The overhyped golden age of 'neo-EBM' is long gone, presently
consisting of a handful of exceptions among a flock of
hopelessly outdated projects. Innovation? Negative. FRONT 242's
"Geography" and NITZER EBB's "That Total Age" clearly belong to
another age Ö a fact that is widely ignored in spite of the cult
surrounding these works.
But salvation is at hand: as was the case with SPETSNAZ at the
beginning of the new millennium, the much-needed new blood for a
weakening scene once again comes from Sweden. Equipped with
power, attitude and character, MERGEL KRATZER enter the
hard-fought arena, determined to awake the stagnating genre from
its slumber. And they are dead serious: replacing combat boots,
camouflage trousers and bald heads with two fistfuls of style.
To the left and right of music addict and mastermind Joel
Nygren, the two alluring damsels Thistel and Julia provide both
musical and optical attractions. EBM was never sexier - that's a
promise!
The Gothenburg-based three-piece storm through their debut
"Isotop" and unleash a highly addictive energy seldom found in
today's scene. Bone-dry beats directly from the EBM manual and
the fusion of Joel's direct vocals with Thistel's seductive
orders form the outline of a sound which is fascinatingly armed
with the modern weaponry of electronic dance music. No doubt,
MERGEL KRATZER pay adequate tribute to a classic genre. With
smashes like the marching "Prisoner" and "Iso", the legitimate
EBM anthem of the new decade, banging through the
strobelight-riven fog, one thing becomes crystal clear: this is
neo-EBM in its purest form: stylish, sizzling, full of cool
energy... and at any time as irresistible as only Swedish girls
can be.
"Isotop" is being released as a limited double digipack
featuring three sold-out Sweden-only EPs on a bonus disc
accompanying the revolutionary debut, tracing the Swedish act'
development back to 2004.
Forget meaty paroles and goose-steps: MERGEL KRATZER are the new
contemporary face of Electronic Body Music. And it is devilishly
handsome.
Tracklist:
CD1
01. Iso 04:45
02. Get a Taste 04:00
03. Prisoner 04:16
04. Serve the World 05:26
05. Fuglesang 05:37
06. Satisfy 05:10
07. Xina 04:50
08. Abducted 04:53
09. Iso (SYNDROME X/209 Mix) 06:53
CD2
01. Virus 03:44
02. Satisfy (Ryb my Ducky Remix) 05:09
03. Deathgame 03:54
04. Iso (Minimale Mix by MK) 05:29
05. My Freezer 05:32
06. The Phuckomat 04:39
07. Iso (Project Rotten Remix) 04:58
08. Sniper 04:21
09. Virus (Kadaver Mix) 05:26
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