Group

Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft

From: Düsseldorf, Germany
Active: 1978–2020
Rating: ★ 4 (3 votes)
Releases: 42

neue deutsche welle
ebm
industrial
minimal synth
post-punk
noise rock

About

Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (German pronunciation: [ˈdɔʏtʃ ʔameʁiˈkaːnɪʃə ˈfʁɔʏntʃaft]; "German-American Friendship"), or D.A.F., was a German electropunk/Neue Deutsche Welle band from Düsseldorf, formed in 1978 featuring Gabriel "Gabi" Delgado-López (vocals), Robert Görl (drums, percussion, electronic instruments), Kurt "Pyrolator" Dahlke (electronic instruments), Michael Kemner (bass-guitar) and Wolfgang Spelmans (guitar). Kurt Dahlke was replaced by Chrislo Haas (electronic instruments, bass guitar, saxophone) in 1979. From 1981 onward, the band consisted of Delgado-López and Görl, until López's death due to a heart attack on March 22nd, 2020 at age 61.

In interviews they claimed not to target anything or anyone specific while writing lyrics to be taken as a parody of words and phrases floating around in the public media. "Sato-Sato" and "Der Mussolini" are both examples of songs written around Delgado-López's fascination with the sound of a particular word. A few months before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, D.A.F. released "The Sheriff (An Anti-American Song)".
The album Alles ist gut (all is good) received the German "Schallplattenpreis" award by the "Deutsche Phono-Akademie" (The German Phono-Academy), an association of the German recording industry.

From Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Robert Görl 1978–now, 1985–1986, 2003–2003, 2008–2015 · original member percussion, drums (drum set), electronic instruments
Pyrolator 1978–1979 · original member · former electronic instruments
Gabi Delgado-Lopez 1978–1979, 1979–1982, 1985–1986, 2003–2003, 2008–2015 · original member · former lead vocals, Dubreq Stylophone
Michael Kemner 1978–1980 · original member · former electric bass guitar
Wolfgang Spelmans 1978–1980 · original member · former electric guitar
Chrislo Haas 1979–1980 · former saxophone, electric bass guitar, electronic instruments