The compilation at hand, Xao Seffcheques electronic phase in the early 80s from both his albums Sehr gut kommt sehr gut (1980) and Ja - nein - vielleicht (1981) (plus unreleased Tracks from 1982) comes in two parts: The songs of SEHR GUT KOMMT SEHR GUT are always satire, persiflage, paraphrase altogether: Reflecting his contemporaries with 80s analogue equipment, this discourse always adds something new and unheard of... . The fact that Seffcheque released that (fake) album as an anticipation of the Neue deutsche welle sell-out did shape those songs audibly by deconstructing the music of essential German bands at that time in order to reassemble them in a very sarcastic way into a whole new context. Whereas the following album, Ja - nein - vielleicht was of a very different kind. 2017: Bureau B releases a completely restored and remastered (Tom Morgenstern) compilation of Xaos best songs from his solo phase; Coverphoto by Richie Gleim, taken during one of the original recording sessions in 1981: furious nonchalance, regardless-of-the-consequences-lunacy and indestructible musical talent. The spirit of that time.