Programm 1, by Din A Testbild

Programm 1

by Din A Testbild

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kevbird Klaus Schulze paid to have the recording made of Gudrun Gut and half of Einstursende Neubaten in their early genius. Favorite track: Die Siebziger.

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1.	Die Siebziger 06:07	buy track
2.	DNS of Time 04:43	buy track
3.	No Repeat 02:47	buy track
4.	Urwald Liebe 05:06	buy track
5.	Age Is A State Of Mind 04:32	buy track
6.	She´s so nice 05:51	buy track

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First ever reissue of a pivotal Berlin new wave opus; Programm 1

Formed in 1978 by Gudrun Gut (Einstürzende Neubauten, Mania D, Malaria!) and Mark Eins. Din A Testbild during the twilight years of the Berlin School of Electronics and emerged as pioneers of Berlin’s new wave and electro Punk, with the patronage of Berlin school charakter Klaus Schulze, who produced and mixed the debut album at his studio, and also issued it on his Innovative Communication label in 1980.

With the benefit of hindsight, we can now hear that Programm 1 stood way out from the pack at that time, lifting slivers of American and UK new wave and licking them into a quintessentially forward, exploratory Berlin sound that would soon seep outwards into the cosmic DJ sets of Danielle Baldelli and DJ Mozart, as well as informing the aesthetics of swathes of Berlin acts to follow.

The variety of each track reflects the flux of style and pattern of that era, jamming from Devo-gone-motorik disco in Die Siebziger to pensive, zig-zagging industrial synth music in DNS of Time, and a jaw-dropping gem in the reversed loops and spindly guitars of No Repeat, which is almost worth admission alone.

Urwald-Liebe follows into a more smacked out sort of VU-via-Suicide worship spangled with Berlin-eyed synths, and Age Is A State of Mind opens a window of icily refreshing synth minimalism following the excesses of the ‘70s, whilst She’s So Nice also bridges the two eras, recycling elements of Schulze’s own The Looper Isn’t A Hooker into a trippier 5 minute avant-pop format.

You may think you’ve heard it all before, but this isn’t just-another-classic-synth-reissue; it’s a really killer record that stands up beyond the shelves of completists and neeks, and sounds as good as ever even 35 years after release thanks to a fine master by Rude 66.

Highly recommended!

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released January 1, 2000

All Music composed, played & produced by Mark Eins & Genee Romee for I.C. Music ( Innovative Communication )

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Din A Testbild Berlin, Germany

Die 1978 von Mark Eins gegründeten DIN A Testbild gelten als eine der treibenden Kräfte der West-Berliner expressiven Musik- Avantgarde und späteren Technowelle. Neben Mark Eins trugen unter anderem auch Gudrun Gut, Frieder Butzmann, Manuel Göttsching (Aschra) und sogar Klaus Schulze (Tangerine Dream) musikalisch zu DIN A Testbild bei. Tom Paschke ist seit 2018 im Team des Projektes Din A Testbild. ... more

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Programm 0

Jan 2000
Programm 1

Jan 2000
Programm 2

Jan 2000
Programm 3

Jan 2000
Programm 4

Jan 2000
Programm 5

Jan 2000
Programm 6

Jan 2000
Programm 7

Jan 2000

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