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Named after the [[East Germany|East German]] auto brand [[Wartburg (marque)|Wartburg]] as built by [[Industrieverband Fahrzeugbau|IFA]], their lyrics are written in [[German language|German]] and they evoke the vocabulary of the [[GDR]] in a playful, apolitical tone. Many of their songs are often interpreted as [[Satirical music|satirical]]. Some song titles include ''Frau Gorbatschowa tanzt Bossanova'' ({{lit|[[Raisa Gorbacheva|Mrs. Gorbachev]] dances bossa nova}}), ''Es ist nicht so schlimm auf der Insel Krim'' ({{lit|It's not so bad on the island of [[Crimea]]}}) and ''Agrarwissenschaft im Dienste des Sozialismus'' ({{lit|[[Agricultural science|Agriscience]] in service of socialism}}).
Their music is [[Eclecticism in music|eclectic]] in influence, ranging from [[bossa nova]] (''Frau Gorbatschowa tanzt Bossanova'') and [[Pop music|pop]]/[[ska]] (''Freie Deutsche Jugend'') to [[jazz]] and [[Swing music|swing]] (''Spassjazz''). The band itself stated that the genre of their music was 'Mauer Power' (a reference to the [[Berlin Wall]]) and 'Russian Role',<ref name=":0" /> although this was likely a joke.{{Cn|date=March 2024|reason=Wikivoice opinion needs a reference}}
== Discography ==
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The only IFA Wartburg album published to date, ''Im Dienste des Sozialismus'' ({{lit|In the Service of [[Socialism]]}}) was released in 1998 on vinyl and [[Compact disc|CD]]. The two [[Lead vocalist|front-men]] of the band are credited with writing the album, and appear on the front [[Compact disc|CD]] sleeve.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.musik-sammler.de/cover/102000/101828_1_1540986409.jpg | title=Im Dienst. back cover | website=musik-sammler.de}}</ref> It is 56 minutes and 57 seconds long, and produced by the [[Record label|label]] Plattenmeister.<ref>{{Citation |title=Im Dienste des Sozialismus by IFA Wartburg - RYM/Sonemic |url=https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/ifa-wartburg/im-dienste-des-sozialismus-1/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |language=en}}</ref>
IFA Wartburg toured ''Im Dienste des Sozialismus'' in [[Germany]] and [[Switzerland]] from 1998–1999,<ref name="live die kaserne 1999">{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSM0hGq1NpM | title=IFA Wartburg Live Show 7 april 1999 at Die Kaserne, Basel Schweiz. | website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> attracting the attention of the German media.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e69Y9SYAvIw] German TV reportage from the autumn of 1998. A TV crew from Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) visited IFA Wartburg in Gorbyland Studios in Stockholm.</ref><ref name=":0">{{
An unofficial [[lyric video|lyric]] and [[music video]] for the first track ''Freie Deutsche Jugend'' ({{lit|[[Free German Youth]]}}), posted to [[YouTube]] by the channel Omnistar East, has accumulated over 4.4 million views as of March 2024.<ref>{{Citation |title=IFA Wartburg - The free German youth / IFA Wartburg - Freie Deutsche Jugend (FDJ) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvEzFW_pH1g |language=en |access-date=2022-09-30
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▲The band itself runs its own YouTube channel that has amassed over 1.36 million views and 5000 subscribers<ref>{{Cite web |title=IFA Wartburg - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/@ifawartburg/videos |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> as of March 2024, as well as their own website, run by Günther Raubschaentze.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-08 |title=About this Site |url=https://ifawartburg.se/about-this-site/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=IFA Wartburg |language=en-GB}}</ref> They also possess a [[Spotify]] account, that as of March 2024, has almost 45,000 monthly listeners.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/2UdQyPfOCvPycOeQC24KYr?si=VHOXhCnWTHy-zlrZettt0A |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=open.spotify.com}}</ref>
===Other media===
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==External links==
* [https://plattenmeister.de/ifa-wartburg/index.htm Official Plattenmeister website]
* [https://ifawartburg.se/
* [https://www.youtube.com/@ifawartburg
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