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Neue Deutsche Welle(NDW,pronounced[ˈnɔʏəˈdɔʏtʃəˈvɛlə],"New German Wave" ) is agenreof West Germanrock musicoriginally derived frompost-punkandnew wave musicwith electronic influences.[1]The term was first coined by Dutch radio DJFrits Ritmeesteron the popular nationwide radio stationHilversum 3,which was very popular among German listeners. Soon after that, the term was used in a record-shop advertisement by Burkhardt Seiler[2]in an August 1979 issue of the West German magazineSounds.It was then used by journalist Alfred Hilsberg in an article about the movement titledNeue Deutsche Welle — Aus grauer Städte Mauern( "New German Wave — From Grey Cities' Walls" ) inSoundsin October 1979.[3][4]
| Neue Deutsche Welle | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | |
| Cultural origins | Late 1970s,West Germany |
| Typical instruments | Electric guitar, drum kit, electric bass, keyboard |
| Other topics | |
| German rock,music of Germany,Neue Deutsche Härte | |
History
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The history of the Neue Deutsche Welle consists of two major parts. From its beginnings to 1981, the genre was mostly anundergroundmovement with roots in Britishpunkandnew wave music.It quickly developed into an original and distinct style, influenced in no small part by the different sound and rhythm of the German language, which many of the bands had adapted from early on. Whilst some of the lyrics of artists likeNenaandIdealepitomized thezeitgeistof urban West Germany during theCold War,others used the language in a surreal way, merely playing with its sound or graphic quality rather than using it to express meaning, as done by bands and artists such asSpliff,Joachim WittandTrio.[5]
The main centers of the NDW movement during these years wereWest Berlin,Düsseldorf,Hamburg,HanoverandHagen,as well as, to a lesser extent, theFrankfurt Rhein-Main Region,Limburg an der LahnandVienna.
From about 1980 on, themusic industrybegan noticing the Neue Deutsche Welle; however, because of the idiosyncratic nature of the music, focus shifted to creating new bands more compatible with the mainstream rather than promoting existing bands. Manyone-hit wondersand short-lived bands appeared and were forgotten again in rapid succession. The overly broad application of the NDW label to these bands, as well as to almost any German musicians not using English lyrics, even if their music was apparently not influenced at all by the original NDW sound (including pure rock bands likeBAPor evenUdo Lindenberg), quickly led to the decay of the entire genre when many of the original musicians turned their backs in frustration.
A revival of interest in the style in the Anglophone world occurred in 2003, with the release ofDJ Hell's compilationNew Deutsch.[6]The NDW has come to be acknowledged as a forerunner to later developments indance-punk,electronic body musicandelectroclash.
See also
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References
edit- ^Nancy Kilpatrick,The Goth Bible: A Compendium for the Darkly Inclined,New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2004, chapter 5, "Music of the Macabre," p. 84.
- ^Neue Deutsche Welle - Blog summaryincludes an image of the original advertisement published in Sounds 08/ 79.
- ^Neue Deutsche Welle - Aus grauer Städte Mauern(Sounds 10/ 79).
- ^"Neue Deutsche Welle".Deutsche Welle. 14 July 2013.Retrieved7 September2021.
- ^Seibt, Oliver; Ringsmut, Martin; Wickström, David-Emil (2020).Made in Germany: studies in popular music.New York: Routledge. pp. 135–136.ISBN9780815391777.Retrieved7 March2024.
- ^Laurence Phelan,The Independent,31 August 2003.[1]Access date: 22 July 2008.