Name: Alles Ist Gut
Brand: DAF

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CD-GRON-172

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2018-05-25

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Supplier US

Redeye

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Sales:8.875

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5060238633604

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

LP-GRON-172

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5060238633598

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Genre US

Experimental / Avant-Garde / Industrial / Noise

Label US

Groenland Records

Rapper from Warsaw, Poland, DAF is a prominent figure in the music industry. With a unique style and powerful lyrics, *DAF* has captivated audiences worldwide. Drawing inspiration from artists such as Liaisons Dangereuses, Der Plan, and Cabaret Voltaire, *DAF* has created a distinct sound that blends elements of electronic music with rap. Known for their energetic live performances and thought-provoking songs, *DAF* continues to push boundaries and challenge societal norms through their music. Their influence can be seen in the work of artists like Front 242, The Neon Judgement, and Grauzone.
With an extensive discography spanning several decades, *DAF* has consistently delivered groundbreaking albums that have resonated with fans across generations. Tracks like "Der Mussolini" and "Verschwende Deine Jugend" have become anthems within the electronic music scene.
*DAF*'s impact on the genre cannot be overstated. Their innovative approach to blending genres has paved the way for future artists like Nitzer Ebb, Sturm Café, and The Klinik. Additionally,*DAF*'s collaborations with influential musicians such as Fad Gadget,Rober Görl,and Chris & Cosey have further solidified their status as pioneers in the industry.

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DAF's Alles Ist Gut. Available here on LP and CD.

Stripped down to the core duo of Robert Görl and Gabi Delgado and with Conny Plank again behind the boards with crisp, focused production, with Alles Ist Gut (Everything Is Fine) DAF turned into an honest-to-goodness German hit machine, as detailed in the 1998 Mute reissue's liner notes by Biba Kopf. Even more important and impressive was how they did it -- keeping the electronic brutality that characterized them, but stripped down to nothing but Görl's massive drumming, electronic bass and synth tones, and Delgado's deep, commanding singing. The result was and remains massively influential -- Nitzer Ebb, to mention one later industrial disciple, would be nothing without this album as a template, while the genre of electronic body music, or EBM, got its undisputed start with the doom-laden death disco here. It isn't all just because of machines and politics, either. Delgado's lyrical fascination seems to be as much with sex as with power, thus the grunting sounds throughout "Mein Herz Macht Bum" (My Heart Goes Boom), to pick one point. Add to that the striking, simple cover design -- Delgado on the front, Görl on the back, stripped to the skin and covered in sweat -- and maybe Wax Trax never needed to exist in the first place. "Der Mussolini," DAF's breakthrough hit, still sounds fantastic years later. A perfect case could be made for it as the ultimate industrial music song, with Delgado's at once insistent and sensual singing, lyrics referencing not just Mussolini but any number of fascist figures (as titles of dance crazes, no less!), and Görl's astonishing percussion crunch and bassline. DAF wisely vary things at points, thus the slow, deliberate pulse of "Rote Lippen" or the twinkly keyboard line throughout "Der Räuber und der Prinz." With songs like "Als Wär's das Letzte Mal" and "Alle Gegen Alle" leading the way, though, DAF mainly concentrate on head-on assaults to brilliant effect.

Alles Ist Gut

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