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The cryptic headline BA(A)D SCHANDAU EXPRESS sets the stage for a tribute to two seminal bands of 1980s Eastern Bloc subculture who blurred borders between art and music. Cover versions and updates of key songs rekindle the bands‘ mystique, on two simultaneous EP releases. Vol.2 is dedicated to AG. Geige, an electro-post-punk-absurd-pop band from Karl- Marx-Stadt, formed in 1986 and disbanded in 1993. Új Bála, Prell, Rozi Mákó and Committee represent the current Hungarian electronic music scene. They are joined by Sickratman, a Zappaesque rapper with roots...

The cryptic headline BA(A)D SCHANDAU EXPRESS sets the stage for a tribute to two seminal bands of 1980s Eastern Bloc subculture who blurred borders between art and music. Cover versions and updates of key songs rekindle the bands‘ mystique, on two simultaneous EP releases. Vol.1 offers variations of songs by Hungarian art post-punk band A.E. Bizottság, founded 1980 in Szentendre and active until 1986 in versions by Felix Kubin, PUFF, Byetone feat. Beate Düber & Jan Kummer, LXC vs Zonic Zound Zystem and LEN8 vs. Underwater Agents. Vol.2 is dedicated to AG. Geige, an electro-post-punk-absurd-pop band from Karl-Marx-Stadt. The limited Edition is in coloured wax. * iron curtain radio 05