ZAHN Announce Debut Album on CRAZYSANE RECORDS And Release New Video For TSEUDO

Zahn are a new instrumental (noise) rock group consisting of Nic Stockmann (Heads., ex-Eisenvater) Chris Breuer (Heads., ex-The Ocean) and Felix Gebhard (live-Einstürzende Neubauten). A relentless exercise in rhythm and texture. 

Whether you love the hard riffs of Metz or The Jesus Lizard the big melodies of Torche and Red Fang or the swaggering sounds of The Desert Sessions Zahn packs a punch for you. Zahn is noise rock merging with sludge and post-punk in a spectacular threesome with avant-garde sensibilities presenting riffs and grooves in abstract patterns and rhythmic cycles. 

Along with the core trio the album features contributions from percussionist Peter Voightmann (ex-Heads., The Ocean) guitarist Fabian Bremer (AUA, Radare) guitarist/composer Wolfgang Möstl (Mile Me Deaf) saxophonist Sofia Salvo and Einstürzende Neubauten’s Alexander Hacke.

You can check out their fantastic and action-packed new video for TSEUDO  

Tseudo deconstructs the post-punk sound of early U2 giving it a more balls to the wall-attitude by ways of a big ass bass groove while casting the Dublin boys’ pure teenage angst in Lynchian synth textures provided by Einstürzende Neubauten’s Alexander Hacke.

Tseudo is pseudo spelled wrong. A piece of music pretending to be something it is not. Or is it? The video does not provide one with further clues. The protagonists on a cab ride to where? The guitar playing on this song has been said to be influenced by that of The Edge circa 1987.

ZAHN is

Felix Gebhard: Guitar
Chris Breuer: Bass
Nic Stockmann: Drums

ZAHN Self-Titled Debut Album is available to pre-order now from CRAZYSANE RECORDS and will be released on August 20th 2021.

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YAGOW - The Mess (Album Review)

 

Release Date: June 18th 2021. Record Label: Crazysane Records. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl

The Mess - Tracklisting

1.The Mess

2.Doomed To Fail

3.Rise & Shine 

4.Bloom 

5.Tres Calaveras

6.Eclectic Electric

7.Getting Through - is this where the magic happens? 

Members

Marc Schönwald (Drums, Percussion)

Kai Peifer (Bass)

Jan Werner (Vocals, Guitars, Drones)

Review

The Mess is the new album from Psych Space/Stoner Rockers YAGOW and is their first new album in 4 years and it’s a welcome return from the band. The album is quite mysterious and has the right amount of adventurous spirit to bring a more modern Stoner Rock environment with the band focusing more on Space Rock and Eastern based KrautRock grooves as well.

The opening song - The Mess - is almost 6 minutes of Experimental Psych Rock with YAGOW taking their time bringing a steady of Stoner Rock sounds but also treating the listener to a “Shoegaze” style of Space Rock both in the classical sense of the genre but allowing some modern twists being added towards the the final and heavier moments of the song.

Second song - Doomed To Fail - has an 80s Alternative/Indie Rock flair with the vocals being slightly confusing at first but that soon goes quickly when the music becomes more settled and YAGOW operate as a “SHAMANIC” entity and even bring in a more subdued style of Blues Rock to join the Psychedelic Freatout they have going on this song and the rest of the album.

The album is surreal and maybe hard to fully grasp at first but the music is first-rate with YAGOW playing their way through an assorted collection of different musical elements that fit superbly well within the compounds of Psych Rock and Stoner Rock.

YAGOW excels the most on this album with songs such as: Rise & Shine, Bloom, Electric Electric and Getting Through - Is This Where The Magic Happens. I enjoyed myself more on these tracks as YAGOW throw caution to the wind and just let their music do the talking and the album becomes slightly crazier and progressive in all the right places but with YAGOW in complete control. If you dig ALL THEM WITCHES then YAGOW take things slightly further with their Spaced Out Ideas and Experimental Sounds.

The Mess is an OTT and fantastical album that have no problems enticing new fans to their cause when this album is fully released.

Excellent and Highly Recommended.

Words by Steve Howe

Thanks to Crazysane Records for the promo.

The Mess will be available to buy on CD/DD/Vinyl via Crazysane Records from June 18th 2021.

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GRIN Release New Video For TRANSLUCENT BLADES From Their Upcoming New Album

Release date: January 17th 2020. Label: Crazy Sane Records. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl

Translucent Blades – Tracklisting

1.Helix
2.Orbital Grace
3.Translucent Blades
4.Husk
5.Electric Eye
6.Holy Grief
7.Antares
8.Reviver

Members

Sabine Oberg – Bass
Jan Oberg - Drums, Vocals

Additional Guitars, Tin Whistle, Soundscapes

The Lowdown

Psychedelic Doom/Sludge Metallers GRIN will be releasing their excellent new album Translucent Blades on January 17th 2020 via Crazy Sane Records.

We reviewed the album earlier this week. Where I stated the following:

"Sludge/Doom/Stoner Metal Duo – Grin – are back with their new album Translucent Blades – and it continues their heavy down-tempo sound the band created with their excellent debut album from a couple years back. This album is perhaps way more psychedelic and sees the band more comfortable with their heavy surroundings. Grin feel inspired by bands such as Conan, Sleep and Ufomammut on this album but playing by their own heavy rules for an uncompromising sound."

The band have now released a new video for the title track - Translucent Blades - which you can watch below.

The video is trippy and way out there but shows you what to expect from the album.

Thanks to Chris at Crazy Sane Records for the details.

Translucent Blades will be available to buy on CD/DD/Vinyl from Jan 17th 2020 via Crazy Sane Records.

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