11/10/24.
Thanks to Bandcamp for the article "When Germany Surfed the New Wave" by Jim Allen. Die Doraus & Die Marinas is the least traditional sounding new wave band of the list. Listening to this was like finding a key piece to a puzzle.
I'd always wondered what influenced Krischan (founder of Frischluft! Tonträger). Previously, we posted about Susan Aviles release, but now comes an artist from Germany that probably was part of Krischan's childhood. Andreas Dorau (Berlin, Germany) started Die Doraus & Die Marinas in the early 1980s as a high school project and scored a hit with "Fred vom Jupiter". The Bandcamp page has the first album up for streaming, but I thought I'd go with the 2nd because, while it too is sold out at the source (Bureau B...I looked for copies at Tapete Records), there are reasonable copies available on Discogs.
I'll throw out a few Frischluft! Tonträger bands since it's been a while since I thrown out these comparisons - Honigritter, Foxi Euler Syndikat, and Momus. Really, just enjoy this unique sound that is on a different level from the classic German New Wave sound.
