Our BRINGING HOME Continued from page T -3 songwriters Tamaca's Global label debut. The 32- year -old Italian has been singing for 15 years with various bands, writing songs too. Last summer he recorded a new solo album in Milan, sub- sequently mixed in Munich's Arco Studio. On hand were some of Angelo Branduardi's musicians as well as co- producer Pi- nucio Pirazoli, who worked with Adriano Celentano. They are heard! LUCIFER'S FRIENDS the first German -language single ever played by Israeli radio. Since then the group has become bigger and bigger at inter- national level. In 1981, Siegel used the same format, with variations, to produce the Hornettes. Four women this time, all veterans of Munich's pop scene, with stronger voices than Dschinghis Chart less The came second, then of Khan but dancing skill. group climbed the German charts with "Mannequin." Then, last September, the push for worldwide sales came publishers with the English language single "Waikiki," followed by a de- but album, and the product was released through Siegel part- ners in Central Europe, Scandinavia, Colombia, Spain and Ar- SPIDER MURPHY GANG gentina. nov. 81 Siegel is already working towards the 1982 Eurovision. But he's no way unaware of the burgeoning German rock scene, make Tamaca sound like someone else, but en- didn't try to so Jupiter now has a campaign for new acts, including the ji abled him to establish his own driving sound. much -vaunted M3. Produced for Jupiter by Werner Schuler, Then Horst Bork, head of the national a &r division at Teldec M3 delivers a refreshingly new sound, a mix of rock, reggae in Germany, reckons the basic impulse to buy recorded music and new wave. It could well prove as commercial a bet as is gaining strength fast at national level and that impulse Dschinghis Khan. stems from "the new life within the German music scene." Already out in Central Europe and most of Scandinavia, M3 He says: The successes of German productions abroad are debuts in Holland, Sweden and Spain in January. The album no longer just exceptions but will be increasing at a substan- "Single Boys" is one of the first full -length 45 rpm albums, tial rate over the next few years. with 11 cuts and more than 40 minutes playing time. "This successful trend is a result of coming out with truly Rudi Slezak, publisher and founder of new record company competitive product that today has no need to fear compari- Repertoire, also talks of the lessening impact of international son with productions emanating from the U.S. or Britain." pop impulses in German and a "new vitality" in the domestic Bork believes German fans are turning to national product scene. For the new generation, he says, many of the estab- increasingly because they now know that international lished rock artists are simply "old men." \et groups musicians W and don't go about their business any dif- Today, he goes on, there's a stronger interest in open, hon- A. 41 Ftaow\s,ae ferently than the Germans. Fans realize, too, that the prob- Me\oa1eee est and bold German lyrics. So Repertoire is putting out three 2 1 lems and hassles going on around our lives can be expressed 3. k 3) Ma9aa albums and four singles with original German product by the O9 just as well in German as in English -if not better. 4 61 \Ote'soSce\ acts Empire Starter, Vera Kaay and Cosmetico. Some of the 5 L 1.1 But it's important to make the point that this has nothing newer artists originate in Switzerland and Austria, but still 6 5.1 6\oba\ cos to do, under any circumstances, with a big upsurge in nation- sing in German. (Continued on page T -6) 1. 101 Warne'ßpcicsts alism." ß. l ßl \1aae\\ 9. 141 Ctia9p Teldec, like other majors, has followed the policy of support- 1o. 01 1 óe119 ing German talent over recent years, with numerous new acts guade 11 k 9.1 following in the wake of the major pioneering big -name, Udo 11.. 03.1 poba MOSCc Lindenberg, who first created new German pop waves some 13 151 $O9ac scc 4. 01) ptvOsMu decade ago. 15 01 i ON New groups high on Bork's "future hopes" list include PRODUCT ON. 16. 0%) Notatoll e Scala Drandiwaberl, Futuroligischer Kongress and Hayo and 11. 0:31 1ma9 1ß 0ß1 Heteros. Other Teldec names within the new German music 19 - scene: Novalis, Bell Ami, Kiev Sting!, Karat, City and Achim qo L- Reichel. q1 kq1.1 *monthly ranking q2 The remarkably fast establishment of new music trends in of publishers based Germany is credited to mass media support by Louis Spill - on nationwide airplay mann, Phonogram repertoire chief. And he takes that view- point a stage further. "German music is more readily received now. One reason is that, following the war and post -war generations, a new batch of 12 -15 year -olds developed its own national or patri- otic feelings and those feelings are a reflection of those of anyone else. "They're natural feelings, free of complexes. This individ- uality of youthful attitudes is very apparent, for instance, in APRIL the recent peace demonstrations in Germany." However he goes along with the theory that "over- satura- tion" of the marketplace in terms of bringing in international MUSIKVERLAG pop product and trends has had a lot to do with the swing towards German product. But then the tendency towards national music, as compared with the U.S. and U.K. material, GMBH is repeated from time to time in all the other major markets, like Germany, or Japan, or France, even though the basic cause may be different every time it happens." When you Spillmann notes that more and more U.S. and British acts want to sing in German, being aware of the size and prestige are looking at An affiliate of the German marketplace. He cites Peter Gabriel, Nazareth and Tom Robinson. Phonogram itself has the Konkurrenz la- oft bel, with groups like Geisterfahrer and Kapazitat, and the new the particulars direction of German music is emphasized with new deals with Novalis, Trio, Yello, Palais Schaumburg and More To Come. of technology. CBS S a\GS Siegel Music and Jupiter Records have used the Eurovision ... the Song Contest (making top five in each of the past three years) music publishing company to launch new pop acts. Dschinghis Khan, for instance, now Bleichstr. 64 has a worldwide following. And with the new band M3, Ralph Siegel, company mastermind, is breaking away from the pop 6000 Frankfurt /Main 1 formula into rock. Siegel, producer and composer, created Dschinghis Khan Tel. (06 11) 13 05 -2 30 especially for the 1979 Eurovision event. At first critics were appalled at the idea of two women and four men representing Telex (4) 16 735 Germany at an international event by whirling around the stage and whooping about one of the greatest tyrants in his- &410) tory. A T.B.spa But the costumes and choreography were visually effective 20030 Senago Milano Italy and the song itself registered with the juries of almost all com- 30, Palmiro Togliatti peting territories. The group came in fourth and produced the telefono 02 9989976/7/8 most successful single seller from that contest. It bròke big in TLX 334457 ATIBIX I. Denmark, Japan, Sweden, Australia and Portugal -and was www.americanradiohistory.com