ARTIST.... Grausame Töchter TITLE....... Zyklus (2CD)
STYLE...... Electro, EBM, Electropunk, Industrial
LABEL...... Scanner
QUALITY.... 320kbps / FLAC
COUNTRY... Germany
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“Alpha” and “Omega” - beginning and end – with these two almost classical pieces of music, GRAUSAME TÖCHTER describe the birth of the world and all life - as well as their ultimate end - in an astonishingly poignant way.
The time between the beginning and the end is the core subject matter of the album, and it shouldn’t come as a suprise that GRAUSAME TÖCHTER have a brutally dystopic view of society.
The album’s title, “Zyklus”, refers to the perpetual “spinning in a circle” of our species; of us being incarcerated in a hamster wheel, always following nothing but the same routine – all of it is portrayed in a horrific vision.
Humanity is characterized as mean, savage and destructive; trapped in an ever repeating cycle of the same, rotten acts. Now it’s being given what it deserves though: Scathing irony and bitter sarcasm from the mouths of dominant, sadistic women. Of course, Aranea Peel has no qualms about making texts seem drastic and direct, but that never happens without reason: Instead, it always serves a purpose by reflecting the message – lustful, intelligent and without embitterment.
Musically, the new album is diverse and full of variation between Electroclash and Synthpop as well as Electropunk and EBM. A characteristically unique and innovative mix, along with departures into Vivaldi-like Baroque music, soundtrack, acoustic pop, noize and much more. Aside from electronic instruments, the drums, guitar, piano and strings are put to great use as well – particularly the brilliant cello of Bo Tadic. All this culminated in 15 very different tracks, all independent and produced magnificently by Gregor Hennig in Studio Nord in Bremen. Though all the typical ingredients for music are here, you keep getting reminded that GRAUSAME TÖCHTER is one of the few innovative bands in the dark scene that know we live in the year 2021.
“Our music needs to be visualized”, Aranea Peel says. “That’s why there’s gonna be lots of live concerts again. We’re already hard at work for our new performance!” Those who saw Grausame Töchter live know that their concerts are indeed quite spectacular and the furthest thing from boredom.
BONUS CD - ARANEA PEEL SINGS CLASSIC GERMAN CHANSONS
German songs are evil songs. The german Chanson-classics by Friedrich Hollaender and Brecht-composers Kurt Weill and Hanns Eisler have been sung a lot of times. Perhaps too many times.
But here, they are lived through without reservations by Aranea Peel – or in other words: Authentically interpreted! This requires lust, spirit, dedication and experience with the dark side of humanity. Aranea Peel melts into the lines as if they were her own. With this devotion in mind, the listeners will surely feel entirely new facets and aspects of the songs develop that allow for an entirely different view on them. An expressive spectrum of different moods that put the listeners under their spell – from sophisticated and egocentric (Ich weiß nicht, zu wem ich gehöre), aggressively lusful (Seeräuberjenny), pseudo-naively grotesque (Ich lass meinen Körper schwarz bepinseln), demonically erotic (Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe eingestellt) to fragile and honest (Keiner weiß, wie ich bin).
All of them fired off, confirmed and then vehemently opposed again by Aranea Peel's vivid personality. Even in the musical accompaniment, nothing was skimped on: A sumptous orchestra backs her up on a consistently high level. The edits and arrangements done by Hans-Jürgen Osmers are equally as expressive and underline the effect of the chansons.
This album was a stroke of good fortune – the components were in all the right places. What this amounted to is genuine art.
Tracklist: CD1 - Zyklus
1. Alpha (3:07)
2. Wilde Wölfe (4:32)
3. Alles kaputt! (4:37)
4. Annika nimmt Drogen (4:09)
5. PENG! PENG! ...TOT! (5:19)
6. Respekt und Sex (5:37)
7. Klinik (4:56)
8. Zyklus (4:23)
9. Sarkastische Katzen (4:44)
10. Laber laber (4:50)
11. Wie ein Hamster (3:51)
12. Messer an die Kehle (3:59)
13. Fickstück (4:53)
14. Süchtig nach Ewigkeit (4:50)
15. Omega (2:38)
CD2 - Aranea Peel singt klassische deutsche Chansons
1. Ich weiß nicht, zu wem ich gehöre (5:10)
2. Ich lass mir meinen Körper schwarz bepinseln (3:07)
3. Mutter Beimlein (1:51)
4. Seeräuberjenny (5:40)
5. Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe eingestellt (5:18)
6. Marterl (3:31)
7. Vom ertrunkenen Mädchen (5:49)
8. Das Lied von den braunen Inseln (3:33)
9. Ballade von der sexuellen Hörigkeit (3:43)
10. Keiner weiß, wie ich bin (6:19)
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