{"id":30867,"date":"2025-04-29T07:26:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T05:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/xmal-deutschland-about-the-past-and-musical-colors\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T07:26:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T05:26:00","slug":"xmal-deutschland-about-the-past-and-musical-colors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/xmal-deutschland-about-the-past-and-musical-colors\/","title":{"rendered":"XMAL DEUTSCHLAND about the past and musical colors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/XMalDeutschland0525-Anja-Huwe_chair_by_Jan_Riephoff-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/XMalDeutschland0525-Anja-Huwe_chair_by_Jan_Riephoff-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/XMalDeutschland0525-Anja-Huwe_chair_by_Jan_Riephoff-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/XMalDeutschland0525-Anja-Huwe_chair_by_Jan_Riephoff-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/XMalDeutschland0525-Anja-Huwe_chair_by_Jan_Riephoff-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/XMalDeutschland0525-Anja-Huwe_chair_by_Jan_Riephoff.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Jan Riephoff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Four albums in six years, gigs with <strong>Cocteau Twins<\/strong>, a deal with 4AD &#8211; and all this at a time when women were still considered exotic in post-punk. &#8220;The Gift: The 4AD Years&#8221;, an overview of <strong>Xmal Deutschland<\/strong> &#8216;s work, will soon be released in a comprehensive vinyl edition. 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