Oh, Those Germans
A quick folo to the comment on the previous post re videos in Krakow.
A few years ago S and I were in Germany and between sightseeing were utterly bewitched by MTV Europe. They played lots of familiar American stuff, of course: Xtina & Timberlake et al. But there was also fascinating indigenous material; we learned, for example, that A-Ha and Nena had apparently continued to create and find audiences in or closer to their homelands. Some pleasant, wet-noodle Irish band whose name escapes me now was all over the airwaves. And there was some act called Sodastream that purveyed compelling-enough melancholia.
And tons of Eurotrash dance-pop, too. Some of it, I must say, startlingly good. Like this one, which I am still happy to listen to any time. Just try and sit motionless when that synth/bass line kicks in, I challenge you. You cannot. Or if you can I’d prefer not to know you.
And then there was this, which was unquestionably the most memorable viewing experience of the trip.
Band’s called Deichkind,which I assume means “Godchild,” [ALAS, IT DOES NOT. THANKS TO COMMENTER.] which is, I’m sure we’re all in agreement, perfect. My favourite parts are – of course – the scenes of the three heads floating in space. Especially when the samurai dude’s floating head turns toward the other floating heads and nods its support & encouragement.
A few years ago S and I were in Germany and between sightseeing were utterly bewitched by MTV Europe. They played lots of familiar American stuff, of course: Xtina & Timberlake et al. But there was also fascinating indigenous material; we learned, for example, that A-Ha and Nena had apparently continued to create and find audiences in or closer to their homelands. Some pleasant, wet-noodle Irish band whose name escapes me now was all over the airwaves. And there was some act called Sodastream that purveyed compelling-enough melancholia.
And tons of Eurotrash dance-pop, too. Some of it, I must say, startlingly good. Like this one, which I am still happy to listen to any time. Just try and sit motionless when that synth/bass line kicks in, I challenge you. You cannot. Or if you can I’d prefer not to know you.
- Tok Tok vs Soffy O, “Day of Mine” (buy here)
And then there was this, which was unquestionably the most memorable viewing experience of the trip.
Band’s called Deichkind,
posted by DW | 11.3.07
2 Comments:
Was is los mit dem ganzen Durchschnitt
wir geben Stulle und machen kein Bullshit
Bin ich durch mit es ist Zeit zu fliegen
Oh mein Gott wie tight sind die denn
.. Normally I'm not into HipHop or Rap but their lyrics are fun and make up for much. Drogenrausch is a nice song when drinking senselessly.
Deichkind means dyke child or child from the dyke (not the slang word), which is about where they're living.
This track was the first of them which had a more electro touch compared to the hiphop stuff they're normally doing.
Just by accident, I heard a house version of Remmidemmi last week in a club. It sounded like the Egoexpress Remix but a bit faster, harder, Rock, with guitars.. I don't know of a new remix, perhaps the DJ mashed something up. If you find something like this, feel free to post =)
I listened to this song yesterday afternoon, while waiting for an appointment at my house. (It definitely made me move to the beat). However, before the song was over, the doorbell was ringing, and I had to run down and let the person I was meeting in. I am not sure how much he enjoyed the crazy German pop, which was blasting through the house.
Made me smile on a tough day.
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