AGEN - Fortschritt 12'' 1988

Hailing from Verden (Oasis in Lower Saxony), Agen were a four piece and existed from 1981 'til 1989. Members on their only 12Inch were: Thorsten (vocals/bass), Maik (guitars/vocals), Jürgen (bass/guitars), Michael (drums), released via 53 Records. First as Agen 53, they released their first fantastic Ich Wünsch Dir Für Die Zukunft Etwas Mehr Glück, Junge Welt EP on the same label with four top tunes. I first came in touch with their sound via the Keine Experimente! II compilaton, and b.t.w. this slab is a masterpiece, the band matched it brilliantly. Actually, they didn’t became much attention as the others and unfortunately much too underrated in my opinion. They are excellent musicians and far from the most political D-Punk of the early 80s, and this is exactly what I like to hear, words with depth that make you think. Yes, Agen combine their anger and views in melodic, aggressive catchy songs. Their label released 2008 a CD (Fortschritt 2.8), limited to 53 copies, with both vinyl tracks plus an unreleased song (someone have it for me?). Every now and then they do occasional reunion shows, but rarely (the last one was already twenty years ago). Top music + top band = solid record!! 🔊🔊🔊

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