5/8/25.
Tapete Records (Hamburg, Germany) has earned a special place in my musical heart over the past decade. From reissues (39 Clocks) to current bands (BMX Bandits, Gary Olson), I've personally benefited from this label's dedication to music both new and old.
Now comes another reissue - this time from Hanover, Germany post-punks Der Moderne Man. In fact, Tapete went for a three-fer; they're reissuing the first two LPs and an LP of demos and B-sides (you can order all three through Forced Exposure).
The Forced Exposure page mentions that the band was influenced by seeing bands like The Clash, Ramones and Iggy Pop live. But, as is the case with all bands, Der Moderne Man took these influences and made them into a sound all their own. This is most definitely post-punk in the vein of Wire and the aforementioned 39 Clocks. I love that the Forced Exposure write up of this release - "80 Tage auf See" - uses the SAT analogy technique when they wrote, "Der Moderne Man was to Damned and Wire what Amon Düül II was to Hawkwind and Vanilla Fudge." Looks like I've got some listening to do.
