pm
by InvisibleMan
I think Taco is disgrace to both German music and italo disco as a whole. Nothing but covers, and even than one-hit wonder. It just shows how terrible the music tastes of US/UK market were at that time. I mean how is it possible that he had a hit here, yet Hubert Kah and Modern Talking were completely ignored!? Urgghhh[^]

PostPosted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 4:03 pm
by TragicMagic
Puttin on the Ritz was just a right 'song' at a right time.... rehashed broadway hit in a quirky style by a german artist in an artistic fashion.....

Yes it was complete shit.... but its quirkyness made it marketable...

I listed them in jest... but there is truth to the fact they had a hit hear, and I used to listen to it! (smacks own hand) ;-)

TM

PostPosted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 12:55 am
by Mechi
I'm really fond of this futurepop/EBM band too.
Actually, this is sort of their goofy hit but YouTube holds tons of performances by them.

And One- So klingt liebe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc0me4Lh6SQ

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 2:02 am
by InvisibleMan
I really enjoyed this modern synthpop German band I found on youtube:

Equatronic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7er8UKrX8c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TITkAs_6 ... ed&search=

Re: your top 10 german bands/artists

PostPosted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 3:30 am
by InvisibleMan
lately been listening to a lot of Juliane Werding, her 1986-1990 period songs are very pleasant 80's pop even for a non-German speaker

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 1:17 pm
by bigarbel
InvisibleMan wrote:I think Taco is disgrace to both German music and italo disco as a whole.


Peculiar as Taco is Dutch, not German plus his music was far removed from Italo Disco.

Anyway, I am amazed Klaus Nomi has not been mentioned. A list of influential German artists cannot be complete without him