Various Artists ‎– Lieber Zuviel Als Zuwenig (ZickZack Sommerhits 81) (Zickzack ‎– ZZ 45) 1981

The ironically sub-titled "Lieber Zuviel Als Zuwenig (ZickZack Sommerhits 81)" on Hamburg based Zick Zack, has very little to do with summer as we know it. Maybe a lot to do with the summer of the "Neue Deutsche Welle"? Not that a lot of the acts on this record would admit to being part of it of course.....quite rightly.
It starts off with a danceable slab of British style Post-Punk then descends into a melange of  electronics,industrial,avant garde,straight new wave, and proto-goth.
Good to see the inclusion of a rare X-Mal Deutschland track, whose singer,Anja(can't remember her surname), was as close as one got to a teenage celebrity crush (Phwoooar!).I was also a great fan of her two note flat singing style,diametrically opposed to the vomit inducing over-singing of todays dumb 'X-Factor' generation....I prefer the 'X-Mal' Factor myself.
Frankly, anything with "Die Todliche Doris" and the lovely Anja on it, has to be good ...ja?

Tracklist:

A1 –Front "Blech Und Liebe" 2:34
A2 –Kosmonautentraum "Nr. 10" 3:02
A3 –Aus Lauter Liebe "Ein Herz In Not" 2:45
A4 –Falsche Fahnen "Mutti, Ich Und Die Sonne" 0:02
A5 –Die Tödliche Doris "Überlieferung Josef Pfeuffer 3.6.76" 2:30
A6 –Abwärts "In The Summertime" 2:38
A7 –Andy Giorbino "Sxmmxr Zx Kxrz" 1:45
A8 –Saal 2 "Strandgefühle" 4:40
A9 –Nachdenkliche Wehrpflichtige "You Say You Don't Love Me (Tribute To Pete Shelley)" 3:25

B1 –Palais Schaumburg "Aschenbecher" 2:38
B2 –Einstürzende Neubauten "Bakterien Für Eure Seele" 3:44
B3 –Andreas Dorau "Sommer Im Dornrosental" 1:35
B4 –Die Zimmermänner "Ich Werde In Der Sonne Immer Dicker" 2:00
B5 –Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle "Eingeschlagene Schaufenster" 2:59
B6 –Vielleichtors "Ohne Titel" 2:05
B7 –Wirtschaftswunder "Eis" (Live) 2:30
B8 –X-Mal Deutschland "Kälbermarsch" 2:39
B9 –Die Radierer "Madagaskar" 1:17

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Kosmonautentraum ‎– "Ungehörtes Unerhörtes" (Vinyl-on-demand ‎– VOD 20) 2005

A collection of odds and sods and greatest hits from Hannover's finest Motorik Electronic Punk combo. More of the same heavy basslines, discordant guitar, hard repetitive rhythms,and harsh synth textures, to complete any sane person's Kosmonautentraum collection.

Tracklist

A1	Kosmonautentraum Nr. 3 Der Deutsche
A2	Kosmonautentraum Nr. 6 Nur Zum Spass - Nur Zum Spiel
A3	Süsser Mond
A4	Juri Gagarin
A5	Wir Tanzen Tango
A6	Tanz Den Kosmonaut
A7	Waffenbrüder Für Den Frieden
A8	Goldene Nacht
B1	Bärte Entstellen Wärter
B2	Geduld
B3	Lösch Das Feuer
B4	Hyperthrommatatronic
B5	Husarengebrechen
B6	Kosmonautentraum Nr. 1
B7	Kosmonautentraum Nr. 2 Alltag

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Kosmonautentraum ‎– "Juri Gagarin" (Zickzack ‎– ZZ 100) 1982

Allegedly,according to renowned liars the Soviet Union, Juri Gagarin was the 'First Human in Space". This claim is as reliable as their best mates,and rivals in deception,The USA's claim to have landed on the moon;despite the proven, lethal, Chernobyl levels of radiation  that exist beyond the van Allen belt.
This side of our protective magnetosphere,"Juri Gagarin" is a rather splendid synth augmented German New wave(Neue Deutsche welle) album that actually existed,and still exists. No political point scoring propaganda involved here; just some fine angular electronic post-punk,with hints of Gary Glitter Drums from the former NATO puppet state of West Germany.

Tracklist:

A1 Kosmonaut 3:40
A2 Stolze Menschen 3:51
A3 Schattenboxen 3:14
A4 Gierig 1:19
A5 Juri Gagarin 2:32
A6 Epilog 0:05
A7 Hoffnung 3:22
B1 Du Bist Nicht Gut 3:19
B2 1971-1976-1981 3:34
B3 Deutsche Nacht 2:38
B4 Süßes Leben 2:16
B5 Neugier 7:51
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Kosmonautentraum ‎– "In Der BRD 81-84" (Hanno Hoffmann Self-released) ‎ 1985

As someone was asking........here's a Neue Deutsche Welle band from Hannover called Kosmonautentraum(what a catchy name for a group?) , very much in the early DAF category, with disciplined motorik inspired drums, discordant guitars, and plenty of analogue synthesisers. Definitely second tier German new wave, but that ain't no put down,great stuff indeed.
This official bootleg C-60 gathers  some raw  live performances from between 1981 and 1984,in grisly lo-fi(but less so on seite Y/B),plus a handy booklet listing all the bands releases and other handy info.....if you're a German speaker.

Also added to the download file are two vinyl singles released on Zick Zack, "Rache!" and  "Liebesmühn".

Was this really made in the CCCP?

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