Die Kleinen Und Die Bosen (Reis)

D.A.F. | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 8, 1998)
• Original Release Date: 1980
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mute U.S.
• ASIN: B00000FY87
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #206,367 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Osten Währt Am Längsten

2. Essen Dann Schlafen

3. Co Co Pino

4. Kinderfunk

5. Nacht Arbeit

6. Ich Gebe Dir Ein Stück Von Mir

7. De Panne

8. Gewalt

9. Gib's Mir

10. Auf Wiederseh'n

11. Das Ist Liebe

12. was ist eine welle

13. Anzufassen Und Anzufassen

14. Volkstanz

15. Die Lustigen Stiefel

16. Die Kleinen Und Die Bösen

17. Die Fesche Lola

18. El Basilon

19. Y la Gracia

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Garage-synth assault!, April 11, 2000

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DAC Crowell - See all my reviews

This review is from: Die Kleinen Und Die Bosen (Reis) (Audio CD)

This is one rough record...laden with electronic textures, but possessed of the same raw edge as some gritty garage band. The first several tracks are all studio material, a lot of it pretty hostile and punk-inflected. And very minimal, to boot; one track's lyrics simply translate to "I don't want to go to bed with you/I want to get something to eat/And go to bed alone". But from "Gewalt" on, the album shifts into a live set (recorded 'by accident', according to the liner notes) in which DAF go into all-on assault-mode on an audience in London. And just as much as the band doesn't seem to like the crowd, the crowd doesn't like the band, and it leads to perhaps one of the most jaw-droppingly amazingly confrontational sets ever captured on record! This is less a electronic pop group bangin' it out than four Germans engaging in a full frontal sonic attack, and as Gabi howls and screeches like some vicious animal over the distorted backdrop, you get the feeling that you're transported into this likely-nightmarish evening of musical hostility. Nothing quite like it existed before, and nothing would again, as DAF after this album broke down into a two piece with just Robert Gorl and Gabi Delgado, to perform something more akin to 'acceptable' synth-pop. Harsh, acid-drenched (both the psychedelic _and_ caustic varieties), this is one of those amazing landmark releases that, if you're into some difficult listening, will grow on you. Recommended highly for those not faint at heart!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wire meets Devo meets Neubauten, July 7, 2005

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Einzige "Just a dude" (Phoenix Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Die Kleinen Und Die Bosen (Reis) (Audio CD)

If you're a fan of Devo's "Mongoloid Years," any of Wire's stuff--but especially the Pink Flag phase--and Einsturzende Neubauten, then this record should be a part of your collection.

This is the perfect mix of punk, industrial, and pure comic genius: crunchy minimalist synthesizers, dissonant guitars, and a very hyper vocalist who alternates between barking and screeching the lyrics. When you realize these guys were doing this in 1980 it just makes it that much cooler, too. Audiences must not have known what hit them!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of a kind masterpiece..., September 1, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Die Kleinen Und Die Bosen (Reis) (Audio CD)

Bought this aulbum for 25 cents in a bargain bin as a gag gift for a co-worker based only on the cover art. Never gave them the thing and it sat around still wrapped for @ a year. Bored one night and finally opened it up and played it. I was totally enthralled from start to finish. An amazing and breathtaking work of art. It pushes the limits of music and sanity, while retaining a keen sense of humor. The all German vocals only add to the intensity. Not for your everyday top 40 listener, but if you're a musician, interested in industrial, early electronic, or experimental music, you simply must check this out. If nothing else you can invite your friends over, have some beers, and say "you're not going to believe this crazy thing". Really though this is one of my favorite recordings EVER!