I'd sooner have died than admit that the most valuable thing I owned was a fairly extensive collection of German industrial music dance mix EP records stored for even further embarrassment under a box of crumbling Christmas tree ornaments in a Portland, Oregon basement. So I told him I owned nothing of any value. Douglas Coupland
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In this quote, the word “German” refers to a type of industrial music dance mix EP record. In this case, it is a reference to a very specific type of music that was popular in Germany in the 80s and 90s.

Source: Generatie X: Vertellingen Voor Een Versnelde Cultuur

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