Essential artist

DAF

Industrial / EBM

Düsseldorf, Germany · Active 1978–2021 (with breaks)

Also known as Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft

Why they matter

Their sequencer-driven "Körpermusik" made them a forerunner of EBM and techno; John Peel called them "the Grandfathers of Techno".

In the scene

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Sources: en.wikipedia.org · Last verified Nov 2, 2026