CD-Reviews

RAZ OHARA - Moksha


„Moksha“ bedeutet das, was Buddhisten mit Erleuchtung meinen. Raz Ohara hat den Begriff zum Thema seines dritten Albums gemacht.

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OCTOBER EQUUS QUARTET - Isla Purgatorio


The October Equus Quartet consists of three musicians from the Spanish formation October Equus, who have brought the alto saxophonist Alfonso Muñoz on board for "Isla Purgatorio", who already performed on "Saturnal" (2011).

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OCTOBER EQUUS QUARTET - Isla Purgatorio


Das October Equus Quartet besteht aus drei Musikern der spanischen Formation October Equus, die sich für „Isla Purgatorio“ den Altsaxofonisten Alfonso Muñoz ins Boot geholt haben, der schon auf „Saturnal“ (2011) mitwirkte.

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THE NOTWIST - Close To The Glass


The Notwist has a reputation for creating artistically valuable pop music. Yet pop alone would be far too restrictive for the creative energy of the Weilheim band. Six years break lay between the last two albums. A time that turned each of them into an artistic statement.

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THE NOTWIST - Close To The Glass


The Notwist eilt der Ruf voraus, künstlerisch wertvollen Pop zu erschaffen. Dabei wäre Pop allein viel zu einengend für die kreative Energie der Weilheimer Band. Sechs Jahre Pause lagen zwischen den letzten beiden Alben.

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NOTHING - Guilty Of Everything


With Relapse Records you usually know what to expect: Metal on the verge of self-mutilation and with an ear-blood guarantee.

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NOTHING - Guilty Of Everything


Bei Relapse Records weiß man für gewöhnlich, was man zu erwarten hat: Metal an der Grenze zur Selbstverstümmelung und mit Ohrenbluten-Garantie.

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THE NECKS - Open


It has been a long time since The Necks constructed minimal, highly rhythmic and melodic structures with bass, piano and percussion for the last time and repeated them for all eternity. After all, the new work "Open" consists of only one track (68 minutes long), but hypnotic grooves are missing.

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THE NECKS - Open


Lang ist es her, dass The Necks das letzte Mal nur mit Bass, Piano und Percussion minimale, ebenso hochgradig rhythmische wie melodische Strukturen konstruierten und bis in alle Ewigkeit wiederholten.

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MARISSA NADLER - July


Marissa Nadler's delicately mysterious voice is one of those that takes you into the strange mixture of innocence and malice of David Lynch's films. Since she also loves to sing about spooky American Gothic themes (this time about "Dead City Emily", for example), it couldn't be better.

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