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  • Asmodi Bizarr

    Location: Düsseldorf, Germany
    Active: 1980-1991 (+)

    Asmodi Bizarr, gothic rock from Düsseldorf, Germany, 1980

    One of the best offerings of the early gothic scene of Germany. After a brief duration as punk band Aspirin in 1980, with Monique Maasen on vocals, drums by Katharina Müller-Elmau, and bassist Andy Wahl reformed the band as Asmodi Bizarr. During the 1980s they supported Sex Gang Children, The Southern Death Cult, and Christian Death on tours. Sunsierra was their first album, released in 1986 on the label Ata-Tak (a sub-label of Das Büro) produced by Pyrolator (D.A.F. Der Plan, Fehlfarben), but the second album ‘Gotta Move On’ in 1991 failed to match it’s power. After they split up in 1992, they made some reformation performances after 2001.

    Related: Pyrolator, D.A.F., Der Plan, Fehlfarben, Sex Gang Children, The Southern Death Cult, and Christian Death, Xmal Deutschland, Germany, Düsseldorf, 1980

    Links

    Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/330088-Asmodi-Bizarr
    Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asmodi_Bizarr

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  • Abwärts

    Location: Hamburg, Germany
    Active: 1979–present

    Abwärts formed in West Germany in 1979. Their single ‘Computerstaat’ was very well received by what would become known as Neue Deutsche Welle (NDW), followed by their debut album Amok Koma. These were released on the German label Zick Zack (pre-4AD label of Xmal Deutschland). Members FM Einheit and Mark Chung joined Einstürzende Neubauten, and the band split up for several years, and in 1987 released Normal . They remain active as of 2025.

    Official: http://abwaerts.rodarmy.org/abw_wp/
    Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/58780-Abwärts
    Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abwärts

    Related: Xmal Deutschland, Einstürzende Neubauten, Zick Zack, Hamburg, 1979

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