Artist
Geile Tiere
Geile Tiere, an NDW artist from the early 1980s Berlin underground, crafted lo-fi, synth-driven soundscapes with avant-garde lyrics.
About
Geile Tiere operated in the shadows of the early 1980s Berlin underground. Theirs was a skeletal sound — lo-fi, synth-driven, with avant-garde lyrics like spectral echoes in a concrete bunker. Their brief existence, from 1980 to 1982, left a trail of enigmatic releases, each revealing an austere DIY ethos. "Geile Tiere / Ausbildung" on GeeBeeDee and the self-released "Geile Tiere Berlin" exemplify their commitment to analog warmth and eclectic soundscapes, a nod to contemporaries like Sentimentale Jugend and Die tödliche Doris. With labels like Chiquita Records and their own imprint, Geile Tiere's output spanned vinyl and cassette formats, embracing the tactile precision of both mediums. The live tape "Live im Exxcess 1980" captures their performance style, raw and nocturnal, a transient moment preserved in analog memory. Their sound, while aligned with the Neue Deutsche Welle, veered into territories less charted, resisting mainstream appeal for something more spectral, more precise.