Yuma Hampejs and Marcel Schulze, "Electronic Body Music" (Mionaetti, 2024)

Mixing the spirit and energy of punk with synths. electronic body music (or EBM) took off in the early 80s in Germany, Belgium, and the UK – with bands like DAF, Front 242 and Nitzer Ebb.

In their new book - Electronic Body Music (published by Mionaetti) - Yuma Hampejs and Marcel Schulze chronicle how this hybrid of heavy beats and basslines, shouted vocals, and militaristic imagery developed. They talked to me in late April at a live event at Tropicall Records in Brussels. I'm Simon Taylor and this is a podcast for the New Books Network.

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