en Malaria!

Malaria!
Malaria!
Origin	West Berlin, Germany
Genres	Neue Deutsche Welle, industrial, electronic, experimental
Years active	1981–1993
Labels	Moabit Musik
Past members	Gudrun Gut; Bettina Köster; Beate Bartel; Manon P. Duursma; Christine Hahn; Susanne Kuhnke

Malaria! was a German experimental electronic band from West Berlin, formed in 1981 by Gudrun Gut^[1] and Bettina Köster following the dissolution of Mania D with Karin Luner, Eva Gossling later Die Krupps and Beate Bartel (of Liaisons Dangereuses). Other members included Manon P. Duursma, Christine Hahn, and Susanne Kuhnke (also a member of Die Haut).^[2] They are most often associated with Neue Deutsche Welle and post-punk.

Malaria!'s most popular record was New York Passage (produced by Eric Dufaure for Cachalot Records), which was top 10 in both U.S. and European independent charts and led to a tour with The Birthday Party, John Cale, and Nina Hagen.

There are videos for the songs "Geld/Money", "Your Turn to Run", and "You, You" (directed by Anne Carlisle) along with a live video for "Thrash Me" featured in a German documentary called Super 80.

In 2001, an EP of Malaria! covers entitled Versus was released and included a popular cover of "Kaltes Klares Wasser" by Chicks on Speed.^[3]

Discography

1981: Malaria (12")
1981: How Do You Like My New Dog? (7")
1982: Emotion (LP)
1982: New York Passage (12")
1982: White Water (12")
1983: Revisited – Live (Kassette)
1984: Beat the Distance (12")
1991: Compiled (CD)
1991: Kaltes Klares Wasser (CDM)
1992: Elation (CDM)
1993: Cheerio (CD)
2001: Compiled 1981–1984 (CD)

References

^ Currie, Nick (30 May 2008). "The Post-Materialist | Punk-Rock Shock Officially Gone". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
^ Gut, Gudrun. "Gudrun Gut Podcast". Issue #290 (Apr 08). The Wire: Adventures In Sound And Music. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
^ Dalton, Stephen (12 September 2005). "Malaria! Vs Chicks On Speed : Kaltes Klares Wasser". NME Reviews. NME. Retrieved 11 December 2011.

External links

"Malaria!" from The great indie discography
"Germany" from Billboard
"Malaria!" from Forty years videoart.de, Part 1
Malaria! at AllMusic
Malaria! discography at Discogs

[1] Currie, Nick (30 May 2008). "The Post-Materialist | Punk-Rock Shock Officially Gone". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 December 2011.

[2] Gut, Gudrun. "Gudrun Gut Podcast". Issue #290 (Apr 08). The Wire: Adventures In Sound And Music. Retrieved 11 December 2011.

[3] Dalton, Stephen (12 September 2005). "Malaria! Vs Chicks On Speed : Kaltes Klares Wasser". NME Reviews. NME. Retrieved 11 December 2011.

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