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The band is known for songs such as "[[Der Mussolini]]", a composition from the album ''[[Alles ist gut]]'' (1981) album which also spawned "Der Räuber und der Prinz". In their early days they flirted with the [[Nazi symbolism in 1980s music|"nazi chic"]] look. The band is known for songs such as "[[Der Mussolini]]", a composition from the album ''[[Alles ist gut]]'' (1981) album which also spawned "Der Räuber und der Prinz". In their early days they flirted with the [[Nazi symbolism in 1980s music|"nazi chic"]] look.
-Daniel Miller signed DAF to [[Mute Records]] because "they weren’t relying on past rock traditions at all, which is the criterion of what goes on Mute." ''[[Rip It Up]]'' DAF recorded ''[[Die Kleinen und die Bösen]]'' (The Small Ones and the Evil Ones) for Mute, one side studio and most of the other side live. Some songs featured thrashed guitars, electronic screeching, and hammered drums while Gabi screamed and ululated.+Daniel Miller signed DAF to [[Mute Records]] because "they weren’t relying on past rock traditions at all, which is the criterion of what goes on Mute." DAF recorded ''[[Die Kleinen und die Bösen]]'' (The Small Ones and the Evil Ones) for Mute, one side studio and most of the other side live. Some songs featured thrashed guitars, electronic screeching, and hammered drums while Gabi screamed and ululated.
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-===Virgin trilogy===+
-DAF then shrank to just Delgado and Görl, who signed to [[Virgin Records]] and released ''[[Alles Ist Gut]]'', their breakthrough album. The band became pop stars in Germany and gained great critical acclaim in the UK.+
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-Görl played drums — usually fairly simple and relatively [[Syncopation|unsyncopated]] patterns, but with simple variations that prevented them sounding robotic — while Delgado sang. The only other instruments used were Korg MS-20 and ARP Odyssey [[analogue synthesizer]]s usually driven by a Korg SQ-10 [[analog sequencer]]. Typically only a single sequencer-driven line would be used for a song, the sequence functioning both as melodic accompaniment and as a bassline. The song "Der Mussolini" is a perfect example of this. On other songs, such as the title track, certain notes of the sequence were set slightly out of tune. Overall the songs entail a complex tension between the predominantly visceral (the voice), the relentlessly robotic (the 16-step sequences), and the drums, which lie somewhere in between. One song, Der Räuber und der Prinz (The Robber and the Prince), also features a [[Glockenspiel]]-like sound as a sinister reminder of childhood.+
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-''Alles Ist Gut'' sold hundreds of thousands in Germany, and DAF became the fifth-biggest [[German language#Geographic distribution|German-speaking]] group in Germany.<ref name="Rip It Up, ch. 18"/>+
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-[[File:DAF 0016 small.jpg|thumb|Gabi Delgado-Lopez and Robert Görl – live on stage – November 7th, 1981]]+
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-The next two albums, ''[[Gold und Liebe]]'' (Gold and Love) and ''[[Für immer (D.A.F. album)|Für Immer]]'' (Forever), continued in the same vein, until, as one British music journalist of the time put it, D.A.F. had exhausted all the possibilities of the 16-step sequencer. These possibilities ranged from something resembling [[rhythm and blues]] — you could just about play Der Mussolini as R'n'B if you wanted — to the [[Microtonal music|microtonality]] of ''Im Dschungel der Liebe'' (In the Jungle of Love) (on ''Für immer'') or ''Knochen auf Knochen'' (the B-side of the single "Sex unter Wasser"). These three albums (from ''Alles ist gut'' to ''Für immer'') were all produced by [[Conny Plank|Konrad "Conny" Plank]], who was renowned for his pioneering work both with minimalist-influenced [[Krautrock]] bands and other experimenters in the 1970s, and with [[electropop]] artists in the 1980s. The band added an Oberheim OB-Xa for ''Für immer''.+
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-The band split during the recording of ''Für immer''.+
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-===Post-split===+
-Each member released solo albums: Delgado ''Mistress'' (on Virgin), and Görl ''Night Full Of Tension'' (on Mute).+
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-Delgado and Görl reunited in 1985 to record ''[[1st Step to Heaven]]'', their only album in English, which achieved one week in the Swedish album chart at no. 46.<ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://swisscharts.com/album/Deutsch-Amerikanische-Freundschaft-%28DAF%29/1st-Step-To-Heaven-45940 |title=Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (DAF) – 1st Step To Heaven |publisher=Swisscharts.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref> Delgado later noted: "So we wanted to break our own rules and said: OK, so now we sing in English, now we don’t wear black. ''(laughing)'' With purpose. Because we wanted to break our own rules."<ref name=venia/>+
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-During this extensive period their historical importance began to become clearer. Legendary radio DJ [[John Peel]] went as far as to call them the ''Grandfathers of [[Techno]]''. Both Robert and Gabi had solo musical careers, with Robert becoming a respected techno artist in his own right. Gabi Delgado also recorded two albums as [[DAF/DOS]] ('Dos' here referring to the Spanish word for 'two') together with [[Wotan Wilke Möhring|Wotan Wilke]].+
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-[[File:Gabi Delgado-Lopez - Live with DAF in Mannheim.jpg|thumb|Gabi Delgado-López, DAF live in 2012]]+
-When DAF reformed for the 2003 album ''[[Fünfzehn neue D.A.F.-Lieder]]'' (15 New D.A.F Songs) their style had shifted to a fusion of the classic [[Conny Plank|Plank]]-produced D.A.F. sound with elements taken from Robert's techno work. The drums were replaced with crisper electronic beats, but the [[ARP Avatar]] and, of course, Gabi's vocals remained in place.+
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-The band prepared more music, but split before they could make another album. Görl played in 2007 as DAF.Partei with Thoralf Dietrich (from Jäger 90) as lead singer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=20889_0_2_0_C |title=DAF is dead, long live DAF.Partei + Spetsnaz reunion |publisher=Side-line.com |date=1999-02-22 |accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref>+
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-Delgado-Lopez and Görl have played occasional reunion shows since their thirtieth anniversary tour in 2008. In 2010, the band returned with a new single "Du bist DAF", limited to 2010 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deutschamerikanischefreundschaft.de/ |title=Damned-Clothing – Damned Fashion for Damned People |language=de |publisher=Deutschamerikanischefreundschaft.de |date=2011-06-28 |accessdate=2012-04-01}}</ref> The sound snippet is available via [[SoundCloud]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/du-bist-daf/du-bist-daf |title=DU BIST DAF by DU BIST DAF on SoundCloud – Create, record and share your sounds for free |publisher=SoundCloud.com |date= |accessdate=2012-04-01}}</ref>+
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-The band declared its split again in January 2015, with another farewell tour to start in May.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=51861_0_2_0_C |title=D.A.F. calls it quits and announces farewell-tour – DAF news at |publisher=Side-line.com |date=1999-02-22 |accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref>+
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-An authorised biography of the band, "Das ist DAF" , written by Miriam Spies and Rudi Esch, was published in 2017. There is no English translation of the text available at present. According to the publisher's page, "This richly illustrated book tells the unique DAF story from the perspective of [[Gabi Delgado]] and [[Robert Görl]]", both of whom as DAF are "regarded as a forerunner of the [[techno]] and [[Electronic body music|EBM]] scene"+
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-===Legacy===+
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-The D.A.F. track "Alle Gegen Alle" was remade by [[Laibach]] in 1994. "Der Mussolini" was remade by [[Atrocity (band)|Atrocity]] in 1997 and by [[KMFDM]] in 2006. Patrik Sampler's 2017 novel ''The Ocean Container''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1032773267|title=The ocean container|last=Patrik.|first=Sampler|isbn=9780979132049|edition= First|location=Rome, GA|oclc=1032773267}}</ref> makes reference to "Greif Nach Den Sternen".+
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-==Discography==+
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-===Albums===+
-*''[[Ein Produkt der Deutsch-Amerikanischen Freundschaft]]'' (LP, Warning WR-001, 1979)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Deutsch-Amerikanische-Freundschaft-Produkt-Der-Deutsch-Amerikanischen-Freundschaft/release/1420110 |title=Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft – Produkt Der Deutsch-Amerikanischen Freundschaft (Vinyl, LP, Album) |publisher=Discogs.com |date=1979-06-29 |accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref>+
-**Untitled (0:44) / Untitled (1:03) / Untitled (0:19) / Untitled (2:33) / Untitled (1:07) / Untitled (0:45) / Untitled (0:43) / Untitled (1:48) / Untitled (0:55) / Untitled (3:15) / Untitled (0:59) / Untitled (1:19) // Untitled (0:36) / Untitled (1:41) / Untitled (0:25) / Untitled (1:47) / Untitled (1:24) / Untitled (2:08) / Untitled (1:32) / Untitled (1:13) / Untitled (0:31) / Untitled (3:07)+
-** CD reissue Mute DAF-0-CD, 1999<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Deutsch-Amerikanische-Freundschaft-Produkt-Der-Deutsch-Amerikanischen-Freundschaft/release/4907296 |title=Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft – Produkt Der Deutsch Amerikanischen Freundschaft (CD, Album) |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref>+
-*''[[Die Kleinen und die Bösen]]'' (LP, Mute Records STUMM-1, 1980)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Deutsch-Amerikanische-Freundschaft-Die-Kleinen-Und-Die-B%C3%B6sen/release/60663 |title=Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft – Die Kleinen Und Die Bösen (Vinyl, LP, Album) |publisher=Discogs.com |date=1980-06-13 |accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref>+
-**Osten Währt Am Längsten (5:45) / Essen Dann Schlafen (1:06) / Co Co Pino (3:25) / Kinderfunk (3:02) / Nacht Arbeit (1:53) / Ich Gebe Dir Ein Stück Von Mir (1:41) / De Panne (2:34) // Gewalt (1:24) / Gib's Mir (1:01) / Auf Wiedersehen (2:03) / Das Ist Liebe (1:18) / Was Ist Eine Welle (1:15) / Anzufassen Und Anzufassen (1:44) / Volkstanz (0:48) / Die Lustigen Stiefel (1:49) / Die Kleinen Und Die Bösen (1:05) / Die Fesche Lola (1:41) / El Basilon (2:52) / Y La Gracia (2:03)+
-** A-side and "Gewalt" recorded with [[Conny Plank]], other tracks live recordings from the [[Electric Ballroom]]+
-** CD reissue Mute CDSTUMM-1, 1990<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Deutsch-Amerikanische-Freundschaft-Die-Kleinen-Und-Die-B%C3%B6sen/release/41955 |title=Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft – Die Kleinen Und Die Bösen (CD, Album) |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref>+
-*''[[Alles Ist Gut]]'' (LP, Virgin V-2202, 1981)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Deutsch-Amerikanische-Freundschaft-Alles-Ist-Gut/release/61116 |title=Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft – Alles Ist Gut (Vinyl, LP, Album) |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref>+
-** Sato-Sato (2:43) / Der Mussolini (3:50) / Rote Lippen (2:41) / Mein Herz Macht Bum (4:26) / Der Räuber Und Der Prinz (3:27) / Ich Und Die Wirklichkeit (3:05) / Als Wär's Das Letzte Mal (3:24) / Verlier Nicht Den Kopf (3:17) / Alle Gegen Alle (3:55) / Alles Ist Gut (3:25)+
-** CD reissue Mute DAF-1-CD, 26 October 1998<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Deutsch-Amerikanische-Freundschaft-Alles-Ist-Gut/release/38525 |title=Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft – Alles Ist Gut (CD, Album) |publisher=Discogs.com |date=1998-10-26 |accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref>+
-*''[[Gold und Liebe]]'' (LP, Virgin V-2218, 1981)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Deutsch-Amerikanische-Freundschaft-Gold-Und-Liebe/release/13321 |title=Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft – Gold Und Liebe (Vinyl, LP, Album) |publisher=Discogs.com |date=2002-12-19 |accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref>+
-** Liebe Auf Den Ersten Blick (3:58) / El Que (3:33) / Sex Unter Wasser (3:05) / Was Ziehst Du An Heute Nacht (3:47) / Goldenes Spielzeug (3:56) // Ich Will (3:20) / Muskel (3:23) / Absolute Körperkontrolle (3:13) / Verschwende Deine Jugend (3:48) / Greif Nach Den Sternen (3:42)+
-** CD reissue Mute DAF-2-CD, 26 October 1998<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Deutsch-Amerikanische-Freundschaft-Gold-Und-Liebe/release/38577 |title=Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft – Gold Und Liebe (CD, Album) |publisher=Discogs.com |date=1998-10-26 |accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref>+
-*''[[Für immer (D.A.F. album)|Für immer]]'' (LP, Virgin V-2239, 1982)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Deutsch-Amerikanische-Freundschaft-F%C3%BCr-Immer/release/216521 |title=Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft – Für Immer (Vinyl, LP, Album) |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref>+
-** Im Dschungel Der Liebe (4:11) / Ein Bisschen Krieg (4:02) / Die Götter Sind Weiss (3:00) / Verlieb Dich In Mich (3:44) / Geheimnis (3:23) // Kebabträume (4:01) / Prinzessin (4:19) / Die Lippe (3:09) / Verehrt Euren Haarschnitt (3:24) / Wer Schön Sein Will Muss Leiden (3:35)+
-** CD reissue Mute DAF-3-CD, 26 October 1998<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Deutsch-Amerikanische-Freundschaft-F%C3%BCr-Immer/release/38546 |title=Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft – Für Immer (CD, Album) |publisher=Discogs.com |date=1998-10-26 |accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref>+
-*''[[1st Step to Heaven]]'' (LP, Dean Records 207 435, 1986)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/DAF-1st-Step-To-Heaven/release/37190 |title=DAF* – 1st Step To Heaven (Vinyl, LP, Album) |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref>+
-** Voulez Vous Coucher Avec Moi (5:04) / Opium (1:58) / Brothers (3:53) / Voulez Vous Coucher Avec Moi Part II (5:13) // Sex Up (3:26) / Pure Joy (3:30) / Party (3:23) / 1st Step To Heaven (5:53)+
-** CD (Dean 257 435):<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/DAF-1st-Step-To-Heaven/release/1144269 |title=DAF* – 1st Step To Heaven (CD, Album) |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref> Voulez Vous Coucher Avec Moi – Part I (2:25) / Pure Joy (4:47) / Blond Hair Dark Brown Hair (3:10) / Sex Up (3:15) / Absolute Bodycontrol (5:18) / Voulez Vous Coucher Avec Moi – Part II (5:28) / Crazy Crazy (3:08) / Opium (Mix) (2:10) / Brother/Brother (3:37) / 1st Step To Heaven (Mix) (5:46)+
-*''[[Fünfzehn neue D.A.F.-Lieder]]'' (CD, Superstar 0678032, 24 February 2003)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Deutsch-Amerikanische-Freundschaft-F%C3%BCnfzehn-Neue-DAF-Lieder/release/2626042 |title=Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft – Fünfzehn Neue DAF Lieder (CD, Album) |publisher=Discogs.com |date=2003-02-24 |accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref>+
-** Der Sheriff (Anti-Amerikanisches Lied) (3:46) / Ich Bin Tot (Romantisches Lied) (5:04) / Du Bewegst Dich (Tanzlied) (4:22) / Kinderzimmer (Heldenlied) (3:38) / Rock Hoch (Sexlied) (4:27) / Mira Como Se Menea (Spanisches Lied) (3:59) / Satellit (Weltraumlied) (4:49) / Moschino, Heckler & Koch (Ganovenlied) (2:58) / Seltsame Freunde (Kriegslied) (4:11) / Algorithmus (Zahlenlied) (4:03) / Der Präsident (Erste Welt Lied) (4:07) / Liebeszimmer (Hexenlied) (6:00) / Komm In Meine Welt (Liebeslied) (5:10) / Die Lüge (Wahrheitslied) (4:06) / Ich Bin Morgen Wieder Da (Abschiedslied) (9:03)+
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-====Compilations====+
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-* ''D.A.F.'' (LP, Virgin V-2533, 1988)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Deutsch-Amerikanische-Freundschaft-DAF/release/55408 |title=Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft – D.A.F. (Vinyl, LP) |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref>+
-** Verschwende Deine Jugend (Waste Your Youth) (3:47) / Der Mussolini (Remix) (3:57) / Mein Herz Macht Bum (My Heart Goes Boom) (4:25) / El Que (3:28) / Ich Und Die Wirklichkeit (Me And Reality) (3:02) / Die Götter Sind Weiss (The Gods Are White) (2:56) / Der Räuber Und Der Prinz (The Robber And The Prince) (3:25) // Liebe Auf Den Ersten Blick (Love At First Sight) ('88 Remix) (6:01) / Im Dschungel Der Liebe (In the Jungle of Love) (4:08) / Prinzessin (Princess) (4:17) / Greif Nach Den Sternen (Reach For The Stars) (3:41) / Kebabträume (Dreams of Kebab) (4:03) / Die Lippe (The Lip) (3:14) / Als Wär's Das Letzte Mal (As If It Were The Last Time) (3:26)+
-* ''Hitz Blitz'' (CD, JCI JCD-9027, 1989)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/DAF-Hitz-Blitz/release/915097 |title=DAF* – Hitz Blitz (CD) |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref>+
-** The Gun ("Powder Keg Mix") (8:22) / Voulez Vous Coucher Avec Moi Part 2 (5:28) / Pure Joy (4:47) / Brothers (3:37) / Absolute Bodycontrol (5:18) Sex Up (3:15) / Voulez Vous Coucher Avec Moi Part 1 (2:25) / 1st Step To Heaven Medley (8:07) / Opium Mix (2:10) / Crazy Crazy (3:08) / Blond Hair Dark Brown Hair (3:10) / 1st Step To Heaven Mix (5:46) / The Gun ("Bang Bang Mix") (6:23)+
-*''Das Beste von DAF'' (CD, Mute DAF-4-CD, 2009)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Deutsch-Amerikanischen-Freundschaft-Das-Beste-Von-DAF/release/1738612 |title=Deutsch Amerikanischen Freundschaft* – Das Beste Von DAF (CD) |publisher=Discogs.com |date=2009-03-30 |accessdate=2015-03-18}}</ref>+
-** Greif Nach Den Sternen (3:42) / Sex Unter Wasser (3:05) / Der Mussolini (3:54) / Ich Will (3:20) / Verschwende Deine Jugend (3:49) / Alle Gegen Alle (3:58) / Was Ziehst Du An Heute Nacht (3:46) / Rote Lippen (2:43) / Sato Sato (2:51) / Ein Bisschen Krieg (4:02) / Die Götter Sind Weiss (3:02) / Im Dschungel Der Liebe (4:12) / Verlieb Dich In Mich (3:44) / Der Räuber Und Der Prinz (3:30) / Ich Und Die Wirklichkeit (3:06) / Verehrt Euren Haarschnitt (3:25) / Goldenes Spielzeug (3:57) / Als Wärs Das Letzte Mal (3:28) / Liebe Auf Den Ersten Blick (3:58) / Prinzessin (4:19)+
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-===Singles===+
-* 1980 Kebab-Träume / Gewalt, 7" (Mute Records)+
-* 1981 Der Mussolini, 12" (Virgin Schallplatten GmbH)+
-* 1981 Der Räuber und der Prinz / Tanz' mit Mir, 7" (Mute Records)+
-* 1981 Goldenes Spielzeug, 12" (Virgin Records (UK))+
-* 1981 Liebe auf den ersten Blick, 7" (Virgin Schallplatten GmbH)+
-* 1981 Sex unter Wasser, 7" (Virgin Records (UK))+
-* 1981 Der Mussolini, 12" (Virgin Records (UK))+
-* 1982 Kebab-Träume, 12"/7" (Virgin Schallplatten GmbH)+
-* 1982 Verlieb' Dich in mich / Ein bisschen Krieg, 12" (Virgin Records (UK))+
-* 1985 Absolute Body Control, 12" (Illuminated Records)+
-* 1985 Brothers, 7"/12" (Dean Records)+
-* 1986 Pure Joy 7"/12" (Dean Records)+
-* 1986 Voulez Vous Coucher Avec Moi Ce Soir 7"/12" (Dean Records)+
-* 1987 The Gun, 12" (Dean Records)+
-* 1987 Der Mussolini (Remix) / Der Räuber und der Prinz, 12" (Virgin Schallplatten GmbH)+
-* 1988 Liebe auf den ersten Blick '88 Remix, 12" (Virgin Schallplatten GmbH)+
-* 1989 Verschwende deine Jugend / El Que, 12"/CD (Virgin Schallplatten GmbH)+
-* 1998 Der Mussolini, 12" (The Grey Area) (5-track compilation EP)+
-* 2002 Der Sheriff (Anti-Amerikanisches Lied), CD5" (Superstar Recordings) (541)+
-* 2010 Du bist DAF, CD (self-released)+
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-==Sources==+
-*{{cite book+
-| last = Reynolds+
-| first = Simon+
-| author-link = Simon Reynolds+
-| date = February 2006+
-| chapter = 18: Electric Dreams: Synthpop+
-| title = [[Rip It Up and Start Again]]+
-| type = paperback+
-| publisher = [[Penguin Books]]+
-| edition = US+
-| isbn = 1-4295-2667-X}}+
==References== ==References==
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-==External links== 
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-* [http://robert-goerl.de/ Robert Görl] 
-* [http://gabidelgado.com/ Gabi Delgado] 
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 +''[[Rip It Up and Start Again]]''
==See also== ==See also==
*[[Industrial music]] *[[Industrial music]]

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Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft or D.A.F. is an influential German band from Düsseldorf, formed in 1978 featuring Gabriel "Gabi" Delgado-López (vocals), Robert Görl (drums, percussion, electronic instruments), Kurt "Pyrolator" Dahlke (electronic instruments), Michael Kemner (bass-guitar) and Wolfgang Spelmans (guitar). Kurt Dahlke was replaced by Chrislo Haas (electronic instruments, bass guitar, saxophone) in 1979. Since 1981, the band has consisted of Delgado-López and Görl. Gabi Delgado-Lopez died on March 22, 2020 aged 61.

The band is known for songs such as "Der Mussolini", a composition from the album Alles ist gut (1981) album which also spawned "Der Räuber und der Prinz". In their early days they flirted with the "nazi chic" look.

Daniel Miller signed DAF to Mute Records because "they weren’t relying on past rock traditions at all, which is the criterion of what goes on Mute." DAF recorded Die Kleinen und die Bösen (The Small Ones and the Evil Ones) for Mute, one side studio and most of the other side live. Some songs featured thrashed guitars, electronic screeching, and hammered drums while Gabi screamed and ululated.

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