Xmal Deutschland Archives

Xmal Deutschland’s Fourth and Final Album “Devils” to Receive Limited Edition Vinyl Reissue

Hamburg’s Xmal Deutschland carved their place in the early 1980s with jagged guitars, choral keys, and Anja Huwe’s unmistakable voice carrying across the gloom of the North German port city.…

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Past Meets Present in Anja Huwe’s Video for Xmal Deutschland Mashup “PolarForest” — European Live Dates This Summer

Anja Huwe has never followed a straight line in her artistic journey; instead, she is guided by a synesthetic sense of connection between color, form, sound, and even time. With…

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German Post-Punk Legends Xmal Deutschland Announce “Gift: The 4AD Years” Box Set

Among the artists to have graced 4AD’s revered roster, few have burned with the same enigmatic intensity as Germany’s Xmal Deutschland. Formed in Hamburg in 1981 by a group of…

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A Hideaway in The Hague — Grauzone Festival 2025 Featured the Best of Post-Punk, Synthpop, and New Wave!

The 2025 edition of the Netherlands long-running Grauzone Festival felt like stepping through the looking glass and into a post-punk wonderland – a three-day summer camp where the clock stopped…

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Anja Huwe of Xmal Deutschland to Perform Live Again at Grauzone Festival — Listen to “Demon Diamonds” Remixes

Anja Huwe, the formidable frontwoman of German post-punk luminaries Xmal Deutschland, is set to make a triumphant return to music. After etching her name into the annals of alternative music…

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Living in the Forest — An Interview with Anja Huwe of Xmal Deutschland

Of all the bands in 4AD’s orbit, few have been as near and dear to our heart as Xmal Deutschland. Formed in 1980 by five women who at the time,…

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Xmal Deutschland’s Anja Huwe Unveils her Gothic Expressionist Video for “Rabenschwarz” (Raven Black)

Wir wissen nicht, was morgen wird Wir ziehen durch Zeit und Raum In global mythologies, the raven emerges as a figure of paradox, weaving threads of transformation and intellect across…

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Anja Huwe Debuts New Solo Track “Pariah” — Plus Listen to the Original Version of Xmal Deutschland’s “Incubus Succubus”

Sacred Bones has just unveiled two more tracks from the parallel releases of Xmal Deutschland’sEarly Singles 1981-1982 (including two bonus tracks) and the debut solo album from Xmal Deutschland’s inimitable…

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Anja Huwe Announces Solo Album “Codes” and Xmal Deutschland’s Early Singles for Release on Sacred Bones

Xmal Deutschland, German post-punk pioneers, exhibited a voracious and unyielding approach throughout the 1980s. Their aesthetic, marked by flamboyant hairstyles and heavy, kohl-rimmed eyes, mirrored the dual nature of their…

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Delinquent: An Interview with Mona Mur

As a songwriter, producer, and German Underground music legend, and International Martial Arts Champion Mona Mur, has a long storied career. Breaking onto the “German Wave Explosion” during the early…

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