Male (band)

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Male was one of the first German-speaking punk rock bands and a pioneer of the Neue Deutsche Welle .

history

The band was founded in December 1976 in Düsseldorf by Jürgen Engler , Bernward Malaka and Stefan Schwaab . After their first appearance in March 1977 at the Ratinger Hof , they played in 1978 at some historically significant festivals of the burgeoning punk scene (including the opening of SO36 in Berlin and the legendary Hamburg punk festivals "Into The Future" and "In die Zukunft") ). In the following year 1979 her only LP Zensur & Zensur was released , the first purely German-language punk album; later the single Clever and Smart at Rondo . In May 1980 they accompanied the British punk band The Clash on a concert on their Germany tour. After a final single production with a new sound, which had already been announced at the Clever and Smart , they parted ways under the name Vorsprung . Engler and Malaka founded Die Krupps , while Schwaab and Claus Ritter (drums) continued to pursue the new wavy sound under the name “Friends of the Night”.

Although Male only existed for a short time and had few releases and appearances during its existence, it was one of the most influential bands in German punk. Her activity triggered a domino effect, for example Peter Hein , who thought he was her “biggest fan”, later also became a musician through her at Charley's Girls , Lunch Break , Fehlfarben and Family 5 .

After a brief reunion in 1990, Male has been performing almost with the original cast since 2002.

Discography

Albums and singles

  • "Zensur & Zensur", LP, 1979, re-released in 1990
  • "Clever & Smart / Casablanca", 7 ", 1979
  • "Technoland / Balla Balla", 7 "(projection), 1980
  • "No future in 1977", 7 "(recordings from 1977), 1990
  • "Die Toten Hosen Your Party", 7 ", 1991
  • "Zensur & Zensur", CD (re-release with 8 new recordings), 1995
  • "Large deployment 1977-1994", double CD, 2003

Sampler (selection)

  • "SO36", LP, 1978, police (live)
  • "Into the future", LP, 1979, Heimatland (live) , censorship & censorship (live) , 1 day in Düsseldorf (live)
  • "In die Zukunft", LP, 1980, Vaterland (live) , Sirens (live) , risk factor 1: x (live)
  • "Think about it", LP, 1980, white trauma (head start)

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