{"product_id":"xmal-deutschland-early-singles-1981-1982","title":"XMAL DEUTSCHLAND - Early Singles (1981-1982)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMC - Limited Edition Cassette Tape. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Gothics” - a time before the word goth had even taken shape - believed in the do-it-yourself punk ethos that anyone could pick up an instrument. Gray clouds were starting to form and in the unlikely city of Hamburg, a brazen and haunting gang of five women formed \u003cstrong\u003eXmal Deutschland\u003c\/strong\u003e. As any true punk would, Xmal Deutschland’s members \u003cstrong\u003eCaro May\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eRita Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eManuela Rickers\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eFiona Sangster\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eAnja Huwe\u003c\/strong\u003e, started the band despite any previous musical experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe “\u003cem\u003eSchwarze Welt\u003c\/em\u003e” seven-inch was released on the local punk label, \u003cstrong\u003eZickZack\u003c\/strong\u003e, in 1981 and introduced the band as an unsettling swarm of intensity. There’s an urgency in its repetitive dirge, a swirling mania that persists on the b-side with “\u003cem\u003eDie Wolken\u003c\/em\u003e” and “\u003cem\u003eGroßstadtindianer\u003c\/em\u003e” whose crude synthesizer noises escalate intention. Most of all, Huwe’s uniquely venomous German vocals quickly became embedded in the unbridled and burgeoning scene of glamorous gloom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePunk’s independence from the stiff grip of tradition allowed the band to find solace in anti-establishment art and music, far from the conventions of the past. With their peacocked hair and thick kohl-lined eyes, Xmal Deutschland’s music retained both a restlessness and delicacy, transcending any confines of the “\u003cem\u003eNeue Deutsche Welle\u003c\/em\u003e” movement (much like their colleagues and friends\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDAF\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eEinstürzende Neubauten\u003c\/strong\u003e) with the release of the “\u003cem\u003eIncubus Succubus\u003c\/em\u003e”single in 1982. It instantly became a post-punk classic. The guitar’s buzz ransacks through the melody as the ghoulish primitiveness of Huwe’s voice teases that maybe, just maybe, she is the nightmarish creature of which to be aware. The b-sides, “\u003cem\u003eZu Jung Zu Alt\u003c\/em\u003e” and “\u003cem\u003eBlut Ist Liebe\u003c\/em\u003e,” keep strict militaristic dance beats as they teem in agitation.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThat same year, the band performed in London as support for the \u003cstrong\u003eCocteau Twins\u003c\/strong\u003e; it was the platform they needed to ricochet into the arms of the ripped fishnet masses. \u003cem\u003eEarly Singles\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003e1981-1982\u003c\/em\u003e), is a map of the foundational movements of Xmal Deutschland, just seconds before takeoff.  Bonus tracks on the compilation, “\u003cem\u003eKaelbermarsch\u003c\/em\u003e” and a gritty live version of “\u003cem\u003eAllein\u003c\/em\u003e,” further accentuate their fusion of toughness with the quixotic decadence of atmospheric synthesizers.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe band’s pursuit of something greater is palpable with this release, a reflection of a time that introduced accessibility to new means of making music following the onset of punk.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sacred Bones","offers":[{"title":"1982) - MC - Cassette Tape","offer_id":47665105109337,"sku":"SDZ-43476","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Xmal_Deutschland_-_Early_Singles__1981-1982__-_Cassette_Tape.jpg?v=1704905723","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/xmal-deutschland-early-singles-1981-1982","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}