Made in Germany: Studies in Popular Music

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Series Information
Title Page
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Table of contents
Contributors
Introduction: DEUTSCHLAND! – Echt jetzt?: German Popular Music’s Complicated Relationship with German Identity
Notes
Part I Historical Spotlights
	1 Transnational Networks and  Intermedial Interfaces in German  Popular Music, 1900–1939
		Swinging Round the World in 1905 – Victor Hollaender’s “Schaukellied” in an International Perspective
		Meeting Place or Melting Pot? Berlin as a Center and Crossing
		Transnational and Intermedial Aspects of a National Popular Music Group in the 1920s: The Comedian Harmonists
		Conclusion
		Notes
		Bibliography
	2 Nazis and Quiet Sounds
Popular Music, Simulated Normality, and Cultural Niches in the Terror Regime, 1933–1945
		Introduction
		Simulating normality in the dictatorship
		Regulating Musical Life in Total – The Reichsmusikkammer
		Breaks, Gradual Changes, and Continuities
		Notes
		Bibliography
	3 Conflicting Identities: The Meaning and Significance of  Popular Music in the GDR
		State Policies
		Dimensions of the Everyday
		Specific Characteristics of the Youth Scenes
			Style
			Autonomy
			Relevance
			Politics
		Conclusion
		Acknowledgments
		Notes
		Bibliography
	4 “Party on the Death Strip”: Reflections on a Historical Turning Point
		Border Crossings – Memories of a Historic Night
		“Once upon a time …” – Cultural and Media Policy in the GDR
		“Dancing is allowed…” – Changes in the Weekly Routine
		“Sounds like Berlin”4 – The Fall of the Wall and Club Culture
		“The Future Started There and Then” – Memories in the Media
		Notes
		Bibliography
Part II Globally German
	5 The Krauts Are Coming: Electronic Music and Rock in the 1970s
		Introduction
		Deterritorialization and Hybridity
		The Essen Song Days
		The Term “Krautrock”
		Krautrock Groups and Identity Politics
		Kosmische Musik
		Conclusion
		Notes
		Bibliography
	6 German Metal Attack: Power Metal in and from Germany
		Introduction
		The Historical Context of Metal Music in Germany
		German Power Metal Bands in Germany and Abroad
			The Relevance of an English-Native Singer and Selling Out Bands
			Original German Style
			Consistency and Truthfulness in the German Scene
		Conclusion
		Note
		Bibliography
	7 German Longings: A Dialogue about the Promises and Dangers of National Stereotypes
		Introduction
		Jeroen
		Melanie
		Conclusion
		Acknowledgements
		Notes
		Bibliography
Part III Also “Made in Germany”
	8 Peepl Rock: Post-Soviet Popular Music in Germany
		Introduction
		Cultural Intermediaries
		Post-Soviet Migration to Germany
		German Speaking Audience
		Russian Speaking Audience
		Musical Boundaries
		Conclusion
		Notes
		Bibliography
	9 Made in Almanya: The Birth of Turkish Rap
		Social and Cultural Context of Turkish Rap in Germany
		Migrant Rap: The Life of a Foreigner
		Oriental Hip Hop
		Exporting Turkish Rap
		Conclusions
		Notes
		Bibliography
	10 G.I. Blues and German Schlager: The Politics of Popular Music in Germany during the Cold War
		Introduction
		Re-Education Through Popular Music: Allied Radio in Germany
		Imagining Popular Communities: Cold War Ether Politics
		From “Fraternization” to Global Terrorism: Soldiers’ Clubs in Germany
		Summary
		Notes
		Archival Sources
Part IV Explicitly German
	11 Neue Deutsche Welle: Tactical Affirmation as a Strategy of Subversion
		Introduction
		Subcultures and Their Claim to be Subversive
		NDW and Tactical Affirmation
		Der Plan: Subversion With a Traffic Light
		Tactical Affirmation Goes Mainstream
		Conclusion
		Notes
		Bibliography
	12 “One Day You Will Wish We’d Only Played Music”: Some Remarks on Recent Developments of Germany’s RechtsRock Scene
		A (Very Short) History of RechtsRock Made in Germany
		Some Remarks on “Doing” RechtsRock
		“A Sign to the Public”?
		Acknowledgements
		Notes
		Bibliography
	13 Hallo Blumenau, bom dia Brasil!: German Music beyond Germany
		Introduction
		Blumenau, a Snapshot of Old Germany in Brazil
		German Music Beyond German Territory
		German Music from Brazil
		Final Words
		Notes
		Bibliography
Part V Reluctantly German
	14 “Meine Lieder sind anders”: Hildegard Knef and the Idea(l) of German Chanson
		Opposition Through Song – Knef and “the German”
		Changing the Wallpaper: A New Poetics of Song Lyrics
		Thoughts Passing Through a Curtain of Beads: Knef’s Voice
		Islands of Sound: Knef’s Musical Surroundings
		The Mythical Comeback of the Other German
		Acknowledgements
		Bibliography
	15 How Munich and Frankfurt Brought (Electronic) Dance Music to the Top of the International Charts with Eurodisco and ...
		German Origins of Eurodisco and Eurodance
		How Germany Shaped the Sound of Disco
		How Germany Brought Electronic Dance Music to the Top of the International Charts with Eurodance
		Eurodisco and Eurodance as (Un)Equal Siblings
		Notes
		Bibliography
	16 Japonisme 2.0  German Visual-kei Fans, Tokio Hotel, and the Popular Music Genre That Must Not Exist
		Notes
		Bibliography
Coda
	17 The Germaican Connection: German Reggae Abroad
		Intro: Gentleman at Baía das Gatas
		A Very Short Introduction to German Reggae Music
		What is German Reggae Anyway?
		German Reggae: Cultural Appropriation and Jamaican Media
		Conclusion
		Notes
		Bibliography
	Standing up against Discrimination and Exclusion: An Interview with Kutlu Yurtseven (Microphone Mafia)
		Notes
Further Reading
Index