BRAND NEU ! - Various artists
8/10
BRAND NEU! is a tribute to the influential German band (aka Klaus Dinger and Michael Rother) that brings together a respectable selection of artists inspired by the Krautrock innovators. There are one note chugging guitars and hypnotic motorik grooves aplenty in this beguiling compilation, which doesn’t suffer too much from [...]
Brand NEU!, you’re retro
May 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Music, Pop/Rock, Prog, Psychedelia, Various, post-rock
Tags:compilation·Cornelius·Foals·German·Holy Fuck·Klaus Dinger·krautrock·La Düesseldorf·LCD Soundsystem·Michael Rother·motorik·NEU!·Oasis·post-rock·Primal Scream·School Of Seven Bells·Shoegaze·Sonic Youth
The Notwist - You, The Devil + Me
May 27th, 2008 · No Comments · Alt-rock, Alternative, Electronica, Folk/Acoustic, Music, Pop/Rock, post-rock
Better the devil you know
8/10
If ‘Neon Golden‘ was The Notwist in a state of evolution, leaving their hardcore punk roots behind in favour of post-rock flavoured indie-pop and electronica, ‘You, The Devil + Me‘ is the sound of a band who have found their, er, sound. ‘You, The Devil + Me‘ may lack Neon [...]
Tags:autumnal·bleak·Electronica·German·Markus Archer·Martin Gretschmann·Martin Messerschmidt·melancholica·Micah Archer·post-rock
The Notwist - Neon Golden
September 14th, 2004 · No Comments · Alt-rock, Electronica, Indie, Pop/Rock, Trip hop, post-rock
German avant-pop at its finest!
8/10
Make no mistake, this is an indie-pop album. If, like me, you are looking for something a bit more leftfield, you might want to reconsider. This is not to discourage though - a very fine indie-pop album it is, with instantly likeable melodies buoyed by constantly imaginative and tight production, [...]
Tags:Electronica·German·IDM·post-rock