Neue Deutsche Welle movement
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The Neue Deutsche Welle movement was a late-1970s and early-1980s German music wave blending punk, new wave, and pop with German-language lyrics, known for its quirky style and international hits.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neue Deutsche Welle | 0 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music genre
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music movement ⓘ |
| associatedSubculture | German youth subculture ⓘ |
| commercialPeak |
1982
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1983 ⓘ 1984 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| culturalContext | West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | mid-1980s ⓘ |
| genreOrigin |
new wave
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pop music ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| hasInternationalHits | yes ⓘ |
| hasNotableArtist |
DAF
NERFINISHED
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Falco NERFINISHED ⓘ Grauzone NERFINISHED ⓘ Hubert Kah NERFINISHED ⓘ Ideal NERFINISHED ⓘ Joachim Witt NERFINISHED ⓘ Markus NERFINISHED ⓘ Nena NERFINISHED ⓘ Spider Murphy Gang NERFINISHED ⓘ Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableSong |
99 Luftballons
NERFINISHED
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Da Da Da NERFINISHED ⓘ Der Kommissar NERFINISHED ⓘ Eisbär NERFINISHED ⓘ Goldener Reiter NERFINISHED ⓘ Skandal im Sperrbezirk NERFINISHED ⓘ Sternenhimmel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
German hip hop
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German pop music ⓘ German rock music ⓘ Neue Deutsche Härte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British new wave
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British punk rock ⓘ German punk scene ⓘ Krautrock NERFINISHED ⓘ post-punk ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | German ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
German radio
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German television ⓘ |
| peakPeriod | early 1980s ⓘ |
| startTime | late 1970s ⓘ |
| stylisticCharacteristics |
deadpan vocal delivery
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experimental sound ⓘ ironic lyrics ⓘ minimalist arrangements ⓘ quirky style ⓘ satirical lyrics ⓘ |
| typicalInstruments |
bass guitar
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drum machine ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ |
| typicalThemes |
alienation
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cold war anxiety ⓘ social satire ⓘ urban life ⓘ youth culture ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | German ⓘ |
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