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Propaganda was a group formed in Düsseldorf, Germany in 1982 by Ralf Dörper (a member of the German industrial band Die Krupps), part-time more...DJ Andreas Thein and Susanne Freytag. As a trio, they made demo recordings for future release. With the inclusion of classically trained musician and composer Michael Mertens and 19-year old vocalist Claudia Brücken, now a five-member band, journalist Paul Morley signed the band to Trevor Horn's newly-formed ZTT Records label.
The group relocated to the United Kingdom and released the single "Dr. Mabuse", named after the fictional character created by filmmaker Fritz Lang. A dark slab of rhythmic synthpop, the release reached No.27 in the Official UK Top 40 in April 1984 (the song reached #7 in Germany). The group appeared on various TV shows in the UK, including Channel 4's groundbreaking "The Tube". Here, as well as performing "Dr. Mabuse", they also gave one of their few performances of a cover version of Throbbing Gristle's song "Disziplin". The band had included in their original demo and it was intended to be their debut single, but Throbbing Gristle blocked this. As Paul Morley marketed the band as a twisted, hellish version of Abba, for this reason Michael Mertens remained in the background as an invisible fifth member - although this was not to last long. less
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