By the time I had discovered Xmal Deutschland via the 1987 album Viva. The end war nigh. The Siouxsie comparisons can't stop this iconic German band from being visually and musically enigmatic. Dark brooding and beautiful. Anja, Manuela & Fiona goth-girl power of another level. God I wish I had seen them live.
Cannot believe its 26 years since this great band disbanded, very sad day for lovers of the group and genre. I did get to see Xmal 9 times and i cherish every time.
I was a Goth in the UK in the mid-late 80s. Saw Xmal live a few times. They were definately a Goth band or, if you will, had an overall Goth following / fan base. Same crowd who went to see Siouxsie, The Cure, Alien Sex Fiend, Sisters of Mercy, Sex Gang Children ....
@dimensional X struggling to think actually. There weren't many bands that sounded like them. Maybe early Cocteau twins, garlands era, not much but it sprang to mind. Skeletal Family as well.
Great combo...Manuela Rickers was a kickass guitarist, Wolfgang Ellerbrock & Peter Bellendir just roared everything forward with the bass & drums...and then there was Anja, growling teutonically, soaring & swooping, just unbelieveably superb!
Here are the lyrics in English if you are interested: aurora aurora aurora Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant aurora aurora aurora From Alaska to Kiruna From Alaska to Kiruna Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant aurora aurora aurora Striker between the stars Torches on the horizon aurora Burn, burn, burn, burn Aura in the night sky aurora aurora aurora From Alaska to Kiruna From Alaska to Kiruna Dancer in the firmament Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant
A primeira vez que ouvi esta música, na minha adolescência, foi mágico. Inspirava-me as mais belas imagens. Assim o gótico oitentista internacional simplesmente loclupetou minha imaginação. Mágico, encantador, sombrio, melancólico, mas muito, muito divertido e emocionalmente profundo.
This song ties a knot in my throat every time I listen to it; a very crazy woman for whom I felt very deeply, and whose fate I never knew, loved it. I listen to it just to remember her, and wonder what must have been of her. I hope she's alive and well. Y.A.R.G. I hope I see you again, or at least find out what happened to you.
this band was one of the best amongst the gothic bands. I want to go to clubs where this song is displayed ! what awesome music I miss the 80´s damn it ! I need this music! this song was an anthem for many fans like me ! Absolutely awesome, the melody is perfect
i saw this lot in Aberdeen in around 1987. My first live gig and they blew me away. Specially this song. Make me want to dust down the crimpers and go all gothic again.
Polarlicht Polarlicht Polarlicht Scheine scheine scheine scheine Polarlicht Polarlicht Polarlicht Von Alaska bis Kiruna Von Alaska bis Kiruna Scheine scheine scheine scheine Polarlicht Polarlicht Polarlicht Sturm zwischen den Sternen Fackeln am Horizont Polarlicht Brenne brenne brenne brenne Aura am Nachthimmel Polarlicht Polarlicht Polarlicht Von Alaska bis Kiruna Von Alaska bis Kiruna Tänzer am Firmament Scheine scheine scheine scheine
I am 43 - you can say I am old skool New Wave. In our Country there is a revival of New Wave. This weekend I was on a New Wave party and danced on this song (and many other songs New wave Stuff).
Niesamowite; Odkryłem ich dzisiaj dzięki tvp qultura - DOPIERO dzisjaj, niestey. Myślałem że nic mi nie przypomni naszej poczciwej Siekiery - a tu proszę...
+Keith Bate I'm a MASSIVE Lush fan. I saw them only twice but wasn't as fan of them back then as I am now, which I can't explain. I rediscovered them in 2007, thanks the internet. And yeah, each and every decent 1990 young man had to feel "a bit of a thing" for both Miki and Emma since these girls just had it all, music wise, look wise, mind wise and whatever.
+julosx Well that period late 80's/early 90's was choke full of great bands eg REM, Pixies, Throwing Muses, Dead can Dance, Husker Du, House of Love , Nirvana, X mal, Cocteau Twins, Mazzy Star, Wall of Voodoo etc etc. saw all of these except Nirvana and that list includes the best bands I have ever seen. And I am still a regular gig goer 25 years later. Funny you mentioned Manuela Rickers . That women was "sex on legs " for me (LOL)
This is the first song I ever heard from XMD many years ago, and I became a fan as soon as I got the Peel Sessions EP. I've always loved Anja's haunting vocals!
Polarlicht Polarlicht Polarlicht Scheine scheine... Polarlicht... Von Alaska bis Kiruna Von Alaska bis Kiruna Scheine scheine... Polarlicht... Sturm zwischen den Sternen Fackeln am Horizont ! Brenne brenne... Aura am Nachthimmel Polarlicht... (Tänzer am firmament) Scheine scheine...
20 years i'm searching for the title, just knowing it was x-mal deutschland !!! I'm so happy to know it by now !! What a fucking song !! i miss so much the new wave/ cold wave times .....
Thanks for sharing. I'd seen the Xmal Deutschland logo/patch on a few goth girls here and there in the '80s (ca. 1984-88) but never bothered to investigate what the draw was for this-and many other-dark denizens of the deep. At least RUclips allows me to plunge into the depths, even if only 30 years later... cough cough ...get off my lawn! =)
these guys rocked, graduating from the 4AD class with clan of xymox, et al. this could even pass as an early twins track; she's got a litle liz in her voice. ))
This is what is great about the internet. In my real life, I know one other person who knows of Xmal D. On the internet, obscure artists seem a lot less obscure. I remember the first time I heard this tune and thought Siouxsie and the Banshees made a new album. A moment later I realized the vocals were in German. XD I love this tune, but I strongly prefer the Peel Sessions version. I would love to see that posted if you have it.
It seems that at a glance, more than any of the underground genres, Goth and it's associated acts really had a hand in laying the foundations for women musicians in underground music. I'm more from the Punk/Hardcore and Metal side of things so I can't confirm this but relative to those genres which for the most part were male dominated for years Goth seems to have showcased the talents of women musicians more throughout the 80's.
Lyrics in english according to google: Aurora Aurora Aurora Seem, seem, seem, seem Aurora Aurora Aurora From Alaska to Kiruna From Alaska to Kiruna Seem, seem, seem, seem Aurora Aurora Aurora Storm among the stars Torches on the horizon aurora Burn burn burn burn Aura in the night sky Aurora Aurora Aurora From Alaska to Kiruna From Alaska to Kiruna Dancer in the firmament Seem, seem, seem, seem
Après ces 30 ans, je danse encore comme un fou sur ce titre et vraiment, je prend mon pied à sauter dans tous les sens et chanter à en faire chier mes voisins :) enfin pas que ce titre de ce groupe mais bon c'est déjà trop pour eux.. mes voisins ;) lol
@AlienZygote010 Horror punk is where it's at now, and the beauty with horror punk is that the scene isn't filled with a bunch of mallgoths claiming to be something else.
One of if not the most underrated band in Germany.
They might be reforming later this year.
In terms of music, it's the most German thing that's ever been German.
@@kalevala29 What, more German than Kraftwerk, Propaganda, (early) Einstürzende Neubauten or Heino?
@@x-vector7245vielleicht Nina Hagen
Why does someone ALWAYS have to post about a band being 'underrated'? Is it something that Mediocre people think? Yawn.
To this day I keep hearing "Órale" instead of "Polarlicht." That kind of makes me happy.
Same here.
Órale!!!
tambocha , me too hahaha but i love it so much she could pee down my back hahahaha
Jajaja orale man
Now that you've mentioned it..
By the time I had discovered Xmal Deutschland via the 1987 album Viva. The end war nigh. The Siouxsie comparisons can't stop this iconic German band from being visually and musically enigmatic. Dark brooding and beautiful. Anja, Manuela & Fiona goth-girl power of another level. God I wish I had seen them live.
Cannot believe its 26 years since this great band disbanded, very sad day for lovers of the group and genre. I did get to see Xmal 9 times and i cherish every time.
How I could see them live back in the days.
I was a Goth in the UK in the mid-late 80s. Saw Xmal live a few times. They were definately a Goth band or, if you will, had an overall Goth following / fan base. Same crowd who went to see Siouxsie, The Cure, Alien Sex Fiend, Sisters of Mercy, Sex Gang Children ....
What do you think about neo nazis and skin heads? Could you tell me? Ok I like rock AND roll but in the scene
I was a glam pop fan and I also lobed tjem
Yep not a bad band. I caught their final gig @ Wheatley collage near Oxford. R.I.P.
Sortudo.
@dimensional X struggling to think actually. There weren't many bands that sounded like them. Maybe early Cocteau twins, garlands era, not much but it sprang to mind.
Skeletal Family as well.
Great combo...Manuela Rickers was a kickass guitarist, Wolfgang Ellerbrock & Peter Bellendir just roared everything forward with the bass & drums...and then there was Anja, growling teutonically, soaring & swooping, just unbelieveably superb!
Here are the lyrics in English if you are interested:
aurora
aurora
aurora
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant
aurora
aurora
aurora
From Alaska to Kiruna
From Alaska to Kiruna
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant
aurora
aurora
aurora
Striker between the stars
Torches on the horizon
aurora
Burn, burn, burn, burn
Aura in the night sky
aurora
aurora
aurora
From Alaska to Kiruna
From Alaska to Kiruna
Dancer in the firmament
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant
+ ian paul , thank you for the lyrics , very much appreciated , love this song and love the lyrics as well , makes it better , thx again.
I'd say: "shine!" (as in the imperative / command) rather than "brilliant" and "storm", not "striker". However, your effort is appreciated.
DUNES SABLES D OR PISTES EN CYCLE KX LEVE TOI
Beautiful
Scheine it's actually "Shine" rather than "Brilliant
musically, the 80s will go down as this century's greatest decade. Love it!!!
Written in 2010...🤔
@@mechanicaldavid4827 still true in 2023 :P
❤❤
Oraleeeeeee oooraleeeeeeeeeeeeeeee oooorale, ooo chale chale chaleeeee
Jajaja ala webadas😂
Jajajauauauajjauauajajua
😅😅😅🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Jajajsja
A primeira vez que ouvi esta música, na minha adolescência, foi mágico. Inspirava-me as mais belas imagens. Assim o gótico oitentista internacional simplesmente loclupetou minha imaginação. Mágico, encantador, sombrio, melancólico, mas muito, muito divertido e emocionalmente profundo.
Amigo siento lo mismo , esta banda inspiró mi adolescencia
This song brings me good memories of the past!
I wish this group comes back and tours again!
BACK TO MY GOOD YOUNG TIMES... LONG LIVE XMAL DEUTSCHLAND!!!
Been listening to Xmal since 1985.
This song ties a knot in my throat every time I listen to it; a very crazy woman for whom I felt very deeply, and whose fate I never knew, loved it. I listen to it just to remember her, and wonder what must have been of her. I hope she's alive and well. Y.A.R.G. I hope I see you again, or at least find out what happened to you.
Juan Gil just found this, my word bo, some flashback, interesting times, thank you for this x
Did you ever find out what happened to her?
this band was one of the best amongst the gothic bands. I want to go to clubs where this song is displayed ! what awesome music I miss the 80´s damn it ! I need this music! this song was an anthem for many fans like me ! Absolutely awesome, the melody is perfect
im 18 and im sick of music in these days like 30stm or else shit. Keep it like this !
ohh my leggg
Oraré, oraré!
Oh oh oh my leg 😂
Chanel, Chanel, Chanel, Chanel....Chanel
I saw Anja Huwe live at Wembley Arena supporting the Stranglers; this is brilliant I'd forgotten what a good song it was - thanks!
i saw this lot in Aberdeen in around 1987. My first live gig and they blew me away. Specially this song. Make me want to dust down the crimpers and go all gothic again.
You mean Kurt's hometown?
first gig i went to in london lyceum 1985.....xmal deutschland...thanks for posting and bringing back good memories..peace.
Polarlicht
Polarlicht
Polarlicht
Scheine scheine scheine scheine
Polarlicht
Polarlicht
Polarlicht
Von Alaska bis Kiruna
Von Alaska bis Kiruna
Scheine scheine scheine scheine
Polarlicht
Polarlicht
Polarlicht
Sturm zwischen den Sternen
Fackeln am Horizont
Polarlicht
Brenne brenne brenne brenne
Aura am Nachthimmel
Polarlicht
Polarlicht
Polarlicht
Von Alaska bis Kiruna
Von Alaska bis Kiruna
Tänzer am Firmament
Scheine scheine scheine scheine
Thank you for posting the lyrics! Now I can understand the song a little better.
danke bitte
Danke schön, dieses Lied ist sehr toll.
¡¡Órale!!
I am 43 - you can say I am old skool New Wave.
In our Country there is a revival of New Wave. This weekend I was on a New Wave party and danced on this song (and many other songs New wave Stuff).
Amo esse som...
Gothic rock e anos 80 sempre!!!
Manuela Rickers is one of the most awesome guitarists EVER.
this band is such a treasure!!
I was guitar tech roadie for gene loves jezebel. think it was lyceum xmal were headliners..omg anja was gorgeous ...blew all other girls away
I wish Xmal would reunite! I love this group! I have their vinyl & Cd's.
I love it! She is the german version of Siouxsie. I love this music!
Beautiful song and melody. Put me in a trance. Brings back so much memory.
No insult to Siouxsie, but I've always preferred Xmal as a band.
i also believe they sound better too
Agreed
Niesamowite; Odkryłem ich dzisiaj dzięki tvp qultura - DOPIERO dzisjaj, niestey. Myślałem że nic mi nie przypomni naszej poczciwej Siekiery - a tu proszę...
Very cool . Sounds like Siouxsie
exacly !!!
They were even better than the Banshees if you ask me.
There were great (including on stage)...but it doesn't compare..sorry...:-)
I dunno... I love siouxsie but this shit is amazing
Amandine Berry , from the look of the Bauhaus and your comment on the banshees , it appears you definitely know whats good 👍
i'am french, that was my favorite band when i was student
saw X Mal many times in the 1980's after hearing on Peel . Excellent band clearly influenced by Siouxsie .
+Keith Bate Manuela Rickers was definitely a female John Mc Geoch.
+julosx Yes but far sexier !
+julosx Did you ever see Lush ? saw them many times. Good band and had a "bit of a thing" for Emma
+Keith Bate I'm a MASSIVE Lush fan. I saw them only twice but wasn't as fan of them back then as I am now, which I can't explain. I rediscovered them in 2007, thanks the internet. And yeah, each and every decent 1990 young man had to feel "a bit of a thing" for both Miki and Emma since these girls just had it all, music wise, look wise, mind wise and whatever.
+julosx Well that period late 80's/early 90's was choke full of great bands eg REM, Pixies, Throwing Muses, Dead can Dance, Husker Du, House of Love , Nirvana, X mal, Cocteau Twins, Mazzy Star, Wall of Voodoo etc etc. saw all of these except Nirvana and that list includes the best bands I have ever seen. And I am still a regular gig goer 25 years later.
Funny you mentioned Manuela Rickers . That women was "sex on legs " for me (LOL)
Alternative Goths Legend from this band hearts...xmal love u so much.. Kiss your souls everytime if i hear this banda...
Love this band! Saw them twice live.
This is the first song I ever heard from XMD many years ago, and I became a fan as soon as I got the Peel Sessions EP.
I've always loved Anja's haunting vocals!
Für mich die beste deutsche indie Band der achtziger!
Of all the bands that came from my hometown Hamburg Xmal are still my favourite. I would love to see them doing a revival gig some day ...
Hamburg is my favorite city in Deutschland...of the 14 I got to know pretty well ❌❌❌
If you are 18 years old and listen to this kind of music....you are a well educated boy!!!
Thanks for posting. This brings back a lotta memories :)
génial a l'époque . X-mal deutschland encore et toujours maintenant.
Polarlicht Polarlicht Polarlicht
Scheine scheine...
Polarlicht...
Von Alaska bis Kiruna
Von Alaska bis Kiruna
Scheine scheine...
Polarlicht...
Sturm zwischen den Sternen
Fackeln am Horizont !
Brenne brenne...
Aura am Nachthimmel
Polarlicht...
(Tänzer am firmament)
Scheine scheine...
once we had also such a great goth club here in bratislava, but those times lie also a couple years ago... :)
20 years i'm searching for the title, just knowing it was x-mal deutschland !!! I'm so happy to know it by now !!
What a fucking song !! i miss so much the new wave/ cold wave times .....
I love this band so much....her wailing draws me in closer...
''Viva'' album is the best!This is the greatest band in history of cold wave!
Thanks for sharing. I'd seen the Xmal Deutschland logo/patch on a few goth girls here and there in the '80s (ca. 1984-88) but never bothered to investigate what the draw was for this-and many other-dark denizens of the deep. At least RUclips allows me to plunge into the depths, even if only 30 years later... cough cough ...get off my lawn! =)
Trop bon, la belle et bonne époque…. 🖤
Brilliant, great to remember them
I love you so much I'm goth I live in Morocco I like it very much xmal
Their problem was they couldn't capture on record the incredibly powerful experience of their live gigs...
Me encanta la vocalista y el grupo en si 💜 creo que es uno de los mejores grupos que gustan cuando los escuchas por primera vez .
Just reminicin listening to this song reminds me of my baby years when i literally thought the world was made of magic
spooky spooky cakes oh but it still is!
Powerful and beautiful. Another level of sound and mood. Where are the new Xmal's?
they've always reminded me alot more of cocteau twins than siouxie sioux
Not at all man
Sounds a lot like Garlands-era Cocteau Twins for sure.
Xmal is better the siouxie
@@jordanl5127 nah man, come on.
Siouxsie started it all and she could actually sing live on stage.
Very underrated
these guys rocked, graduating from the 4AD class with clan of xymox, et al. this could even pass as an early twins track; she's got a litle liz in her voice. ))
I love this band. Such great music.
Xmal Deutschland!!! This is One of my favorite bands.
excellent theme song of what was in my time sinister wave and then step to call the new wave or cold wave to myself x-mal. greetings from Piura, Peru.
last time when i hear this song and album was 20 y ago...great album! old 4AD stuff
Thank you for your post... This song is absolutely amazing!!!! One of the best of my life!!!
The German answer to the Brits Siouxsie and the Banshees!!! SPELLBOUND!!!
But a way better....
Anja Huwe sounds so much like Siouxsie Sioux.
She is like a German version.
That's the problem
a bit of She Past Away too
...and mellie mel
A way better...
Fantastic song,wish i was born earlier ,thank god we can listen to that in Greece
Interessant. I like all these experiments. I come from a New Wave band in that same period.
On my opinion, Viva is the best album they realeased. Love this song!
This is what is great about the internet. In my real life, I know one other person who knows of Xmal D. On the internet, obscure artists seem a lot less obscure.
I remember the first time I heard this tune and thought Siouxsie and the Banshees made a new album. A moment later I realized the vocals were in German. XD
I love this tune, but I strongly prefer the Peel Sessions version. I would love to see that posted if you have it.
She sounds more like Elizabeth Fraser than like Siouxie Sioux, at least on this track.
Eir Apps, i think Elizabeth sounded more angelic than anja , but lisa garrard from dead can dance i think is spot on for xmal.
Yes !!! I hear the the same Eir Apps!! People seem to have not listened to the early cocteau twins "post-punk" albums....
Disagree
All 3 sound like each other, bonus Toyah
die gute alte zeiten
It seems that at a glance, more than any of the underground genres, Goth and it's associated acts really had a hand in laying the foundations for women musicians in underground music. I'm more from the Punk/Hardcore and Metal side of things so I can't confirm this but relative to those genres which for the most part were male dominated for years Goth seems to have showcased the talents of women musicians more throughout the 80's.
encore de tres bons souvenirs 80' avec ce super groupe !,la chanteuse etait tres jolie! ;)
Tung och ärlig musik. Rakt in i själen.Underbart.
Brilliant band--- and Danke
Jaysus I had the cassette when it was first released, I am old,, thank you 😎
my favourite X-Mal Deutschland song, together with "Incubus succubus" ! ! !
Amazing. Songs from my youth.
Lyrics in english according to google:
Aurora
Aurora
Aurora
Seem, seem, seem, seem
Aurora
Aurora
Aurora
From Alaska to Kiruna
From Alaska to Kiruna
Seem, seem, seem, seem
Aurora
Aurora
Aurora
Storm among the stars
Torches on the horizon
aurora
Burn burn burn burn
Aura in the night sky
Aurora
Aurora
Aurora
From Alaska to Kiruna
From Alaska to Kiruna
Dancer in the firmament
Seem, seem, seem, seem
they sound pretty cool actually
I know right! I like it in German better though....
My name is Aurora. Cindi Aurora Gonzalez
amazing song, anja has an amazing voice
esta banda revento en lima peru en los años ochentas y aun hoy en dia ponene actualemente este tema todo un clasico,
great themmm the bestt
Great song! It makes me remember my punk ages, 24 years ago...
GOOODDDD Times!
Thank you for sharing!
KlaupurniaBlanca
great song. proud of my German heritage!
you shouldn't be.....read some books
Stalingrad remember? 😂
@@thomasandersen6719Nah he definitely should.
Völlig unterbewertet/ Totally underrated bis zum Schluss!!
Still have the album! Brilliant stuff.
Great band Great times thanks for osting T-T
yeah! Sioxsie, Xmal and Closterkeller are the best band on gothic music scene!!
thank you for uploading this song!
just love it..so simple song so great!
Après ces 30 ans, je danse encore comme un fou sur ce titre et vraiment, je prend mon pied à sauter dans tous les sens et chanter à en faire chier mes voisins :) enfin pas que ce titre de ce groupe mais bon c'est déjà trop pour eux.. mes voisins ;) lol
Sehr geiles Lied.......
Awesome 👍
po 20 latach ,kiedy zapomniałem jak się nazywają ,wreszcie znalazłem,i jak dla mnie cudo
Estilo inconfundible y único de Xmal Deutschland. Thanks
Jestem uzależniony od tego kawałka, no coś niesamowitego.....
Most beautiful experience.
@AlienZygote010 Horror punk is where it's at now, and the beauty with horror punk is that the scene isn't filled with a bunch of mallgoths claiming to be something else.
Alternative Goths Soft Rock😢❤
well, my memories lie about 17-18 years ago... :)
Hello i am Brasil oh great music 😎🇧🇷🎸