Taking Sides: Suicide vs. DAF

daf - first few records amazing, then lost it, delgado and gorl release quite good solo records and thankfully have never reformed.

i bet mute are going to start planning a daf remix project any day now.

OK that's not true.

Was just listening to early DAF recently....in particular, "Die Kleinen Und Die Bosen". Dear god, this record is the culmination of the most gutteral and rhythmic eras of Wire, Cabaret Voltaire, and Einsterzende Neubauten all in one. I only wish each side (the studio and live sides, respectively) were expanded each to their own records.

"Ein Produkt.." is fine, too, though it sounds like a cluster diagram or blueprint for a record, more than a record itself. Lots of snippets of great musical ideas that could have become amazing compositions. Anyway, if it's true this record was a big influence on Albini, it makes a lot of sense... the rhythms, the guitar noise, all sound like they're foreshadowing Big Black and Shellac...

The "Der Mussolini" single is pure godhead. An out-of-tune bass synth sequencer commanding a slave drummer, a chorus of cartoon pigs squealing, and a singer who bursts out the names of dictators orgasmically.

I wish the rest of the three "sex" albums could match "Der Mussolini" but they don't... though there are some great moments there. And yeah, Nitzer Ebb pretty much made a five finger discount of the musical and fashion ideas from this era from DAF and ran with it.

Destroy anything post early 80s/post Mute.

that's an interesting connection. I never made it myself because I think it's such a rough record. the idea is not to expand on anything. I love it. love the fact they don't flesh anything out in songs, whereas shellac/albini always do so...

Osten Währt am Längsten

fuckfuckfuckfuck:

Düsseldorf's notoriously risqué DAF are set to play four live dates in support of a new compilation.

DAF's provocative and sexually-charged electronic punk paved the way for EBM acts such as Die Krupps and Nitzer Ebb, and they're constantly cited as one of the groups that helped to push edgier electronic sounds into the limelight. It's now been thirty years since the release of their Ein Produkt der Deutsch-Amerikanischen Freundschaft album, and the outfit have decided to regroup for a handful of dates to celebrate the occasion. While the performances won't feature the band's original line-up, both Robert Görl and Gabi Delgado-Lopez (who became the core members following the departure of Chrislo Haas and Wolfgang Spelmans in 1981) will be present for the shows, which includes their first UK date in 25 years.

The current run of shows begin in Hamburg and Leipzig at the end of this month, with March dates planned for both Venice and London. The short tour precedes the release of a new Best Of release, which will be entitled Das Beste Von DAF - 20 Lieder der Deutsch Amerikanischen Freundschaft. This isn't their first reunion, however, as Görl and Delgado-Lopez briefly got back together in 1985 for 1st Step to Heaven and again in 2003 for Fünfzehn Neue D.A.F-Lieder. Speaking about the recent run of dates, Görl has stated that "a reunion of DAF was always in the air—it was only a matter of time." UK fans will be glad to know that after two decades, they'll be able to end their excruciating wait for a DAF live show at Islington Academy on March 28th.

Tracklist
01. Greif nach den Sternen
02. Sex unter Wasser
03. Der Mussolini
04. Ich Will
05. Verschwende Deine Jugend
06. Alle gegen Alle
07. Was ziehst Du an heute Nacht
08. Rote Lippen
09. Sato Sato
10. Ein bisschen Krieg
11. Die Götter sind Weiss
12. Im Dschungel der Liebe
13. Verlieb dich in mich
14. Der Räuber und der Prinz
15. Ich und die Wirklichkeit
16. Verehrt euren Haarschnitt
17. Goldenes Spielzeug
18. Als wärs das letzte mal
19. Liebe auf den ersten Blick
20. Prinzessin

The Grey Area of Mute will release Das Beste Von DAF - 20 Lieder der Deutsch Amerikanischen Freundschaft on April 21, 2009.

Feb 27 DAF, Uebel & Gefährlich, Hamburg
Feb 28 DAF, Lagerhof, Leipzig
Mar 14 DAF, Fucina Controvento, North
Mar 28 DAF, Islington Academy, London

http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=10246

Gabi Delgado has left us :-(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfNLORw7r_M

RIP

See also here:15 Neue DAF Lieder