After the last output called Hardcore aus der ersten Welt was already a smashing hit in this genre of punky-freaky-hardcore-hysterical-death metal (???) JAPANISCHE KAMPFHÖRSPIELE now come up with a CD full of cover versions, musically striking again. Of course, artistic relevance and sense of such venture is debatable. For me it just makes sense if the interpreter can leave a special mark on the covered versions. An one-to-one interpretation just sucks.
This entire thingy here entitled Deutschland von vorne has consequently also a disadvantage: JAPANISCHE KAMPFHÖRSPIELE impose too much their own style upon the tracks. One in fact gets the full broadside but variety falls short. On the other hand, technically this album is an absolute masterpiece again, so that I can get over the just mentioned flaw. Here frantic destruction, constructive hysteria and chaotic debility reign.
But, as to expect, there is light and shadow. Some bands are not made to be covered, since already legions of other bands tried and were be screwed by it; or it is generally a difficult task to catch the special atmosphere.

Track by track:
DIE GOLDENEN ZITRONEN (Diese Menschen sind halbwegs ehrlich): this song is absolutely great! A grandiose highlight right to the beginning! This harsh and scathing sarcasm got perfectly transformed.
FASAGA (Pogo in der Straßenbahn): a crust-core smasher with endless breaks, till death, cool version!
EXTRABREIT (Es tickt): straightest song, quite unspectacular.
FUNNY VAN DANNEN (menschenverachtende Untergrundmusik): right as the title implies (Inhuman Underground Music), damn great.
EA 80 (Der Mord fällt aus): here JKH completely failed to catch the depressively dark and unique atmosphere of this German cult band. Too bad :( But technically still great work.
TOCOTRONIC (Ich verabscheue euch...): straight, fast, punky but sort of un-relaxed.
EISENVATER (Der Greuel): death metal ranging between Celtic Frost, Godflesh and some thrashings, ambivalent, nothing special, but in matter of skills – bad ass!
TRIO (Kummer): slow-motion doom, slower isn’t possible, amazing!

As I expected two black outs are to find on this CD (TOCOTRONIC, EXTRABREIT) and a so called “don’t-try-it-this-way” track (EA80). But the rest is audible or even great work. Nice entertainment. I would like to have seen one or two another bands covered (Neubauten for example), for more contrasts, but it’s admittedly quite risky up to forbidden.