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Niklas

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Favourite book genres: biography, music, philosophy, dissence; anything kick-providing, really. I review books, which means that I am—via Kurt Vonnegut—rococo argle-bargle. niklas.reviews

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Yuma Hampejs, Marcel Schulze: Electronic Body Music (Hardcover, english language, 2024) 2 stars

Discover the groundbreaking book that demystifies Electronic Body Music (EBM) and its global impact. "Electronic …

Patrick Codenys:

We want to say that Front 242 plays in the style of Front 242... The machines have reached saturation, only the creative capacity of the artists can take the genre to the next level. There are no limits to our imagination, our dreams, and we don't need to be impressed by AI or technology. With Front 242, we've always been inspired by other fields like cinema, politics, architecture and more, and have been looking for strange sounds, twisted machines, accepting accidents, errors - while keeping the musical aspect close to human nature. When we move, we, as free beings, can go in any direction, and that's why I believe we have no limits.

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Yuma Hampejs, Marcel Schulze: Electronic Body Music (Hardcover, english language, 2024) 2 stars

Discover the groundbreaking book that demystifies Electronic Body Music (EBM) and its global impact. "Electronic …

Is there anything you regret in your life and why?

I wish I had come out when I knew at the age of 12. Living a secret life, not being able to talk to anyone about it, all the lies and hurt. It almost killed me several times. Only music really saved me.

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Yuma Hampejs, Marcel Schulze: Electronic Body Music (Hardcover, english language, 2024) 2 stars

Discover the groundbreaking book that demystifies Electronic Body Music (EBM) and its global impact. "Electronic …

At the start of the 90s, it's an open question which electronic genre will prevail: EBM or techno? During this time, some bands make their way into the charts, and for a while, techno briefly becomes synonymous with EBM.

We've already seen the impact of the new technological possibilities in the early 80s, and a similar leap occurs again at the beginning of the 90s. New hardware brings new possibilities, altering the sound of many bands. New paths are sought to combine the origins with contemporary elements.

These trends are already crystallising in 1991: The sound becomes more innovative due to new technology, but it also increasingly distances itself from the original EBM sound. Some bands move completely away from their past and incorporate more techno elements. This is seen with Front 242, who continue to impress with the album "Tyranny >For You<," but replace EBM with techno on their 1996 release "05:22:09:12 Off."

Another innovation is the crossover of styles. What was occasionally glimpsed in the 80s, namely integrating guitars into the sound while keeping them in the background, becomes prevalent in the 90s. Nitzer Ebb also undergoes this transformation, incorporating guitars on the album "Ebbhead" from 1994, effectively eliminating their 80s sound.

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Yuma Hampejs, Marcel Schulze: Electronic Body Music (Hardcover, english language, 2024) 2 stars

Discover the groundbreaking book that demystifies Electronic Body Music (EBM) and its global impact. "Electronic …

While things are stirring in Düsseldorf, Einstürzende Neubauten (Collapsing New Buildings) forms in West Berlin. The group led by Blixa Bargeld becomes a cultural influence of immense proportions in the 1980s and 1990s. Through their innovative sound sculptures, they open up entirely new expressive possibilities and continue to shape subsequent genres to this day. With an arsenal of jackhammers, drills, chainsaws, metal debris percussion sculptures, tape loops, and guitar noise, they create their own musical apocalypse.

In November 1981, Einstürzende Neubauten challenge conventional listening habits with the release of their debut album "Kollaps". They manifest a sound monster that serves as an antidote for the frightened, paralysed, and media-sedated masses. Bargeld's bone-chilling screams and the apocalyptic-themed lyrics give this monster a voice that roars across the republic and far beyond. This non-conformist mixture lays the foundation for an entirely new musical understanding, which later influences countless bands like Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, or Rammstein.

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