Gabriel Delgado Lopez is his complete name. Born in 1958 in Córdoba, he moved to Germany shortly after birth because of his father fleeing during the Franco regime.
In 1966, the family prepared for their move as they set out to eventually reside in the Düsseldorf area, where Gabi Delgado He would soon obtain German citizenship. However, during his lifetime, dividing his time between London and Zurich, Berlin and Andalusia, the key figure in EBM—a born wanderer—often relocated his place of dwelling.
With nearly five decades gone by, it’s challenging to grasp just how disruptive the appearance of Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft , the pair consisting of Gabi and the rhythmically precise drummer Robert Görl , was at the very end of the 70s. With a finely honed sense of irony, even a form of cynicism, the duo certainly didn't choose their pseudonym (German-American Friendship) out of a blind admiration for Uncle Sam. Far from it! In light of the notable cooling of transatlantic relations caused by Trumpist excesses, one might even discern a form of premonition...
When DAF launched their initial extensive tour in 1981, the pair couldn’t depend exclusively on the inflammatory (and contentious) " Der Mussolini They also depended on an effect that left a memorable impact. During performances, frequently making pained expressions, Gabi would spin around and belt out sounds with his deep voice. At his back stood a wall featuring roughly twenty cassette players, each playing the foundational electronic part for a distinct track. Gabi would press play. start And hidden behind his drum set, Robert Görl started pounding with an intensity unlike anything before. Invisible within this eruptive chaos, his background in classical piano vanished entirely.
Following some tensions and brief reunions across their first five albums up till 1986, the duo pursued individual paths. Prior to reconnecting with Görl in 2007, Delgado was involved in several side projects within the same music style and released " Mistress in 1983 with limited success. Featuring its repetitive and entrancing qualities along with its allusions to trance music, Viva la droga electronica is unquestionably the song that most aptly encapsulates the musical preoccupations of the German monarch. EBM .
Gabi Delgado died on March 22, 2020, after suffering a abrupt heart attack.
(MH with Stéphane Soupart - Image: © Etienne Tordoir)
Image: Gabi Delgado performing with Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft at the Disque Rouge in Brussels (Belgium) in November 1981
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