THE TRUE PERVERS STORY

Gaby (aka Paula Zerstörungswut), GitZe (aka Joseffa Aggressiv) and Flizzer (aka Vanessa Violence) were 3 school-girls, fascinated by the early German New Wave, when they started to play together. In the beginning they used different band names, e.g. "Deutscher Abschaum", but mainly and most of the time it was "Pervers". They had weekly sessions at GitZe's room in her parents house. Once they had also a male member, Ingo Riedl, but he left the band soon due to permanent arguments with Flizzer. ---
Pervers often titled their music "Rohpunk" (raw punk), because their music did not sound like typical 80s Punk. They were inspired by German New Wave bands with an experimental and/or dilettantish approach (e.g. Hirnheimer, Familie Hesselbach, Toedliche Doris, MDK). Pervers aimed to carry their own dilettantish approach to the maximum possible extent. Apart from various types of guitars (acoustic, electric, guitalele) and an incomplete drum set they utilized some unusual tools to create their very own sound: pots, pans, metallophone, e-organ and an distortion module. Their lyrics mostly dealt with the "shady sides of human existence", male oppression and female empowerment, nuclear war and the end of mankind. GitZe made sure to record their sessions on tape which she sent out to small fanzines and labels in and out of Germany. As a result of these activities they appeared on a few tape compilations on various labels (see list below). ---
By the end of 1984 Pervers released their first record, a 7" EP with 5 tracks (collaborative release of Zweckfrei Records from Frankfurt and GitZe's label S.U.F.F.); edition: 500 copies. For this 7" Pervers performed less raw and experimental than on their tapes, but instrument-wise there are still pots and pans involved. After a review in "Maximum Rock'n Roll" they caught some attention in the United States and were invited to come over the big pond. Since they were not 18 yet and needed their parents permission, it didn't happen. Shortly after the 7" release they got an offer to record a LP for a well-known German punk-label, but they rejected because of sexistic attitudes of the label owner. A few weeks later, by the end of 1984, Flizzer left the band because her priorities had changed. Gaby and GitZe continued sporadically. They also played in 2 other bands in 1985 (Sapsndisausau and NoNö, both short-lived bands of friends).---
In 1986 Gaby moved away and Pervers took a break. In fall 1988 they got a call from Zweckfrei again, an invitation to record some of their tracks in a professional studio. The studio-session took place in February 1989 and included guest musicians (Zweckfrei label-owner and friends). 5 tracks were recorded in between a few hours. Due to a disagreement between Pervers and Zweckfrei (about the design of the record-cover) the 1989-stuff was never released, at least not officially. This was the end of the band. // band history written by G & G in Dec. 2003 / corrected in Dec. 2022

Update 2015: Two of the 1984-released Pervers tracks were released on a vinyl compilation on Randstock Records in 2014. This record sold fast. Check Discogs for details and sales.

Update 2022: 40 years after the band was founded the ex-PERVERSers consider a re-issue of the 7" record. WHY? Because some collectors ask for it. Because of the crazy prices for used copies of the 7". But there is no final decision yet... (December 2022)

WHERE ARE THEY TODAY?
Flizzer is trading with antique toys. Gaby is a social worker. GitZe is still making music and runs record labels.

WHERE CAN YOU LISTEN TO THEIR MUSIC AND WATCH THEIR VIDEOS?
The old audio tapes are either lost, or their quality is too bad to share it. Check out user "Brigade 861" on Youtube and you will find 2 official Pervers videos.