Mania D. was a short-lived band, formed in West Berlin in 1978 when
Beate Bartel met
Bettina Köster and
Gudrun Gut at their clothing store Eisengrau. They released one 7″ single, Herzschlag, on Monogam Records before breaking up in 1979(?). Gut and Köster went on to greater prominence at part of
Malaria! and are still both active today as individual performers and as part of various music projects. In 2021, the compilation album "M_SESSIONS - RARE ORIGINALS" was released and featured previously unreleased tracks, demos, and live performances from Mania D.,
Matador (anoth…
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