Static Age Musik: AUS – Der Sch​ö​ne Schein

AUS - Der Sch​ö​ne Schein

The world is in deep and dark disturbing times and Berlin’s AUS are the soundtrack to this apocalypse. This new three track EP has everything you loved from their second album from 2020 and more. It’s full of ice cold and stark future post punk gems.The drums drive the tracks with tom tom heavy rhythms next to a thunderous, melodic and locked in bass whilst the minimal synth and scatchy guitars add to the cold atmospherics. The vocals are the icing on top and move between Siouxsie and Anja from Xmal Deutschland with an added extra portion of boredom and disdain. If this was an obscure 7” from 1979 it would be on everyone’s wants list, but luckily for everyone it’s a 2024 release. [ Sean Forbes - Rough Trade]

7″ / Digital Album

Posted on February 3rd, 2024 under Releases, ,

Static Age Musik: Die Letzten Ecken – Talisman

Die Letzten Ecken - Talisman

I wonder what Die Letzten Ecken did during the past 2 1/2 years since their debut EP. Did they steal Jürgen Engler’s Stahlofon? Did they listen to Nitzer Ebb’s Basic Pain Procedure for the cold minimalistc EBM appeal? Did they ask Matthias Schuster how to combine this with the psychedelic electronica of the Berlin School like he did on Atemlos?

Probably none of that. Find out for yourself but do not forget your Talisman to listen to it on a stroll. There is much more to discover here than whether there are Seen Links or Schlösser Rechts.

LP / Digital Album

Posted on July 15th, 2023 under Releases, ,

Static Age Musik: Cosey M​ü​ller – Irrational Habits

Cosey M​ü​ller - Irrational Habits

Cosey steps right out of the screen of a crackly old vhs to deliver her second release of heels and leather groovers, lifted straight from the sticky dancefloors of smoke stained clubs of the 1981 you wish you partied so hard in you forgot to remember. Driving, crunching and grinding through eight sassy tracks, the conveyor belt of analog tunes is constructed on a foundation of vintage synths and sequencers. Vocals, ice cold like a frozen strawberry daiquiri, guide you through the club to the jukebox next to the cigarette machine so you can pick out that track you like, the one with the spontaneous uplifting guitar hook that comes out of nowhere and kicks like that pill you forgot you took back in 1981. [Daryl Sulfate, Diät]

LP / Digital Album

Posted on February 27th, 2023 under Releases, ,

Static Age Musik: Aus – II

Aus - II

Here’s the second release from Aus, a post-punk band from Berlin, Germany.

LP / Digital Album

Posted on July 4th, 2020 under Releases, ,