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Artist description
electro...made in germany ! november 2002/new songs...watch out !! |
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Music Style
german-electro-wave |
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Musical Influences
depeche mode , and one, kraftwerk...etc |
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Similar Artists
Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, And One, Tuxedomoon, Nitzer Ebb, Wolfsheim, Soft Cell, Front 242, |
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Artist History
our history is not very important... |
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Group Members
"huelse" - electronics "max" - voice |
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Instruments
Korg, Casio, Kawai....... |
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Albums
tag und nacht (7 track ep/cd) |
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Press Reviews
German synth/vocals duo sounds like a slightly darker, slightly more austere version of latter day Wire. Rather than assaulting listeners with a barrage of beats, they perforate their songs with uneasy stops and edgy bridges. The results are impressively disquieting. Chad Driscoll (www.listen.com)
Remember not long ago (well, actually it could be a while ago I don't
remember) when I mentioned that sometimes there are those that can just sit
down and write good music? Right off the bat, no preparation necessary,
bare minimum in the way of production and remastering? Dearmax is an
example of such a group.
Markus Hulstrunk and Markus Kerkewitz, both of whom were nicknamed "Max" by
their friends and peers, have teamed up in the midst of Germany to create
the Dearmax project. Their debut release, Tag Und Nacht, is an example of
well done, minimal and mellow Euro-industrial (read: not guitar industrial,
the original sound of the genre - think Kraftwerk). Groovy, synthetically
produced and low key, Tag Und Nacht is a fine example of how accessible and
comfortable sounding industrial music can be.
Founded in late '90 with the credo "easy electronic beats," to the duo
Markuses, minimalism is key. All seven tracks provided here on their debut
EP are highlights in how superb the fusion of minimalism and electronic
synths can be. Just because you can add more and more shite to your
recording because you're using electronic equipment is not an excuse to
fart out complication in the extreme. The individual jobs of the duo are
Hulstrunk on music and Kerkewitz on voice - simple and straightforward even
before they turned on the electronics.
Just barely hitting 23 and a half minutes, Tag Und Nacht contains, as
already stated, seven tracks. Opening with the nominal track Tag Und
Nacht, the minimal complication of the arrangement allows the duo to not
only create interesting yet simple rhythms, but even allow their fans to
hear them because it's not surrounded by track upon track of
rhetoric. Sung in German, Tag Und Nacht is an almost depressing song with
low key vocals and key taps that fade in and out throughout the
complication - it's best feature.
Speeding up just a bit, Pictures is precisely three minutes of bass laden
pulsations. Kerkewitz's voice here is almost whining in its clarity
without moving into an annoying area - it plays against the bass
programming to provide an angsty feel while remaining mellow due to its
uniquely simple makeup. Highlight of the EP is the following track - Time
to Remember. Opening with a piano solo, Hulstrunk shows clearly that
minimalism in no way hampers his capabilities as a musician. During the
initial chorus of Time to Remember you'll hear the only point in Dearmax's
repertoire where things get a bit more complicated.
I'll leave the last four tracks to your imagination. In short, Dearmax
create a mellow, laid-back electronic groove. All of these selections were
recorded in a single session each - without sounding like it was slapped
together. Seven days to write and record their first EP means that Dearmax
could be churning out their 50th album by this time next year. Each of the
tracks that appear on Tag Und Nacht will bring you back to the old starting
days of Euro-industrial - the purists are gonna love this.
(legendsmagazine/new jersey) |
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Additional Info
if you want to get the 7-track-cd |
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Location
Duisburg, NRW - Germany |
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