Slime

Slime is a German punk rock band founded in Hamburg, Germany in 1979. They were one of the defining bands of the 1980s German punk scene. Musically and lyrically, they developed from simple, straightforward songs in the style of late 70's British punk into complex song structures with layered and cryptic texts. Their anti-fascist messages in particular had an enormous influence on the later Deutschpunk scene; many slogans from their earlier work were adopted in the autonomist scene.
Slime's work was the subject of controversy. During their periods of growing success, they were accused of "selling out". Their anti-American songs were also criticized by the leftist scene. Their first EP, Wir wollen keine Bullenschweine ("We don't want any fucking cops") was the subject of preliminary proceedings by the public prosecutor.
The band first dissolved in 1984 and reunited in 1990 as violence against refugees began to mount (e.g. Hoyerswerda riots, Rostock-Lichtenhagen riots) and released two albums, experiencing their first commercial success before dissolving again in 1994. The band reunited in 2009 after 15 years and has released two additional albums.
== Links to Peel ==
Peel starting playing Slime in the early 80's, where he started to gain a collection of German punk records, which gained some airplays on his shows. After the band split in 1984, he rarely played any tracks from them until 1993, when they collaborated with Heiter Bis Wolkig and also released their own single. The tracks later became part of the Peel Out In The States programme series recorded by Peel for the American college and commercial radio stations in 1993.
Slime member, Christian Mevs was also a part of another Hamburg based band called George & Martha, who did a session for Peel's show in 1988. The session was one of the rare moments where it never got repeated.
== Shows Played ==
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*11 October 1983: Störtebeker (album - Alle Gegen Alle) Aggressive Rockproduktionen AG 0018
*15 October 1983 (BFBS): Störtebeker (album - Alle Gegen Alle) Aggressive Rockproduktionen AG 0018
*15 October 1983 (BFBS): Untergang (album - Alle Gegen Alle) Aggressive Rockproduktionen AG 0018
*22 October 1983 (BFBS): Junge Junge (album - Alle Gegen Alle) Aggressive Rockproduktionen AG 0018
*15 November 1983: Junge Junge (album - Alle Gegen Alle) Aggressive Rockproduktionen AG 0018
*03 December 1983 (BFBS): Störtebeker (album - Alle Gegen Alle) Aggressive Rockproduktionen AG 0018
;1984
*24 March 1984 (BFBS): Störtebeker (album - Alle Gegen Alle) Aggressive Rockproduktionen AG 0018
;1985
*26 May 1985 (BFBS): Untergang (album - Alle Gegen Alle) Aggressive Rockproduktionen AG 0018
;1993
*06 August 1993: 'Der Tod Ist Ein Meister Aus Deutschland (Death Is A Master In Germany) (7")' (Weser)
*21 August 1993: 'Der Tod Ist Ein Meister Aus Deutschland (Death Is A Master In Germany) (7")' (Weiser)
*06 September 1993 (Ö3): 'Der Tod Ist Ein Meister Aus Deutschland (7")' (Weser Label)
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
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