DIE RADIERER - Eisbären & Zitronen 1981

Die Radierer are a post-punk/new wave combo from Limburg/Lahn and their debut album was released by Hamburgs independant label ZickZack Records, their first tapes recorded in 1980 and they found in the stylistically already open german underground scene their own style of playing, to which they move between serious classical guitar punkrock and electronic music and they are truly fun musicians. Their debut EP Angriff auf's Schlaraffenland is a classic record and nowadays their famous one on earth. The band consisted of Christian B. Bodenstein (vocals), Jürgen Beuth (guitars), Peter Lack (drums), Walter Holthaus (bass) and Bernd Pulch (saxophones) and begun as Terry & The Rorists. Die Radierer, the small town boys played no backwoods proles punk, but oblique avant-garde music full-dadaist subversive humor. After three albums - in a negative change German music scene - the band took in the mid 80's a very long break and create a new infrastucture between Frankfurt and England. In the recent years some of their old material was partially re-released with, so far available, only on cassette recordings in small runs on CD. Saw them @ a gig here with Fehlfarben and they played them on the wall (ohne Scheiß) and they're still active.

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V/A - Never Mind Covid-19 2020

WDM Records ist zurück, eine neue Compilation mit raren unentdeckten deutschen Untergrund ist geschlüpft und Part X fand den Weg vor circa gut zwei Wochen in meine Hütte und schlummerte daher nicht lange auf der Festplatte. Mit fast fünfzig Songs bestückt habe ich an einen langen Sonntag eine anständige Auswahl zusammengestellt die sich hören und sehen lassen kann. Danksagungen möchte ich an dieser Stelle vermeiden, da Ihnen im Booklet Ehre erwiesen ist, abgesehen davon sind's eh die üblichen Verdächtigen. Albumtitel & Cover stammen von Herrn Reinhard, das sei erwähnt, und der Rest ist auf meinem Mist gewachsen. Musikalisch wieder eine gesunde Mischung Wave, Punk, Rock und bißchen schnelles, gezogen von diversen Singles + Sampler alben. # 008 ohne Live Aufnahmen, kommt auch selten vor. Wie immer, Lob oder Kritik sind wünschenswert und nun lauschiges Hörvergnügen mit dieser kleinen Ode an die Freude. Prost!

WDM Records is back, a new compilation with rare undiscovered German underground has slipped and Part X found its way into my hut about two weeks ago and therefore didn't sleep long on the hard drive. With almost fifty songs, I put together a decent selection on a long Sunday which is very cool, visually & acoustically. I would like to avoid thx at this point, they are honored in the booklet, apart from that, they are the usual suspects anyway. Album title & cover are from Mr. Reinhard, that should be mentioned, and the rest grew on my dung. Musically again a healthy mixture of wave, punk, rock and a few speedys, drawn from various singles & compilation records. # 008 without live recordings is also rarely occurs. Praise or criticism are desirable as always and now, cozy listening pleasure with this little ode to joy. Cheers!

1.Anarchie & Luxus - KULT HUREN

2.Roter Stern - DIE VITALIENBRÜDER

3.Wo Sind Die Träume? - LSP

4.Neue Wege Zum Glück - KÄPT'N PUHVOGEL

5.Hektik - KAMIKAZE COMBO

6.Urlaub - COCKS

7.Train Arriving - KNOOTSCH

8.Angst Vor Der Wirklichkeit - HOLGER KIELGAS

9.What The Fuck - DEAD END

10.Das Model - DIE RADIERER

11.Mensch Willi - HINTERHOF BAND

12.Körperkontakt - BERNWARD BÜKER BANDE

13.Mit Dem Rücken Zur Wand - HELDEN

14.Arbeitsamt - RAZZIA

15.Man Bescheisst Mich - DIE B1

16.Frischmilch - AXEL'S FRISCHMILCH COMBO

17.Dreckig - DIE PLAGEN

18.Auf Und Nieder - SELECTED FRUIT

19.Wir Zieh'n Hinaus - WANDERLUST

20.Hippie - FEHLGEBURT

21.Oh Holde Geliebte - PARNASS

22.Alte Freunde - THE GELBKREUZ

23.Wandern In Angst - AGEN

24.Krieg - LANDFUNK

25.Oh, Heinz - JØRG PØLSE GANG

26.Du Sagst - ELEGANT

27.Die Neuen Gene - BLENDAXX

28.Das Millionending - TIPS

29.Bis Ans Ende Der Welt - DER MODERNE MAN

30.Alles Ist So Wunderbar - NEBENWIRKUNG

31.Die U-Bahn Rollt - SAAL 3

32.Auf Der Flucht - TERROCK

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DIE RADIERER - Angriff Auf's Schlaraffenland EP 1980

A quick look at the D-punk section and here it is. Released on the newly formed Hamburg Zick Zack label in 1980 this record come along with four minimalistic oblique goodies and for me are the Radierer one of the better ZickZack bands, the label is known for a lot of scrap music I think and I can't understand why a lot of people spent a lot of cash for their releases... Na scheiß was drauf! Die Radierer from Limburg play indeed no backwoods redneck punk, but oblique avantgarde music full dadaist subversive humor like a football team that comes from the province and then suggests the domestic stars. Musically they already belong to the label but they different from the most because their music is more catchy and more melodic. This band knows exactly what they doing: comics, cuteness, silliness and drastic stylistic devices and are expressions of a deliberately chosen language of art. With Angriff Auf's Schlaraffenland they made definitely a small cult hit and is always in their live repertoire on the list. They toured in 2012 through Germany and maybe new recordings will follow.

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V/A - Jetzt Oder Nie! 2020

Willkommen zu einer neuen Compilation aus dem Hause WDM Records, und #007 ist einmal mehr hervorragend bestückt mit rarem deutschen Untergrund von 1979 - 1986, die Daten lagen unentdeckt auf einem USB Stick den ich zufällig reaktivierte und all das wurde mir X-Mas 2017 von Herrn Reinhard geschickt. An für sich bin ich sofort dabei reinzuhören weil ich weiß, es ist immer exzellenter Stoff, doch hier lief's irgendwie anders. Nun, jetzt isser da; Part VIII wieder randvoll aus einer bunten Palette mit Pop, Rock, Punk & New Wave Goodies von diversen Singles, Demos, Samplerbeiträgen & Live Stücken die kaum jemand kennt, inklusive mir selbst. Der Titel ist jetzt nichts spezielles, mir kam eben kein anderer und so wurde es einfach der Opener und Erdbeeren mag ich gerne, so ist das Cover ebenso ein zeitgemäß unspektakuläres geworden (dem Arm geht's inzwischen wieder besser). Genug Worte, zieht euch das Teil rein und Lob oder Kritik sind wünschenswert. Part IX wird definitiv anders, versprochen.

Welcome to a new compilation from WDM Records, and #007 is once again excellently equipped with rare German underground from 1979 - 1986, the data was undetected on a USB stick that I accidentally reactivated and all of this was sent to me X-Mas 2017 by Mr.Reinhard. In itself, I immediately listen to it because I know it is always excellent material, but here it was somehow different. Well, now here; Part VIII again full to the brim with a colorful palette with pop, rock, punk & new wave goodies from various singles, demos, sampler contributions & live pieces that hardly anyone knows, including myself. The title is nothing special, no other came to me and so it just became the opener and I like strawberries, so the cover has become a contemporary unspectacular one (the arm is doing better now). Enough words, suck the file in and praise or criticism is desirable. Part IX will be definitely different, I promise.

1.Jetzt Oder Nie...Anarchie - COCHISE

2.Londons Burning (Demo) - UPRIGHT CITIZENS

3.Freizeit - DIE RADIERER

4.Hardcore - KNALLSCHOTEN

5.Kleiner Schauspielführer (Live) - EA80

6.Metro Mann - METROPOLIS

7.Blackout - BUNDESREGIERUNG

8.Das Glück - DEJA VÚ

9.Angst In Deutschland (Live) - S.Y.P.H.

10.Düngerstäbchen - KASSIBER

11.Ya Ya (Demo) - TRIO

12.Klapse - FAMM FATAL

13.Make Up - C.O.P.

14.Ich Träum Vom Krieg - INZUCHT & ORDNUNG

15.Wochenendpunk - PILLE PALLE & DIE ÖTTERPÖTTER

16.Devil In You (Live) - STAN ALLAN BAND

17.Amerika - METRO

18.Live's Been Good To Me - GRAPHIC SENSIBILITY

19.Mein Mädel - MILCHMÄNNER

20.Alles Was Du Willst - FRITZ BLITZ

21.Körperchemie - NERVÖS

22.Wildwux - NEUES DEUTSCHLAND

23.Das Macht Nichts - TÄUSCHUNG

24.Killt Bil(d)l - DIE MÄNNER

25.Too Late (Live) - NO MORE

26.Reich Wie J.R. - DIE KNIBBELS

27.Won't You Be Mine - THE TYPE

28.Kalte Steine - PARANOIA

29.GSOsterfeld - BRUTUS

30.Sentimentale Jugend - KEINE AHNUNG

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DIE RADIERER - In Hollywood 1983

A lot has already been written about the next combo in the Blog and their first records are also present in this theater. Today the second album of die Radierer from Limburg, probably the oldest Post-Punk band in Germany. With a dry beat, jingling melodies and a dadaistic concept, the legendary band has been sawing away from conventions and constants since it was founded in 1978. Whether it's electronic music, guitar sounds or children's instruments, the noisy avant-gardists mix pretty much everything they can get their hands on in order to destroy the myth of rock music with their anarchic NDW hybrid. In Hollywood was again released via ZickZack Records and the original isn't easy to get for little money, my copy is from a CD which I bought on a reunion Gig in Frankfurt years ago. Well, not light fare but essential and an important part of German underground music.

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