Neue Deutsche Welle ( New German Wave)
Started
as an underground movement at 1981. It is a mixing of punk rock and new wave,
but influenced by the German language.
Nena is one icon that represents this style, with songs as
“99 luftballons ( 99 red balloons English version)” recorded in 1982.
“99 luftballons” - by
NENA
Euro Disco
It is a
variety of European forms of electronic dance, with pop, new wave, R&B and
rock. With compositions in English, it got power on 70’s. Milli Vanilli
represents the style with the famous song “Girl you know it is true” recorded
in 1988.
“Girl you know it is true”- by Milli Vanilli
Hip Hop
German Hip Hop begins its history at early 90’s in Berlin. Influenced
by the cultural elements as graffiti, breakdancing and mostly by American
films, rap and hip hop artists.
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90s
o
Die
Fantastischen Vier
o
Fettes
Brot
o
Samy
Deluxe
o
Bushido
o
Sido
o
Kool
Savas
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2000
o
Kollegah
o
Cro
o
Casper
o
Materia
One of the popular rappers right now is Kollegah, who based
his style on gangsta rap or as he wants to call Zuhälterrap (pimp rap).
“Angeberprollhap
2” – by Kollegah
Oktoberfest Song
One of
the largest fair in the world is Oktoberfest and in terms of music Fliegerlied
an Ohrwürm “ear worm” which means a song that stuck in your head. Released by a
Bavarian band Donikkl in 2008
Electronic
Germany
has a largest electronic music scene, and this style consist of making music
entirely using electronic equipment. The pioneer was the band Kraftwerk with
songs as:
“Autobahn” recorded in 1974
Today
Electronical Music is very popular and this are famous German DJ´s
-
Paul
van Dyk
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The
Disco Boys
-
Paul
Kalkbrenner
Rock and Roll
One of
the most popular music style in the world, has to have a special place. The
Deutschrock started in 1960 and the
bands are divided in Krautrock, Metal, Punk Rock, pop rock, indie, Ostrock and
Industrial Metal.
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Krautrock is a pejorative name gave by British
media to the experimental German rock, it is a mixing of experimental rock,
psychedelic rock, progressive rock, jazz and electronic. Originated in early
1970 in west Germany,
Tangerine Dream – “Phaedra”, recorded in
1974
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Metal is a complex style that it is subdivided
in many other genres. Some of the represents of this style in Germany are
Scorpions, Helloween, Accept, Kreator, Destruction, Blind Guardian, Gamma Ray,
Lacrimosa and so on. Blind Guardian and Helloween remains on the top of the
German power/speed metal, with songs as:
Blind Guardian – “The Script for My
Requiem”, recorded 1995
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The German Punk Rock influenced by the British
Sex Pistols, started in 1970’s passing by many phases of west Germany and
developing an independent style named Deutschpunk that has politically radical
left-wing lyrics.
o
Nina Hagen
o
Die Toten Hosen
The most successful band in this style is
Die Ärzte:
Die Ärzte – “Schrei nach Liebe”, recorded 1993
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Tokio Hotel represents the German pop rock, and
it is the most famous pop rock band known in the world.
Tokio
Hotel – “Spring Nicht”, recorded in 2007
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Indie rock represented by bands as Anajo,
Auletta, Tomte and so on. By The
BossHoss, Sportfreunde Stiller
Tomte – “Ich sang die Ganze Zeit von dir”, recorded in 2006
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Ostrock is the East German rock style, songs
with indirect double-meaning lyrics, classical structure, and in some way more
conservative than the experimental West German rock. Keimzeit, The Puhdys,
Karat, Silly and City represent the style.
City – “ Am Fenster”, recorded in 1978
·
Industrial metal is a mixing of thrash metal,
hardcore with synthesizer and distorted vocals. Rammstein is the best known band
Rammstein – “Roserot”, recorded in 2006
German
Volksmusik and Schlager
Easy music with a sentimental content of lyrics
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Helene Fischer
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Udo Jürgens
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Wolfgang Petry
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Hansi Hinterseer (more past)
- Heino (more past)
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Florian Silbereisen
Helene Fischer – “Atemlos durch die nacht”,
recorded 2013
