A raw gem from the vaults of BBC Radio. Xmal Deutschland—Hamburg’s post-goth pioneers—delivered four icy, hypnotic tracks for John Peel in 1985. Driven by martial drums, shimmering guitar textures, and Anja Huwe’s haunting German vocals, this session captures the band at their most urgent and unfiltered.
Strangely underappreciated in Germany, but a cult sensation in the UK, Xmal Deutschland helped shape the sound of Cold Punk and early Gothic Rock.�Their Peel Session remains a dark and vital document of the era.
Also worth checking: Anja Huwe is back with a powerful solo release under her own name.