The Local Moon

Darkwave underground band from East Berlin, East Germany (German Democratic Republic). The band existed in 1987 and 1988

The Local Moon lit up in 1987 and ’88 in the scene around the legendary East Berlin underground band Ornament & Verbrechen. Ronald Lippok had previously played drums in Rosa Extra, an early GDR punk band, then founded Ornament & Verbrechen. René Le Doil was active in East Berlin’s non-state-approved fashion and performance scene, and with Ornament & Verbrechen he occasionally played organ.