German punk
German punk is a sub-scene and an umbrella term for different styles within the German-speaking punk subculture .
Origin and use of the term
The term "German Punks" first appeared in 1977 as the headline for a letter to the editor that the punk band Male had sent to the editorial staff of the music magazine Sounds to complain that German-language punk publications were largely received by the press compared to English-language ones were ignored. However, it was not until the early 1980s that “German punk” became more widespread as a generic term for a scene or a musical subgenre , in connection with the German-speaking '82 punk movement. At the beginning of the 1980s, however, a general distinction between German punk and hardcore punk was still largely uncommon.
The term can be considered firmly established at the latest since the late 1980s, u. a. documented by the sampler series "Deutschpunk Kampflieder". Within the scene, the title Deutschpunk often has a rather clichéd image and the hardcore fanzine ZAP in particular published mainly negative reports about the style and its followers in the 1980s. Newer punk fanzines like Taugenix interpret the term "German punk" much more generously and subsume German-speaking punk / hardcore under it in order to cover the term more positively.
style
While the early German 77er- punk rock mainly the German New Wave (u. A. Nothing , false color , Neonbabies ) and, to a lesser extent, the subsequent Fun punk scene (u. A. Marionetz , Normahl , Strassenjungs developed) did the subsequent German punk scene is characterized by a harder political punk style, partly under the influence of English street punk and the political German rock of Ton Steine Scherben , to a lesser extent also from early American hardcore punk. At the beginning of the 1990s a new variety developed from this, newer bands like Emils and reunited German punk groups of the 80s such as OHL , Slime or Toxoplasma had found a better-produced and more Metal- influenced style that inspired many younger groups to emulate them. For this reason, some labels and fanzines now differentiate between “classic 80s German punk” and “modern German punk” as it emerged in the early 90s and in which elements of metal, rock , crossover or melodic hardcore are now an integral part.
German punk labels
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Punk rock with German lyrics
In the middle of the 90s a new generation of bands appeared who played neither typical German punk in the style of the 90s nor the style of the 80s. Groups like ... But Alive , Graue Jungs, 1. Mai 87 , Kafkas , Lost Lyrics , Muff Potter , NOE , Psycho Gambola , Schrottlinie , Turbostaat , Tut das Not , Tagtraum or Verbrannte Erde were more unusual in German punk to date Role models like EA80 , the Boxhamsters , Angeschissen or Leatherface and had melodic-hardcore , post-hardcore and emo influences. Accordingly, they were simply dubbed by fanzines as “punk rock with German lyrics” or “German-speaking punk rock”. However, this remained an emergency solution that could not generally be implemented. A real demarcation from the German point scene never succeeded completely.
Bands
Bands that play German punk in the style of the 70s
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Bands that play German punk in the style of the 80s
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Bands that play German punk in the style of the 90s
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from June 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b TOXOPLASMA Interview ( Memento from January 6, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Back of the 1981 "H'Artcore" sampler in the re-released version by Teenage Rebel Records
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from September 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Joachim Hiller, Review of the Taugenix Fanzine by Ox-Fanzine / Issue # 85 (August / September 2009)
- ↑ Klartext records, info on Supabond 1000 tracks LP
- ↑ Plastic Bomb Mailorder # 69 SIK - are you holding still ?!
