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01. HERPES - Das Manifest
02. HERPES - Keine Experimente
03. HERPES - Das Ding Auf F
04. HERPES - Very Berlin
05. HERPES - Galeristen
06. HERPES - Verstimmt I
07. HERPES - Verstimmt II
08. HERPES - An einem Sonntag im August
09. HERPES - Verzettelt
10. HERPES - Das kommt vom Kussen
ARTIST
TITLE
Das Kommt Vom Küssen
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
TR 177CD TR 177CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
5/11/2010

This is the debut album by Berlin's Herpes. Hard to say if the boys and girl in Herpes haven't made their lives a little more difficult by choosing the name of that very nasty infectious disease as their band name, but, being a punk band from Berlin, they couldn't really give a hoot about any kind of marketing or commercially-minded arguments/objections from anyone. And so, Herpes it is! After their first tour of Europe (France, Sweden, Germany, etc.) before they even had a record out and the subsequent release of club hit "Fette Muttis," Herpes finally present their first full-length release for Hamburg's Tapete Records. Das Kommt Vom Küssen (trans. "What You Get From Kissing") is punk rock with a very artschool twist. Rather than the beer-drinking, riff-rocking, fist-fighting variety found too often in European clubs these days, Herpes are cheeky and fun with weirdo synths, driving drums, German speak-sing shouting, and angular guitar lines. Devo and Plastic Bertrand are just some like-minded artists that come to mind here. Even before their first release, Herpes were invited to London to play the almost painfully-hip Playground Club. A knightly accolade for any continental European band, for sure. Herpes will make you hysterical, Herpes is infectious (ooops...sorry).