Death Disco

D.A.F. - Alles Ist Gut
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 175 MB | Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Virgin # CDV 2202 | Country/Year: Germany 1991, 1981
Genre: Electronica | Style: EBM, Synth Pop, Neue Deutsche Welle

"Stripped down to the core duo of Robert Görl and Gabi Delgado and with Conny Plank again behind the boards with crisp, focused production, with Alles Ist Gut (Everything Is Fine) DAF turned into an honest-to-goodness German hit machine. (…) With songs like "Als Wär's das Letzte Mal" and "Alle Gegen Alle" leading the way, though, DAF mainly concentrate on head-on assaults to brilliant effect."

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