03 June 2018

You Urban Achievers are not Gonna Believe It



Last weekend while I was crate digging at a local thrift shop here in Sactown, I came across one of my all-time holy grail albums (as you can see from one of their show flyers, they believe in me). There are rumors galore as to whether or not any more copies of this album are extant. It was believed that the NA (Nihilist Against) had successfully destroyed all existing versions of this great 1978 German techno-pop one-off nugget Nagelbett by Autobahn.

German techno-pop pioneers Autobahn released only one album entitled Nagelbett in the late 70s. They are perhaps the best example of a band being "ahead of its time". Though they are now recognized as great innovators in the world of techno, their album was almost universally disparaged by both critics & audiences alike. Utterly demoralized, the band dissolved. All of its members fell on hard times with band leader Uli Kunkel even resorting to the adult film industry (as Karl Hungus) before disappearing from the public eye completely, without even an ethos.

Autobahn members: Uli Kunkel, Kieffer Funkel, & Franz Unkel


Autobahn - Nagelbett, Neoc International NIHIL 666, 1978.

    Saturation
    Faking It
    Hit and Run
    No Way Out
    Violate U Blue
    Beg Me
    Take It In
    Edelweiss (Club Mix)

bonus track - Girlfriend's Toe (I am the Walrus mix) from the cult flick The Drunk Chinaski

Enjoy,

8 comments:

  1. Hey NØ, that's great you found the Autobahn album, had no idea this band existed. Damn, what a score. 'Round these parts, mostly you find old Jimmy Swaggart or southern gospel LPs.

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  2. Dude, I can't abide German techno-pop.

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  3. this is something special.......the kraftwerk love on the cover doesn't really do the music justice. It's far more original than i wouldve guessed

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    1. Can't hardly believe this is still reelin' 'em in to this day.

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  4. so it's fake, but what is it?

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    1. School Daze (recorded 1973-1981) by Patrick Cowley (Oct. 19, 1950 - Nov. 12, 1982)...A collection of electronic instrumentals (influenced by Giorgio Moroder, Isao Tomita, & Wendy Carlos) recorded between 1973 & 1981 composed & recorded by Patrick Joseph Cowley, an American disco/Hi-NRG dance music composer & recording artist. Along with Giorgio Moroder, he is credited as one of the pre-eminent pioneers of electronic dance music. He composed mainly for 70s porn movies.

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