Sowas von egal 3 (German Synth Wave Underground 198186)

With „Sowas von Egal 3,” the Hamburg-based Damaged Goods DJ teamcontinues its compilation series on Bureau B, once again turning itsattention to the underground scenes of Germany, Austria, and Switzerlandin the early 1980s. The selected tracks originate from a period inwhich, alongside the commercial Neue Deutsche Welle (NDW), a number ofinnovative and often more abrasive bands and artists operated outsidethe mainstream. They combined influences from new wave, synthwave,post-punk, and the avant-garde with German lyrics – and occasionallyother languages – releasing their music in very small editions on indielabels or entirely DIY. As a result, many of these records are now rareand highly sought after.