| Artist |
| Tyske Ludder |
| Title |
| Anonymous |
| Format/Cat |
| CD BR 059 |
| Label |
| Black Rain |
| Style |
| Hard EBM |
| Date of review |
| December 2009 |
| Reviewer |
| Carl Jenkinson |
| Rating |
| 10/10 |
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Proving that sometimes there's no substitute for experience, Tyske Ludder's output since their 2006 comeback album Sojus has been nothing short of brilliant & this latest album continues this run of form. As soon as 'Frya Fresena' gets into its stride it's clear that the band's rugged, punk-edged EBM sound has lost none of its potency & from here on in brilliant track follows brilliant track. For all that it's obviously synthetic there's a certain organic feel to the TL sound, not just because of the looped guitar sample that forms the basis of 'Shokkz' or Zero Kelvin's red hot guitar licks that grace 'Bastard' but also thanks to Albert-X's vocals where he gives 110% throughout, seemingly shouting himself hoarse; there's none of yer effects malarkey here, sonny, this is totally real & demands to be felt as much as heard. Such comments apply equally to the rugged but danceable & utterly infectious 'Narben' & the in-your- face/ hard-as-fucking-nails musical shockwave that is the brilliant 'Gebet' which whips up a storm through some superb bass sequencing & banging rhythms & is surely one of the hardest & most utterly superb pieces you're ever likely to hear. Doubtless any techno fans will have something to say about 'Fixthebeat' but it's as danceable as any of the techno the band hate so virulantly (but with more structure, of course!) while Jesus And The Gurus' 'Panzer' is transformed into another furious EBM rout before 'March' brings the band's political stance very much to the fore once more, giving the American Civil War anthem When Johnny Comes Marching Home a modern twist, both musically & lyrically. It's another brilliant piece that says as much lyrically (& thus, preserves the rebellious ideals of punk) as it does the body (it's still totally infectious), thus proving that music can still be important & have something to say; for sure when people talk about music being the perfect precursor to revolution this is the sort of thing they're talking about, such is its overwhelming power & dynamic force. These German whores (that's what their name means in Danish, fact fans!) prove that a real message, when delivered within such perfect music, makes the usual horror/blood subjects sound like immature rantings, this is one that should everyone should own & is quite possibly the finest album of 2009.
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