DEUTSCHE TRINKERJUGEND - Alle Meine Freunde... 2014

A highlight of German Punk music was released by Hörsturzproduktion and Rotten Totten Records and these are always worthwhile because they are lovingly and handsomely produced, sometimes on colored vinyl, and these attributes also stand for the following record: twenty-four songs by Berlin legend Deutsche Trinkerjugend (DTJ) from the 80s! The a-side with twelve studio songs (Scheißegal EP from 1984 and Compilation songs) and twelve on the b-side with goodies from the "Live Im Flöz" tape from 1982. The band was founded by Jenne (vocals), Max (guitars), Bertel (bass), Uwe (drums) and they had their active phase in the alternative and lively scene in West Berlin in the early Eighties and were part of the "unruly youth culture", those years that confused and repelled the bourgeois milieus of West Berlin and contributed to the half-city appearing as an adventure playground for the abandoned, excluded and loafers. The content of the four is about excessive alcohol consumption and refusal to work. The DTJ first became known regionally through live performances, which often took place in squats. In 1982 the first recordings were released as a split-tape Live Im Flöz, together with Frau Suurbier. Most of these recordings were made during the live recording of a concert by both bands at the Etablissement Flöz in Wilmersdorf on August 13, 1982 and is only available on cassette and were mainly distributed regionally. The aforementioned sampler contributions followed, finally their EP on Love & Pils Records (a classic) and within two years, the Deutsche Trinkerjugend had achieved cult status in the scene. In 1984 the band broke up for undocumented reasons; however, its members continued to work together on various projects in the years that followed. After German reunification, the four came together again for a few gigs in the new federal states. Uwe died in 1996, Jenne in 2010. This is their legacy, short funny songs that may not be to everyone's taste but have left their mark on a new genre.

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