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Die Fische
12+ albums
post-punknew waveNDW
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Die Fische were founded by Bernd Oprach and Peter Walgenbach back in 1982. During the course of various sessions in the new, openly experimental Ratingen music scene, they got to know drummer Arnd Willert, who soon became a fully-fledged member of the band. The gravitational pull of the Düsseldorf scene and groups like Der Plan grew stronger around this time, with RatingerHof at its centre – the place where anyone with creative tendencies in the greater Düsseldorf area was to be found. As punk, new wave and early, experimental NDW (Neue Deutsche Welle) orbited around the trio, they decided to renegotiate their own trajectory, creating music far removed from traditional forms. Their approach to recording (including the use of a Walkman) the electronic equipment they had assembled, such as sequencers, synthesizers (for guitar sounds too) and drum machines opened up new sonic horizons. Compared to today’s digital technology, however, the means at their disposal were rather limited. Instead of holding them back, this actually set the tone for creative improvisation. Allied to Dadaist elements, the early works are strikingly uncompromising. Ten tracks featured on the 1983 cassette which represented the self-released debut by Die Fische.The band played a host of shows throughout Germany from 1982 onwards, many of them in the Düsseldorf region. The subsequent album, "Eine Nacht in Cairo" (1986), sounds altogether more structured and mature. This time ar
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Eine Nacht In Cairo
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Eins und Zwei und Drei und Vier - Deutsche Experimentelle Pop-Musik 1980-86
live / in Nicaragua
Lucky are those who hear the birds sing
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Eins und Zwei und Drei und Vier: Deutsche Experimentelle Pop-Musik 1980-86
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Der Produzentenklub Empfeihlt Lebensmittelsex
Lebensmittelsex
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FM4 Soundpark
Eins und Zwei und Drei und Vier: Deutsche Experimentelle Pop-Musik 1980-86
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Der Produzentenklub Empfiehlt Lebensmittelsex
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Analog CyberPunk Third Series XXIX