{"id":718,"date":"2007-07-20T19:34:25","date_gmt":"2007-07-20T19:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.systemsofromance.com\/blog\/?p=718"},"modified":"2024-02-15T03:11:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T03:11:29","slug":"deutsch-amerikanische-freundschaft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.systemsofromance.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/deutsch-amerikanische-freundschaft\/","title":{"rendered":"Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_PkGBingimIE\/RqDbFeHWUGI\/AAAAAAAAABk\/n0xu7xBEWv4\/s1600-h\/deutsch.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089308465958375522\" style=\"cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_PkGBingimIE\/RqDbFeHWUGI\/AAAAAAAAABk\/n0xu7xBEWv4\/s320\/deutsch.JPG\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft (also known as DAF) were an NDW band from D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany. They formed in 1978 and split soon after, proving another influential leader in a budding synth scene.<\/p>\n<p>The band held a pseudo-political approach, their name translating into English as German-American Friendship. Many of the band&#8217;s songs, though existential and nihilistic at first glance, were rumoured to have political undertones. The band originally began as a four-piece outfit, though after their first few records the band trimmed to two, vocalist Gabi Delgado-L\u00f3pez and programmer\/synth tech Robert G\u00f6rl.<\/p>\n<p>Though the band always employed a series of keyboards and analog synthesizers, DAF took a more synth-based approach soon after trimming their ranks, steering away from thrasy guitar-driven punk of their first two records, while still retaining a bit of their previous fury and intensity. The band soon gathered a large cult following, and quickly influenced emerging synth and industrial acts such as Depeche Mode, Soft Cell, and Coil.<\/p>\n<p>Though remaining inactive for nearly two decades, both members of Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft went on to pursue solo material, recording and developing electro and techno music over the course of their hiatus. The band reformed in 2003 with a slicker sound, new songs, and a higher political agenda.<\/p>\n<p>For today&#8217;s consumption, I&#8217;ve uploaded a track from their third record, <em>Alles is Gut<\/em> as well as one of their more cherished early single releases:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.divshare.com\/download\/1321601-f5a\">download Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft- &#8216;Kebab Traume&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.divshare.com\/download\/1321600-bee\">download Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft- &#8216;Als w\u00e4r&#8217;s das letzte Mal&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>and in closing, here&#8217;s a live performance of one of their best known tracks- &#8216;Der Mussolini,&#8217; taken from a 2003 reunion show:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4fiZVsKKV7Q?si=1DWlM0QaP5iw0qLf\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>for purchase info:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=nb_ss_m\/102-4396603-7352901?initialSearch=1&amp;url=search-alias%3Dpopular&amp;field-keywords=DAF\">D.A.F. Amazon music page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft (also known as DAF) were an NDW band from D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany. They formed in 1978 and split soon after, proving another influential leader in a budding synth scene. The band held a pseudo-political approach, their name translating into English as German-American Friendship. 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