Album
Fetisch
1983 · Rock
4 collectors on Gatefold own this
Fetisch is an Alt/Indie album by XMal Deutschland, originally released in 1983. On Gatefold: 16 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
About
Xmal Deutschland blended the gloomy beauty of Siouxsie & The Banshees with the ethereal guitars of Cocteau Twins and Joy Division’s ability to channel gloom. “Qual” opens the band's 1983 debut, <i>Fetisch</i>, with Anja Huwe cooly singing in her native German over a driving rhythm bolstered by Manuela Rickers’ grinding guitar work and what sound like lasers blasting from Fiona Sangster’s synthesizers. The brooding, menacing bass line of the mechanical “Young Man” wobbles between staccato guitars and primal percussion. The standout track “Orient” features Burundi-esque drums (de rigueur in the early '80s) amid echoing, Siouxsie-like howls. Sangster leans on more '60s-style organ tones on the instrumental “In der Nacht”; they rub against the chilling '80s synth ambience for a perfect contrast.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Qual3:50
- A2Geheimnis3:19
- A3Young Man3:18
- A4In Der Nacht3:44
- A5Orient4:06
Side B
- B6Hand In Hand3:08
- B7Kaempfen2:48
- B8Danthem4:59
- B9Boomerang3:46
- B10Stummes Kind5:15
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Goth Rock
- brittle
- dark
- nocturnal
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Recorded at Blackwing Studios, London.
Thanks to Jezebel.
The record comes in an inner sleeve with lyrics.
Durations are not mentioned on release.
Tracks are numbered sequentially on release.
All runouts are hand-etched. Cut numbers are in superscript.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Anja HuweVOCALS
- Fiona SangsterKEYBOARDS
- Manuela RickersGUITAR
- Manuela ZwingmanDRUMS
- Wolfgang EllerbrockBASS
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 16 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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