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formed in 1981 by

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and Bettina Köster following the dissolution of Mania D with Karin Luner,

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later

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and

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(of

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). Other members included Manon P. Duursma, Christine Hahn, and Susanne Kuhnke (also a member of

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). They are most often associated with

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and

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. Malaria!'s most popular record was ''New York Passage'' (produced by Eric Dufaure for Cachalot Records), which was top 10 in both U.S. and European independent charts and led to a tour with The Birthday Party,

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, and

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. There are videos for the songs "Geld/Money", "Your Turn to Run", and "You, You" (directed by Anne Carlisle) along with a live video for "Thrash Me" featured in a German documentary called ''Super 80''. In 2001, an EP of Malaria! covers entitled ''Versus'' was released and included a popular cover of "Kaltes Klares Wasser" by

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Discography

* 1981: ''Malaria'' (12") * 1981: ''How Do You Like My New Dog?'' (7") * 1982: ''Emotion'' (LP) * 1982: ''New York Passage'' (12") * 1982: ''White Water'' (12") * 1983: ''Revisited'' - Live (Kassette) * 1984: ''Beat the Distance'' (12") * 1991: ''Compiled'' (CD) * 1991: ''Kaltes Klares Wasser'' (CDM) * 1992: ''Elation'' (CDM) * 1993: ''Cheerio'' (CD) * 2001: ''Compiled 1981–1984'' (CD)

References

External links

"Malaria!"
from ''The great indie discography''
"Germany"
from ''

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"Malaria!"
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