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 in prog-meets-worldbeat. His adaptation of AG. Geige hit “Fischleim“ (fish glue) resounds in a drum´n´bass remix by LXC. The highlight of this German-Hungarian cooperation is Chemnitz-raised producer Karl Marx Stadt’s AG. Geige variations featuring two legendary vocalists, performing the lyrics in Hungarian translation: László feLugossy and Kokó, ex-members of A.E. Bizottság, the band to whom Vol.1 is dedicated. The limited Edition is in coloured wax. * iron curtain radio 06
