Liaisons Dangereuses (band)

Liaisons Dangereuses was founded by Beate Bartel and Chrislo Haas together with vocalist Krishna Goineau in Düsseldorf, West Germany in 1981. Before the Liaisons Dangereuses trio, Chrislo Haas and Beate Bartel were in duo named CHBB. They released an eponymous album earlier the same year as the creation of Liaisons Dangereuses in 1981. A sort of premise before Krishna Goineau joined. As a part of the Neue Deutsche Welle[1] scene (especially electropunk) in Germany they pioneered EBM.[1]

Liaisons Dangereuses
OriginDüsseldorf, West Germany
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Years active1981–1982
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Websitewww.liaisonsdangereuses.de

After recording four ten-minute cassettes, they released their sole album in 1981. The self-titled album was mixed at Conny Plank's studio in Cologne. The group made several live appearances throughout 1981 and 1982 and were occasionally joined by Anita Lane and Hideto Sasaki. The album carried the single "Los Niños del Parque" that displayed a "step-sequenced" style[2] that became an underground hit and has been cited by many prominent Chicago house and Detroit techno DJs as a crucial influence.

Liaisons Dangereuses inspired the naming of an underground dance and "electro" music program on Antwerp SIS radio (103.9 FM) presented by Sven Van Hees[3] that became notable during the rise of AB music and New Beat during the late 1980s.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Van Isacker, Bernard (2 Nov 2004). "Founding member DAF and Liaisons Dangereuses dies". Side-Line. Archived from the original on 20 Jul 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  2. ^ Reed, S. Alexander (2013). Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 94. ISBN 9780199832583. OCLC 1147729910 – via the Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Inferno Sound diaries (17 Dec 2015). "V/A Liaisons Dangereuses – Cult Radio Classics – The Early Years". Side-Line. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  4. ^ Reed 2013, p. 248.
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