FINALLY NEW ALBUM OUT!

After the genius and so beautiful record

“Laser” (1999), monochrome has released their new Cd “ferro”, produced, recorded and engineered by Bernhard Hahn and the band itself – the album released on the the label “Trans Solar records” (Germany)! Already with the first track, called “Fällt”, monochrome steps back to the roots of their last long player “Laser”, with such a fine and clean emo post-rock sound, framed by such a beautiful female vocalist! So awesome! … Maybe one of the best songs, that they have ever produced! Second song on these 20 minutes masterwork is called “Angelfire”, a track, that had been previously released on monochrome’s “Varia” 7inch (2002), brought out on “Dim Mak Records”!

Like the first song, also this one is inspired by the whole post-rock influence, framed by so nice guitar-parts – an outcry full of emotions, full of hope, desires and wishes! So great this German band from Stuttgart… I can’t believe it! With the third song, their sound gets slower and slower … from now on, there are much more single notes than chords, that are played – the drums sound much more electronic… like on a few tracks of the “Laser”-Lp or “Radio”-Ep… but the music stays so dreamful… lost in such a different world, so far away from everything, that makes you suffer, that makes you feel bad… from now on: just close your eyes and dream… it will come true… surely… in your thoughts, in your heart, in your soul!

The fourth song “Lufkissen” is louder again, completed by some drums-samplers… but damn… the play of the normal drums sounds completely different now! This is due to the fact, that monochrome actually plays with a new drummer and the fourth song is still recorded by their ex-member behind the snare – same for the song “Angelfire”… anyway… all these band members have such a huge music potential, that everything that they create, sounds so awesome … like the two next songs to come! But what the hell? The last song… I don’t know how to describe it, what to express!! Two e-guitars and and acoustic guitar, such a calm male-voice, such dreamful female lyrics… I can’t remember a song, that expresses so much, that is able to make me feel so melancholic … so great … so slow … so emo … with such a best jazz and blues inspired ending! This record should be in the cd-player from everyone, who thinks to be a weak guy with his hands in his pockets! GREAT RECORD!! GREAT BAND!! 10/10

(emile)

CD Reviews

The Vandals – Internet Dating Superstuds (Kung Fu Records)

Auch 20 Jahre nach ihrer Gründung sind sie noch immer eine von den besten Punkbands, die es gibt. Dies ist ihr 12. Album, und hier wird wie gewohnt supermelodischer Punk geboten, inklusive unvergleichlich guten Pipi-Kaka-Lyrics. Zu keiner Sekunde wird es auf ihrer Platte langweilig, nein, es befinden sich im Gegenteil absolute Highlights, wie z.B. Soccer Mom, My Brain tells my Book, My brother is Gray oder Lord Of the dance auf dieser Platte.

Meine persönliche Wertung: 8/10

Torpid – Imnop

(Made in Luxembourg)

Arr, my brain hurts! Torpid sind verrückt, dass ist aber kein Nachteil, nein gar nicht. Dies ist mit Abstand das genialste, was ich je gehört habe. Diese Band variiert zwischen fast allen Musikstiles, die es gibt. Kauft diese Platte oder sterbt.

Meine persönliche Wertung: 10/10

NOFX – Regaining Unconsciousness (Fat Wreck Chords)

Passend zur alltäglichen Aktualität bringen NOFX einen Teaser von ihrem Album, mit dem passenden Titel “War on Errorism”, auf den Markt. Auf dem Rücken der Single ist ein Statement der Band für all die Pro-Busharschlöcher: „You’re sitting in shit and piss while sucking a huge pacifier, a country of adult infants. A legion of mental midgets all regaining their consciousness.“

Musikalisch gibt es, wie gewohnt, nur spitzen Musik. Die 4 Songs handeln von Bands wie z.B. Good Charlotte (Medio-core), von G.W. Bush und Charlton Heston (Idiots are taking over) oder U.S.-Wähler, die zu spät reagieren (Franco Un-American).

Meine persönliche Wertung: 10/10