D.A.F.

Band: D.A.F.
Genre: Neue Deutsche Welle/Electro punk


D.A.F. is short for Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft. This German Neue Deutsche Welle/ electro punk band was formed in 1978 by Robert Görl in Düsseldorf. D.A.F. was influenced by bands such as Suicide, Can and Kraftwerk.
The first albums featured thrashed guitars, electronic screeching, hammered drums and a screaming band member Gabriel "Gabi" Delgado-López. Later on the sound was more minimalistic.
The most famous song of D.A.F. is Der Mussolini (1981). Lyrics: "Dance the Mussolini, move your behind, clap your hands, and now the Adolf Hitler, and now the Jesus Christ"
In interviews they claimed to not target anything or anyone specific while creating lyrics to be taken as a parody of words and phrases floating around in the public media.
The band split up in 1982 and reformed in 2003. This year they released Du Bist DAF.

D.A.F. was an important band for the indie scene. Legendary radio DJ John Peel even called them the Grandfathers of Techno.

More about D.A.F.


Der Mussolini


Kebab Träume


Sex unter Wasser