German electronic band
| Malaria! | |
|---|---|
| Origin | West Berlin, Germany |
| Genres | Neue Deutsche Welle, industrial, electronic, experimental |
| Years active | 1981–1993 |
| Labels | Moabit Musik |
| Past members | Gudrun Gut Bettina Köster Beate Bartel Manon P. Duursma Christine Hahn Susanne Kuhnke |
Malaria! was a German experimental electronic band from West Berlin, formed in 1981 by Gudrun Gut and Bettina Köster following the dissolution of Mania D with Karin Luner, Eva Gossling later Die Krupps and Beate Bartel (of Liaisons Dangereuses). Other members included Manon P. Duursma, Christine Hahn, and Susanne Kuhnke (also a member of Die Haut). They are most often associated with Neue Deutsche Welle and post-punk.
Malaria!'s most popular record was New York Passage (produced by Eric Dufaure for Cachalot Records), which was top 10 in both U.S. and European independent charts and led to a tour with The Birthday Party, John Cale, and Nina Hagen.
There are videos for the songs "Geld/Money", "Your Turn to Run", and "You, You" (directed by Anne Carlisle) along with a live video for "Thrash Me" featured in a German documentary called Super 80.
In 2001, an EP of Malaria! covers entitled Versus was released and included a popular cover of "Kaltes Klares Wasser" by Chicks on Speed.
Discography
- 1981: Malaria (12")
- 1981: How Do You Like My New Dog? (7")
- 1982: Emotion (LP)
- 1982: New York Passage (12")
- 1982: White Water (12")
- 1983: Revisited – Live (Kassette)
- 1984: Beat the Distance (12")
- 1991: Compiled (CD)
- 1991: Kaltes Klares Wasser (CDM)
- 1992: Elation (CDM)
- 1993: Cheerio (CD)
- 2001: Compiled 1981–1984 (CD)
References
- Currie, Nick (30 May 2008). "The Post-Materialist | Punk-Rock Shock Officially Gone". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- Gut, Gudrun. "Gudrun Gut Podcast". Issue #290 (Apr 08). The Wire: Adventures In Sound And Music. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- Dalton, Stephen (12 September 2005). "Malaria! Vs Chicks On Speed : Kaltes Klares Wasser". NME Reviews. NME. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
External links
- "Malaria!" from The great indie discography
- "Germany" from Billboard
- "Malaria!" from Forty years videoart.de, Part 1
- Malaria! at AllMusic
- Malaria! discography at Discogs
