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Carambolage

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German Punk and New Wave trio founded 1979 in Fresenhagen, Schleswig Holstein. They are considered as first pure female Punk band in Germany. They were connected with , with who they lived in a community in a farm in Fresenhagen. Founding member is the younger sister of TSS-musician . and grew up in Rodgau near Frankfurt in Germany. Neander followed and to Berlin, as both also were originally from Rodgau. In 1979, when the band TSS already lived in Friesenhagen, Neander asked Steitz to found a band together and Steitz agreed. Both moved to Fresenhagen in 1979. Shortly after founding Carambolage, , who was living near Fresenhagen, joined the band. After recording their first album in 1980, had to be substituted by in 1982, as Olbrich was pregnant, when the band wanted to record a second album. Lemmen was also from a small village near Fresenhagen and she stayed in the group even after Olbrich returned. As their third album, recorded in 1985 was rejected by CBS, the band split.