Sham
Recordings go straight old school this time, and even more so than one would
expect. First and foremost, the two releases are 7 inch LP only. Second, the
music goes beyond what we are used in hearing when it comes to anhalt EBM. In what way, you ask? The OLD school way! Read on for details..
Swedish Old
School EBM 7” ep features four previously unreleased tracks from Sturm Café,
Turnbull A.C’s, Container 90, and The Pain Machinery. Sturm Café’s Koka Kola
Freiheit is here mixed back to old school monotony and hardness. Turnbull A.C’s
came as a big surprise with a track called Boy’s. It sounds like something
taken from a later Nitzer Ebb album, but recorded with old school sound and
energy, that Spetsnaz (and Turnbull A.C’s) are so good at. Previously Turnbull
A.C’s sounded very close to Spetsnaz, but this track shows a direction that is
fresher and different, and which I hope they will continue in!
Container
90 continue in their punk styled ebm fashion with a new track De-Evolution. It
is not as fast as we got used to from their latest album, but the punk attitude
is more present than ever, especially through the backing vocals. The Pain
Machinery contribute with a more straight forward old school ebm track Surface.
Next up is
Presto Fervant 7”, that returns after many years of silence. Did you know that
this band existed late in 1980s, thus qualifying as one of the real veterans of
old school EBM? This can also be confirmed by their two remastered tracks Banzai
and Zymotic, which have never been released, but have existed for many years.
The two tracks belong to a different time in history of EBM, but still emerge
as a fresh breath of air, for those of us who keep looking for variety in the
gerne. Musically Presto Fervant is closer to the 80s EBM in sound and
composition, but as mentioned is is very refreshing to hear: both tracks have
tons of energy and drive, and simply kick ass. Maybe this is a sign that Presto
Fervant should do more digging in their archives and release more music for the
old school thirsty?
Where to order you ask? Here!: http://www.lillasensveterinarpraktik.se/con90/
