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Finley Shakespeare (MEGO/UK) / Bruch (Cut Surface/AT)
Donnerstag, 7. OktoberFINLAY SHAKESPEARE
Solemnities
Finlay Shakespeare is a freak. With this, his second album for Editions he confirms this. As a one man band it often strikes the listener as bewildering that he can do all this; the programming sits firmly in the realms of genius, the constant punch of melody upon melody leaves a pleasant sting of surprise and as a lyric writer there´s a part of his moniker that seems apt. Solemnities is more gritty than his previous outings as a more raucous industrial edge is grafted on to his epic electronic pop leanings. Occupation launches proceedings as a snarling electro pop monster. Finlay´s vocals have never been delivered with such urgency.
From here it´s one melodic banger followed by another as Shakespeare truly hones his voice and craft into something utterly of his own devising, despite, or as a result of, the specific world of electronic music he is referencing. Covering a wide range of emotional states, from anger to euphoria this is a wild complex dip into one man´s world perfectly crafted into an external release. She Says / Nothing Ends concludes proceedings with an anthem so bold it would be a worldwide hit if the world could be told. Find a comfortable position, turn Solemnities up loud and let Finlay take you on this startling spectacular trip.
BRUCH
Bruch is the long-standing solo project of Philipp Hanich, based in Vienna / Austria. Experienced in pop culture´s diverse tropes and a wide range of subculture´s standard dances, Bruch leverages the allures of an emotionally charged crooner in lugubrious gray-black, just as much as he knows to convince as a vitriolic spitfire the very next moment. Vulnerable yet forceful, grandiose yet intimate, sometimes stroppy and cracking in overdrive - Bruch´s evocative and unadorned vocal style instantly sucks you into his stories.
Bruch´s first LP released in 2012, ever since he ´s been merging dark electronics with the grand gestures of rock´n´roll (noir) and Schlager music in a highly distinct and minimalist manner. Bruch comes in different shapes, appears as a solo act, but sometimes also fully dressed in a band-outfit. Pulling up all styles of music that are suitable for his purposes, Bruch sets out to do something, then: does it. For he `s 1, 2, 3, 4 … various!
Besides Philipp Hanich´s work as a musician and visual artist (his cover artworks are hand-painted, and as stark and uncompromising as his music), he also co-founded the music labels Cut Surface (since 2016) and Totally Wired Records (2012-2016).
»So geht die Essenz von archaischem Rock´n´Roll-Hall in synthetischen Kathedralen« - Fritz Ostermayer // FM4
»No other crooner has ever been so unafraid of kitsch since The King (and here i mean: Drafi Deutscher!) left the building. You better bring a hanky to this party.« - Jaques Braque
“BRUCH. I love this dude. His music is like Scott Walker, the Cramps, Beastie Boys, Roy Orbison, synths and 808s had a baby. So sick.” - sixofswords
“Well crafted pop songs that sound like Lee Hazelwood and Alan Vega were locked in a room for a month and told to make a record.” - Codex Empire
»Deep and haunting« - American Pancake
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