strops. s/t. cd. raubbau raub-003

[Electrolurch]

strops. s/t. cd. raubbau raub-003

release date: September 16, 2008

tracklist:

01. elpa - izelpa / einatmen - ausatmen
02. ugunskristibas / feuertaufe
03. spraucoties starp naudas kokiem / drängen durch die geldbäume
04. bojaeja / untergang
05. sturm varda! / im namen von sturm!
06. vakarzeme / abendland
07. pec bitem rudens nak / nach den bienen kommt der herbst
08. ziema / winter
09. naves tuvums / nähe des todes
10. pavasari / im frühling


mastered by j. havukainen in re-enter salvation


a lonely atmosphere… a forest on a misty autumn day… constructed by
heavy drones, pulsating beat-like structures and lyrics in a unfamiliar
sounding language… strops are taking us out of the comfort and warmth
of our hiding place called life, guiding us on a dark and also
mysterious journey like they did last year on 'likuma burts'.

the echoing voice - with a tinge of lament - supports the feeling of
being desolate, but the hypnotic eastern cold is so addictive. the
breath of wrecked machines seeps through the album, transported by
amphoric sounds created through heavy manipulation of the sound of
steel drums…
'industrial culture in its initial forms should be a mirror of the past
and postulation of the future' according to yoric; the mind behind
strops' thought-provoking music. this provocation is being emphasized
through the use texts by german poet georg trakl. reflecting the past
by literature from a victim of world war I, embedding it in pulsating
sounds, this title-less masterpiece demands your full attention.

the artwork reflects the music perfectly: arranged hexagonal nuts on a
rusty background, referring to a beehive (being the translation of
strops into english) as well as the origin of the sounds. clear
repetitive structures versus threatening drones and tangible metal
sounds; gained out of rusty steel.
as simple as the structure of a beehive is, as complex is the formation
of what is transported to the listeners mind. every friend of non-easy
listening and frowning sound-scapes will be fascinated by this new
release on raubbau.

the beehive is humming again.


strops discography:
just a kid's game?. tape. funny club. 1998
kolektivisma teorija. tape. poorrec. 1999
kontuuras. cd-r. poorrec. 2002
slepenie rotalaukumi. cd-r. sturm. 2004
kapotie raksti. cd. sturm. 2006
likuma burts. cd. sturm / dangus. 2007
s/t. cd. raubbau. 2008


For detailed information please visit:
http://www.discogs.com/release/1424372

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raubbau official websites: www.raubbau.org & www.myspace.com/raubbau
strops website: www.myspace.com/stropslv

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Still available:

deaf machine. found noises. cd. raubbau raub-002

tracklist:
1. death season
2. noise destruction
3. door to death
4. reaction
5. at the end
6. silent intruder
7. injection
8. final destination

upc 821272201724
time 49:40

tracks 1-5 originally a split tape with instant cold commando, self
released in 1992 in an edition of 10 copies.

tracks 2 & 3 also released on ”in the butchers backyard” 2cd
compilation, cold meat industry / vuz records (cmi.19, vuz 04) in 1993.

track 6 was planned to be on a compilation but remains unreleased.
track 7 originally released on the ”le cénacle” cassette compilation,
harmonie (harm 03) in april 1995
track 8 originally released on the ”death odors” cd compilation,
slaughter productions (spcd01) in january 1994.


every effort has been made to improve the sound. however, some
anomalies still remain due to the limitations of the original source.


restored from the original tapes and mastered by magnus sundström.
artwork by salt

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Distribution:
ant-zen. audio & visual arts p.o. box 1257 • 93135 lappersdorf • germany
info@...
www.ant-zen.com
www.myspace.com/antzen
www.virb.com/antzen

[Paradroid]

bin gespannt!

[sinister senile]

@ STROPS: Boah! Ich freu mich!!

Oder um es mit Trakl zu sagen:

"Daemmerung voll Ruh und Wein;
Traurige Guitarren rinnen.
Und zur milden Lampe drinnen
Kehrst du wie im Traume ein."

Aus: In den Nachmittag geflüstert (1912)

Die "Guitarren" sind natürlich eine METAPHER!!!

[law-rah]

will !!!

haben !!!

samples am myspace hoeren sich wirklich sehr gut an

liebe gruesse,
bauke

oh ja, und mein sammlung koennte auch mehr Deaf Machine haben