{"id":5915,"date":"2018-12-06T18:01:25","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T18:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wasserbassin.com\/site\/?post_type=product&#038;p=5915"},"modified":"2021-03-17T19:34:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T19:34:46","slug":"v-a-jd-twitch-presents-kreaturen-der-nacht-2lp","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/product\/v-a-jd-twitch-presents-kreaturen-der-nacht-2lp\/","title":{"rendered":"V\/A &#8211; JD Twitch Presents: Kreaturen Der Nacht &#8211; 2LP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Strut<\/strong> present an exclusive new compilation curated by Optimo\u2019s <strong>JD Twitch<\/strong>, \u2018<strong>Kreaturen Der Nacht<\/strong>\u2019, bringing together classics, rarities and oddities from Germany\u2019s original post-punk and independent scene from 1979 to 1985.<\/p>\n<p>This was an era of particular artistic upheaval in Germany; emphasis was placed on expression rather than technical perfection, artistic impact rather than skill. Bands consciously abandoned the English-speaking mainstream with German band names and lyrics. \u201cAlthough we had a small underground scene, it was very vibrant,\u201d explains Gudrun Gut of Malaria! \u201cBands like Die Haut, our first band Mania D., Malaria!&#8230; we organised gigs ourselves, hung around together in a handful of clubs like Risiko or Dschungel and went to gigs at SO36. West Germany had other regional scenes too: D\u00fcsseldorf and K\u00f6ln around Der Plan and the Ata Tak label and there was the Hamburg side with Abw\u00e4rts. Germany didn\u2019t have a real music industry like the US or UK back then.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This new collection is a personal selection from <strong>JD Twitch<\/strong>: \u201cThe compilation is not designed to tell a definitive story of what was going on in Germany in this era; it is more an arbitrary collection of records I adore from a specific era with a specific attitude<span class=\"bcTruncateMore\"> that hopefully together sum up some of the musical undercurrents in Germany at that time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The package features a host of rare and unseen photos from the period along with extensive interviews with artists including Beate Bartel (Mania D.), Gudrun Gut (Malaria!, Mania D.) Christoph Dreher (Die Haut), Michael Hirsch (P1\/E, ExKurs) and Thomas Voburka (Weltklang).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strut<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0Strut<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Strut<\/strong> present an exclusive new compilation curated by Optimo\u2019s <strong>JD Twitch<\/strong>, \u2018<strong>Kreaturen Der Nacht<\/strong>\u2019, bringing together classics, rarities and oddities from Germany\u2019s original post-punk and independent scene from 1979 to 1985.<\/p>\n<p>This new collection is a personal selection from <strong>JD Twitch<\/strong>: \u201cThe compilation is not designed to tell a definitive story of what was going on in Germany in this era; it is more an arbitrary collection of records I adore from a specific era with a specific attitude<span class=\"bcTruncateMore\"> that hopefully together sum up some of the musical undercurrents in Germany at that time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The package features a host of rare and unseen photos from the period along with extensive interviews with artists including Beate Bartel (Mania D.), Gudrun Gut (Malaria!, Mania D.) 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