Compiled 1981-1984 - Malaria!

Malaria! was founded by Bettina Köster and Gudrun Gut in 1981 in Berlin. Their song "Kaltes, klares Wasser" became a hit from 1981 on and was highly recognized after a remix release in 2001. Gudrun Gut was an early member of Einstürzende Neubauten and later started two record labels Moabit Records and Monika Enterprises. Releases: Malaria! (Maxi, 1981) New York Passage (Your Turn To Run) (Maxi, 1982) Emotion (Album, 1982) ...Revisited (Live Album, 1983)

#german #post-revolutionary pop song #post-punk #new wave #berlin

Third/Sister Lovers - Big Star

Big Star were an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1971 by Alex Chilton (1950 – 2010), Chris Bell (1951 – 1978), Jody Stephens and Andy Hummel (1951 - 2010). The group broke up in 1974. By the 1980s, they were recognised as one of rock music's classic groups. After the death of Chris Bell in 1978 and the deaths of both Alex Chilton and Andy Hummel in 2010, Jody Stephens is the last surviving original member of the group.

#70s #power pop #1978 #classic rock #cover

Primitive Music of the World - Henry Cowell

Henry Cowell (March 11, 1897 - December 10, 1965) was an American composer, musical theorist, pianist, teacher, publisher, and impresario. His contribution to the world of music was summed up by Virgil Thomson, writing in the early 1950s: "Henry Cowell's music covers a wider range in both expression and technique than that of any other living composer. His experiments begun three decades ago in rhythm, in harmony, and in instrumental sonorities were considered then by many to be wild.

Comfort Eagle - Cake

Cake is an American rock band from Sacramento, California, consisting of singer John McCrea, trumpeter Vince DiFiore, guitarist Xan McCurdy, bassist Daniel McCallum, and drummer Todd Roper. The band has been through many lineup changes but in all of them lead singer John McCrea and trumpeter Vince DiFiore have been consistently in the band since the start. The band has also been noted for McCrea's droll sarcastic lyrics and deadpan vocals, and their wide-ranging musical influences

#alternative rock #alternative #rock #indie #indie rock

Goethe - Die Zimmermänner

Detlef Diederichsen & Timo Blunck. Since 1980. http://www.zimmermaenner.net Discography: 1001 Wege Sex zu machen, ohne daran Spaß zu haben (1982) Zurück in der Zirkulation (1983) Goethe (1984) Fortpflanzungssupermarkt (2006)

#die wahren perlen deutschsprachiger popmusik #1984 #ndw #german #neue deutsche welle