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ndw

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NDW (Neue Deutsche Welle) was a German new wave movement of the late 1970s and early 1980s that blended punk's energy with synthesizers and quirky pop sensibilities. Characterized by German-language lyrics, playful experimentation, and often ironic or humorous themes, it reflected Cold War-era youth culture in divided Germany. The sound ranged from minimalist synth-pop to guitar-driven post-punk with distinctly theatrical vocals.

100 chronological releases

Place	Cover	Date	Artist	Album	Tags	Other places
70		1972	Various Artists	Classic Electro	berlin minimal wave ndw	minimal wave # 28 berlin # 35
9		1975	Carmen	Puppe Aus Glas	ndw new wave vaporwave
4		1977	Various	BAMS 80er - NDW	ndw
39		1977	Torfrock	Dat Matscht So Schön	ndw
65		1977	Various Artists	New Deutsch	ndw new wave post-punk
5		1980	Extrabreit	Extrabreit - Ihre Allergrößten Erfolge	ndw
43		1980	Die Radierer	Eisbären Und Zitronen	ndw
50		1980	Abwärts	Amok Koma	german new wave punk rock
56		1980	Extrabreit	Extrabreit. Ihre größten Erfolge	ndw
76		1980	Rheingold	Rheingold	ndw
97		1980	Ideal	Ideal	ndw
91		1980-04	Abwärts	Computerstaat	german ndw new wave no wave post-punk	no wave # 62
82		1980-10-01	Fehlfarben	Monarchie und Alltag	punk rock
87		1981	Spider Murphy Gang	Dolce Vita	deutschrock	deutschrock # 91
25		1981	Extrabreit	Welch ein Land! - Was für Männer:	ndw
75		1981	Fehlfarben	33 Tage in Ketten	deutschrock ndw
94		1981	Ideal	Der Ernst des Lebens	ndw
96		1981	Trio	Trio	ndw
54		1981-04	Neonbabies	Neonbabies	ndw new wave
10		1981-06	Front	Georg	ndw new wave post-punk
2		1982	Markus	Kugelblitze und Raketen	ndw
28		1982	Ina Deter Band	Ich Bereue Nichts - The Best Of Ina Deter	ndw
46		1982	UKW	UltraKurzWelle	deutschrock german ndw
77		1982	Ina Deter Band	Neue Männer braucht das Land	ndw
98		1982	Peter Schilling	Fehler im System	ndw
95		1982-01	Spliff	85555	german ndw
35		1982-03	Rheingold	R.	electro electronic electronica electropop german ndw new wave
16		1982-04	UKW	NDW - Sommersprossen	deutschrock german ndw
89		1982-10	Trio	Live im Frühjahr 82	ndw
68		1982-11	Ideal	Bi Nuu	ndw
12		1983	heute	"...keine Ahnung"	ebm ndw
57		1983	Trio	Bye Bye	ndw
66		1983	Gänsehaut	Karl der Käfer	deutschrock german ndw
84		1983	Geier Sturzflug	Heiße Zeiten	german ndw pop
99		1983-01-14	Nena	Nena	german pop	german # 97
22		1984	Seltsame Zustände	Seltsame Zustände	german ndw new wave
15		1984-05-16	Ina Deter Band	Mit Leidenschaft	ndw
64		1985	Steinwolke	Alles Prima!	ndw
73		1985	Paso Doble	Fantasie [Deluxe Edition]	german ndw
53		1986	Peter Schilling	Das Beste Von Peter Schilling	deutschrock easy listening german male vocalists ndw
29		1987	Purple Schulz	Essential	german ndw pop rock
27		1988-06	Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft	D.A.F.	ebm
14		1989	Grauzone	Alles Prima!	ndw
59		1989	Grauzone	Eisbaer	ndw new wave post-punk
1		1990	Extrabreit	Das grenzt schon an Musik	ndw
88		1990	Extrabreit	Zurück aus der Zukunft	ndw
41		1990	Extrabreit	Hurra, Hurra die Schule brennt
23		1991	Der Plan	Die Peitsche des Lebens	ndw
38		1991	Joachim Witt	60 Hits - 60 Jahre Deutschland	darkwave german gothic rock ndw
72		1991	Stephan Remmler	Stephan Remmler - Keine Sterne in Athen	ndw
47		1992	Ideal	Eitel Optimal - Das Beste	ndw
63		1992	Münchener Freiheit	Münchener Freiheit - Die grössten Hits	german ndw schlager
86		1992-12-10	Purple Schulz	Die Singles 84-92	german ndw
81		1993-09-06	Geier Sturzflug	Das Beste von Geier Sturzflug	german pop
52		1993-10-27	Spliff	Alles Gute	ndw new wave
37		1994-05-28	Scooter	Hüttenzauber 2008	schlager	schlager # 72
31		1996	Extrabreit	Jeden Tag - Jede Nacht	ndw
30		1996-09-02	Extrabreit	Superfett	ndw
90		1997	Ideal	Monotonie	berlin ndw punk rock	berlin # 71
69		1997-10-22	新居昭乃	そらの庭	alternative alternative pop breakbeat chaotic hardcore contemporary folk czech drone female vocalists german germany gothic rock idm improvisation indie folk indie pop j-pop japanese jazz rock meditation ndw nouvelle scene francaise oldies power pop rac remixes schlager singer-songwriter speedcore	contemporary folk # 13 germany # 32 remixes # 35 czech # 40 chaotic hardcore # 49 rac # 57 speedcore # 70 nouvelle scene francaise # 76 improvisation # 78
48		1998	Various Artists	Die Hit Giganten - Neue Deutsche Welle	ndw
49		1998	Witt	Bayreuth 1 (Special Edition)	alternative rock darkwave electronic german gothic rock math rock ndw rock
83		1998	Hubert Kah	Best Of	ndw
61		1998-02-27	Falco	Out Of The Dark (Into The Light)	austropop	austropop # 3 austrian # 91
19		1998-09-15	Extrabreit	XXL	ndw
51		1999	Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft	Das Beste Von DAF (20 Lieder der Deutsch Amerikanischen Freundschaft)	ebm electropunk minimal synth ndw old school ebm synthpop	electropunk # 23 old school ebm # 80
79		2000-05-24	新居昭乃	降るプラチナ	breakbeat chaotic hardcore contemporary folk czech drone german germany gothic rock grindcore idm improvisation indie folk j-pop jazz rock male vocalists mashup meditation minnesota ndw nouvelle scene francaise oldies power pop rac remixes schlager speedcore trap	contemporary folk # 26 schlager # 31 remixes # 50 germany # 56 mashup # 57 czech # 57 chaotic hardcore # 58 rac # 73 speedcore # 78 nouvelle scene francaise # 82 improvisation # 83 minnesota # 93
7		2002	Ray Man D	Ray Man D´s Lalabox	blues comedian comedy liedermacher ndw reggae rock techno
74		2002-04-22	Various Artists	Verschwende Deine Jugend	german ndw
60		2003-08-01	Döf	Codo...Düse im Sauseschritt	ndw
6		2005	Der Mußikant	Distanz	dada minimal wave ndw	dada # 73
21		2005-05-10	Das Schwarze System	Electrobeat Vol. I	darkwave ebm electro electronic industrial ndw synthpop techno
71		2005-11-23	新居昭乃	Sora No Uta	breakbeat chaotic hardcore contemporary folk diy drone gangsta rap german germany gothic rock grindcore harmonica idm improvisation indie folk japanese rock jazz rock krautrock male vocalists mashup meditation minnesota ndw norway norwegian nouvelle scene francaise oldies power pop reggaeton schlager speedcore techno trap	schlager # 4 contemporary folk # 16 germany # 37 mashup # 37 chaotic hardcore # 52 japanese rock # 55 speedcore # 72 nouvelle scene francaise # 77 improvisation # 79 diy # 81 harmonica # 88 minnesota # 91
40		2005-11	Die Krupps	Volle Kraft Voraus!	ndw
17		2007	Spider Murphy Gang	Tutti Frutti - Digital Remaster	ndw
45		2007-08-31	Joachim Witt	Auf Ewig - Meisterwerke	german ndw
55		2008-01-23	新居昭乃	金の波 千の波	breakbeat chaotic hardcore contemporary folk czech drone german germany gothic rock grindcore idm improvisation indie folk j-pop jazz rock krautrock male vocalists mashup meditation minnesota ndw nouvelle scene francaise oldies power pop rac reggaeton remixes schlager speedcore trap	mashup # 4 czech # 5 remixes # 10 rac # 26 chaotic hardcore # 30 speedcore # 53 nouvelle scene francaise # 61 improvisation # 66 minnesota # 87
18		2008-08-29	志方あきこ	Umineko no Naku Koro ni Theme Song	breakbeat chaotic hardcore contemporary folk diy gangsta rap gothic rock grindcore harmonica improvisation indie folk industrial japanese rock krautrock male vocalists mashup minnesota ndw norway norwegian nouvelle scene francaise nu metal oldies reggaeton schlager speedcore techno trap	harmonica # 11 diy # 15 improvisation # 30 nouvelle scene francaise # 39 minnesota # 69
8		2009	Various Artists	Alles Prima und viele andere Hits	ndw
44		2011-01-07	Udo Lindenberg	Glanzlichter	german rock deutschrock singer-songwriter
85		2013	Die Goldenen Zitronen	Dead School Hamburg	german ndw punk rock
78		2014-04-25	Joachim Witt	Neumond	darkwave german gothic rock ndw synthpop
36		2018-05-25	Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft	D.A.F	ebm
42		2018-09-28	EAV	Im Himmel ist die Hölle los	austrian austropop ndw pop	austrian # 15 austropop # 48
58		2018-09-28	Abwärts	Smart Bomb	deutschpunk german ndw new wave post-punk punk rock	deutschpunk # 39
100		2018-12-14	Grauzone	Eisbär	ndw
67		2021-01-15	konstantin unwohl	Im Institut Für Strömungstechnik	coldwave darkwave ebm minimal synth minimal wave ndw synthpop	minimal synth # 5 minimal wave # 25
13		2021-01-15	konstantin unwohl	Im Institut für Strömungstechnik	coldwave darkwave ebm minimal synth minimal wave ndw synthpop
62		2021-03-12	Markus	Best of	german ndw
11		2021-11	Grauzone	Popfolk Compilation Vol. I	ndw new wave post-punk
34		2022-10-28	Lyschko	Brennen	darkwave gothic pop gothic rock indie pop indie rock ndw new wave noise rock post-punk	gothic pop # 37
92		2022-12	Salò	Rabatt	deutschpunk electropunk minimal synth minimal wave ndw new wave post-punk punk rock synthpop	minimal synth # 54 minimal wave # 59 electropunk # 72 deutschpunk # 88
32		2023-03	Karies	Tagträume an der Schaummaschine	coldwave darkwave indie rock ndw new wave post-punk synthpop
80		2023-11-03	Tränen	Haare eines Hundes	deutschpop electropunk indie pop indie rock ndw new wave pop punk post-punk punk pop synthpop	electropunk # 56 punk pop # 86 deutschpop # 92
24		2024-02-23	Iedereen	iedereen	deutschpunk indie punk indie rock ndw pop punk post-punk post-punk revival punk pop punk rock	indie punk # 32 punk pop # 53
20		2024-03-01	Messer	Kratermusik	art punk dance-punk dub gothic rock krautrock ndw new wave no wave post-punk
26			志方あきこ	Byakumu no Mayu ～Ricordando il passato～	breakbeat chaotic hardcore contemporary folk diy gangsta rap gothic rock grindcore harmonica improvisation indie folk industrial instrumental japanese rock krautrock male vocalists mashup minnesota ndw norway norwegian nouvelle scene francaise nu metal oldies reggaeton schlager speedcore techno trap	japanese rock # 9 harmonica # 27 diy # 29 improvisation # 38 nouvelle scene francaise # 46 minnesota # 75
93			TEMMIS	Klinge	darkwave electroclash gothic pop indie pop indie rock ndw new wave post-punk post-punk revival shoegaze synthpop	post-punk revival # 64 gothic pop # 88
3			Captain Traumschiff	NDW Die Neue Deutsche Welle Best Of: Volume 1	german ndw
33			Verschiedene Interpreten	Deutsche Kulthits der 80er Jahre - 3	dream pop electronic ndw pop shoegaze

Related genres

• german
• new wave
• post-punk
• synthpop
• gothic rock
• schlager
• pop
• contemporary folk
• breakbeat
• improvisation