NDW (Neue Deutsche Welle, or German New Wave) has its roots in the Krautrock of the 60s and 70s and grew to encompass the distinctive new wave punk/electronic sound that was being formed in the German underground in the late 70s and early 80s. With NDW there tend to be two distinctive groups; the less successful underground bands from before the turn of the decade and those who came after, the more mainstream (and commercially successful) groups of the latter part of the 80s. Ideal was one of the more critically acclaimed bands of the NDW, and blurred the line between commercial success and underground popularity.
"monotonie," from the 1981 album Der Ernst des Lebens:
a live performance of "Berlin" from their self titled album from 1980:
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