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Body Dance

Ken Roberts | Flint, MI | 06/23/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"D.A.F. were one of the first minimalist type synthesizer dance bands from the early 80s. Starting as a multipiece, they pared down to a duo in 1980 with their second release, "Alles ist gut". "Gold und Liebe", their third release, is a dark sweaty excursion into euro-dance circa 1981. Robert Gorl provides all of the music, mainly pounding drums and dark brutish synthesizers, while Gabi Delgado brings forth the heat as he growls and purrs his way through the LP/CD. Gabi sings in German, but don't let that drive you away. The music is very powerful... sweat and leather on the dance floor. Don't miss this one. One of the real precursors to trance and techno."

Less inspired than their previous efforts

Ken Roberts | 06/27/2001

(3 out of 5 stars)

"After the landmark albums "Die Kleinen und die Bösen" and "Alles ist gut", the release of "Gold und Liebe" was followed with little interest, since there were no surprises: this album is a poppier follow-up to "Alles ist gut" (the structure is almost the same), sacrifying their dangerous aura in favour of a more hedonistic form of pleasure. Their sound has a little bit more of colour, but it is much easier to find sequences or texts alike to other from their previous albums. Nicer but also showing some void."