With "Angriff auf's Schlaraffenland," Tapete Records releases a comprehensive, musically curated journey through 50 years of German-language punk—from the early experiments of the late 1970s to contemporary positions. The compilation accompanies the anniversary releases of Ventil Verlag, which brings together over 200 songwriters to present their most influential punk songs, thus honoring the legacy and relevance of the genre. Like a good mixtape, the collection deliberately avoids chronology and focuses on purely musical criteria: raw energy, political stance, humor, rebellious spirit, and stylistic diversity. Among those featured are Die Radierer, Hans-A-Plast, Palais Schaumburg, Egotronic, Bärchen und die Milchbubis, Toxoplasma, Slime, Schnipo Schranke, Stereo Total, and Die Nerven—bands that have redefined punk with pop, Dada, electronica, chanson, and noise. "Attack on the Land of Cockaigne" is therefore an indispensable document for anyone who doesn't see punk as just... Nostalgia, but rather a living, contradictory and still uncomfortable form of culture.
