Die Gesunden

Die Gesunden ("The healthy ones") was mainly the duo of Mabel Aschenneller and Eschi Rehm (who passed away on November 12, 2008). They were also joined on drums by Thomas Wydler (who later became known for being member of Nick Cave And the Bad Seeds). Taking influences from Kraftwerk, Roxy Music, and Eno / Bowie (who were coincidentally recording 'Low' in Berlin at this time), Die Gesunden was one of the first Neue Deutsche Welle outfits. Their self-titled LP was released in 1982 on Innovative Communication, which was the independent record label founded by Klaus Schulze in 1978 after Klaus became very interested in earliest Berlin Neue Deutsche Welle bands (such as Ideal, etc). Mabel was very involved in the Berlin scene promoting local gigs for early Einstürzende Neubauten in 1981 and shows at the Exxcess club (with shows by The Cure amongst other bands) which also inspired the birth of Die Gesunden. Die Gesunden did fairly well around Germany with one of the highlights being a tour in 1981 supporting DAF.