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Having dealt with, amongst other things, the motives & rise & fall of the Nazis in the past, subtitling this latest album 'Kapitulation 8.Mai 1945- 2. September 1945' (marking the period between the fall of The Nazis & the end of World War 2) gives Feindflug's work a clear historical context. This doubtless explains the often sombre feel that graces much the album & also allows Felix & Banane to incorporate a good number of orchestral motifs into their trademark industrial sound, a combination that works just as well on such up-tempo numbers as "Standgericht", the excellent "AK-47", "Schmerzgrenze", "Sperrfeuer" (which rattles along with great gusto) & the surprisingly upbeat "Gulag", as it does on the slower tracks such as the overture-like opener "Einmarsch", "Feuerpause" & "Leere Graben". The latter two especially, benefit from an expert fusion of imposing, sombre strings & a barrage of industrial rhythmic motifs, a combination that makes for potent & hard-hitting (if unbelievably short) pieces of mood music. In this way they're able to retain their trademark sound whilst still evolving as the opening to "Truppenschau", for instance, evokes a very neo-folk feel as the rampant orchestral motifs take centre stage early on although these are soon overwhelmed by the cascade of crashing rhythms, making for the perfect union of power, emotion & melodics, a union that works with even greater effect during "Atherkrieg", a track which really draws you in with its powerful & unstoppable rhythmic base sets a martial feel to the effective melodics, alternating with quieter, more atmospheric moments while some gritty guitar-like effects add a punk-like energy to the cannonade of rapid-fire rhythms of "Neue Siegler". Bluthund joins in the fun on the closing "TSFKS", the upbeat mood of which seems to recognise the possibility of a brighter tomorrow. The power that this album has in abundance serves only to emphasise the music's more emotive facets & while it might take one or two listens to really get into it could be Feindflug's most accomplished work to date. |
