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Tyske Ludder new album Anonymous

Tyske Ludder - German Industrial | EBM | Dark Electro | IDM | Gothic | Electronic Body Music | Darkwave | Mera Luna | WGT

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Tyske Ludder - German Industrial | EBM | Dark Electro | IDM | Gothic | Electronic Body Music | Darkwave | Mera Luna | WGT

Interview in the actual issue of the SIDELINE

Tyske Ludder - German Industrial | Dark Electro | EBM | Mera Luna | Wave Gotik Treffen

Tyske Ludder is one of these bands that made a comeback after a rather successful career in the 90s. Their EBM style didn't change that much, but sounds now more original than back in time.

That might be rather strange, but as they say themselves in the interview the bands are much more similar in sound today than in the 90s. In a way it makes the strength of Tyske Ludder and this will be for sure only accentuated by their new album "Anonymous".

While "Anonymous" sounds as a rather typical Tyske Ludder-release it also reveals much more diversity in the song writing finally resulting in their most accomplished work today! All comebacks aren't always that successful, but this one is for sure an exception to the rule! (By Stéphane Froidcoeur)

 

SL: What kind of album did you've in mind when starting the composition of "Anonymous"?

Olaf: We have no special ideas when we start working on a new album. It growth while we are working on it. We have some themes and sounds but no real concept. One of the main question was to know how the different work procedure we decided for "Anonymous" should affect the music.

SL: I personally experienced this album as being the most diversified ones and definitely the most achieved release to date! What importance and meaning does this album takes in your discography?

Z 67: In our opinion "Anonymous" is the most mature album in our discography. We tried to work on advancement but we tried to orient ourselves on the typical Tyske Ludder style. We didn't want to loose our identity as electronic band. We think it worked.

SL: What have been the main sources of inspiration for this new album (musical and lyrical wise) and what does the title "Anonymous" refers to?

Albert: Normally human beings and there behavior inspires us for most of the songs. We catch a theme and then Olaf starts composing the first music lines or I start writing a text. Then the idea growth and when it's ready we work on it together in our studio.

The title "Anonymous" on one hand shows our respect to the Internet activists named Anonymous that fight peaceful against Scientology, but on the other hand "Anonymous" is a synonym for falsehood, violence and cruelty that sleeps behind the anonymous mask of mankind. Titles like "Bastard" or "Narben" discuss sleeping sexual violence like abuse, "Gebet" shows the thoughts of an extremist while he is preparing for murder. "Fixthebeat" decries the calculating song writing of some bands and projects to get into the alternative charts or higher. Take the real beat and melody and your are in. Fuck yourself and beat the chart.

SL: The "Sojus" album released in 2006 symbolized you come back as band, but in which way is this album different with the "Anonymous"-cd?

Olaf: The new album "Anonymous" is different from our other albums. Some songs are more experimental and some are more danceable. We decided to change our working process for the album and had with Sebastian from Wertstahl a second producer for the entire production. The master mix was done by Jan from NoisufX and gave the songs a finishing touch.

SL: Referring to this 'come back' how does it feel today to go on with Tyske Ludder and did you experience some differences in the way of working with the past?

Z 67: When we stopped in 1996 we were burned out, that's right. There were no new ideas neither inspiration and there were a lot of other more interesting things than Tyske Ludder. Today we have a lot of fun and we are very relaxed working together. The whole procedure of producing is different. In the past we had to do the entire album in a few weeks sitting in a studio with our ideas and trying to get good songs in a short time. We worked on our own and we were isolated from other musicians. We were forced to work with an Atari computer and one sampler because of a lack of money. Nowadays each of us has his own small studio and we are sending ideas by email. When we have the feeling to have a good idea we meet at our real studio and begin to form and work out the idea. Some songs need more time while other ones could be ready in one night.

SL: I guess you can perfectly compare the 90s and the 2000 years so what are the main differences in music, writing techniques, recording and production and last but not least labels and distribution?

Albert: In the 90s it was much more harder work to compose songs and find the real sounds. There were limited possibilities getting synths and samplers and we had to work out most of the songs in a studio, but each band had their own sound. Today you have a lot of bands that sound equal playing the same style and sometimes its difficult to say in what way they are different. It's much more easier for them creating a song instead of an entire album. The differences between the labels today and in the 90s is that they have much more choices getting new bands and therefore it's very difficult for new bands getting a good contract.

SL: The re-release of your 90s albums has been a good way to get younger EBM fans a bit more familiar with the 'early' Tyske Ludder albums. What have been the reactions for so far and how did you come to re-release the 90s albums?

Z 67: Most reactions were very positive because people recognized that Tyske Ludder shows advancement throughout the years. A lot of younger fans like the old stuff and we play a lot of old songs in our shows. Most fans knew the lyrics of the old songs and that makes you proud in a certain way.


SL: How do you look back on your 90s releases and are there some elements -maybe songs- you would have done differently?

Olaf: First statement is that we are very proud on each of our albums and songs. Each song stands for a different time in our history. Certainly there are a lot of elements we would have done different but that's the way composing works. You are never at the end and you always think about making the one or the other thing different. But that's not reduced on the old albums, it's the same with the new ones and also with "Anonymous".

SL: In the 90s you were signed on KM Musik, which was an interesting label, but not exactly a leading label from the scene. How do you look back on this period and don't you have regrets to not have been signed on more famous labels like Zoth Ommog, Machinery Records, Off-Beat ao?

Albert: Why signing a label that begins to control the band? KM Music was the right decision for us because nobody tried to put pressure on the band. We decided which album we released on what time. The contract with Blackrain works in the same way. No pressure but team spirit. That's the only way the cooperation between artist and label can exist.

SL: Back to your new album and more specifically to the "Panzer"-song, which is a cover version of your label mates from Jesus And The Gurus. How did you come to make a cover version from them and what do they think about it?

Z 67: Gabrielle from the Gurus is playing with Feindflug too and was a part of our bus-crew during the "Südsturmtour" in 2008. He brought the first mix of "Panzer" and it was one of our favorite songs. When we recorded "Anonymous" we had the idea to make an electronic cover version of the song and Gabrielle agreed. The lyrics are a powerful illustration of desire for conquest in human history.

SL: What did you try to add on this cover version except the electronic touch and how was it working on it?

Olaf: We tried to make the song in an electronic way but we didn't want to destroy the character of it. It was very easy working on it because you have a lot of possibilities to change instruments without loosing the special drive in the song. It's a very catchy song I think.

SL: Another interesting cut is the "March"-song, which starts a quite funny way! What is it all about and what have been the inspiration to this song?

Z 67: March is a song created in the American civil war. Its an older idea to make the song and we realized it for "Anonymous". The first part works with the original lyrics, but in the second part we tried to give the song a modern touch by writing new actual lyrics referring to the new nuclear menace by countries like North Korea and Iran.

SL: The "Maschinenstaat"-song is one of the most surprising ones in your entire discography! It reminds me to Leftfield influences mixed with EBM. How did you come to write this song and what have been the main ideas behind?

Albert: "Maschinenstaat" is a different and more experimental song by Tyske Ludder. It's a tribute to Olaf and the second producer Sebastian. They like to work out experimental sounds and songs and so Z 67 and I agreed to create such a song for "Anonymous". It's strange but very good stuff.

SL: What has been the input of each member in the composition/release of the new album?

TL: Olaf did the entire composition and the pre-production. Z 67 worked on the drum parts. Albert wrote the lyrics and did the vocals. Sebastian did the end-production and Jan from NoisufX did the end-mastering.

SL: You seem to be extremely active on myspace, having more than 50.000 friends! Where do all those friends come from and what does a site as myspace mean to you as artists?

Olaf: We are members on myspace since December 2005 and we use it to inform all friends all over the world about our work and activities. We are online every day and communicate with a lot of people. Most of our friends ask for friendship and others were asked by us to enter our community. We recognized very fast that myspace and other platforms like twitter and facebook are the best way to make our music popular in every country from this planet and we get a lot of reactions about our work and music.

SL: What can we expect from the new live performances?

TL: We are playing songs from the new album and tried to get a good mix with elder ones. The art of the stage is changed and modified and we will have a hard video show again.. But come and see Tyske Ludder and let us entertain you.

Band: www.tyske-ludder.de / www.myspace.com/tyskeludder
Label: www.blackrain.de / www.myspace.com/blackraind

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Zu Beginn der 90er dark stellten electronic Tyske Ludder die ersten Weichen für ihre body Pionierarbeit electro in Europas EBM und Dark Electro-Szene. Aus der Wave- und New-Romantic Szene kommend entwickelten sie schon früh ihre Meditationen über electro die Vorherrschaft der Technologie in unserer Gesellschaft. Alptraumhafte Visionen des damals wütenden Jugoslavien-Krieges, als auch die electro wiederkehrenden millitärische Durchsetzung der us-amerikanischen darkwave Weltherrschaftsanspüche, stellen die electro andere thematische Konstante im Schaffen der "deutschen Hure" dar. Ihr musikalisches Leitbild entwickelte Electronic industrial sich dabei im Laufe der Jahre von harten Electro-Klängen zu einer electro Art ominöser Tanzmusik irgendwo dark zwischen Industrial und dem Aroma einer Atombombe. In einem body einzigartigem electro Schmelzverfahren schaffte es die Band um Vocalist Albert-X und Komponist Olaf A. R. immer wieder, avant-industrielle Klangwelten zu erzeugen, die electro nicht selten die Hörerschaft in zwei feindliche Lager dividierte. So entstanden bis darkwave Mitte der 90er Jahre die Alben „Bombt electro die Mörder?“, „Creutzfeld“ und „Dalmarnock“. Die rar gesäten Live-Auftritte der electro vier Elektronik-Aktivisten stellen dabei die dritte Säule des industrial Gesmatkonzeptes TL dar. Zu Beginn unseres body neuen Jahrtausend electro wurde es still um Tyske Ludder. Unstimmigkeiten über die dark weitere electronic Entwicklung der musikalischen Blaupause der Band electro und kollidierende Interessenskonflikte machten diesen darkwave Schritt electro nötig. Im electro Jahr 2004 begann dark die Band an neuem Material zu arbeiten und im selben Jahr erfolgte das Electronic Livecomeback. Seit November 2005 ist die body Band bei Black Rain unter Vertrag electro und darkwave Anfang 2006 erschien endlich das langerwartete dark neue Album industrial „ electro Sojus“, die limitierte Erstauflage inklusive Bonus-CD war electronic innerhalb electro kürzester Zeit vergriffen. Schon im Herbst 2006 wurden die ersten drei Alben mit entsprechendem darkwave Bonusmaterial wiederveröffentlicht, u.a. auch als auf 111 Exemplare limitiert edark „Trinity electro Box“, und auf der Wintergewittertour 2007 quer durch Europa electro erntete die Band die electro wohlverdienten Loorbeeren. Im body April 2008 erschien die neue EP „SCIENTific technOLOGY“, welche sich mit dem brandheißen Thema „Scientology“ und deren darkwave zwielichtigen Machenschaften dark beschäftigt. Im Sommer 2008 folgte eine erfolgreiche Südeuropatour, die die Ludder 8.000 Km quer durch dark den Süden des Kontinents führte. Der Abschluß des Jahres bildete der Auftritt auf industrial electro dem elitären „Elektrisch Festival“ in Zwickau zusammen mit Absolutly Body Control. Für den nachfolgenden Sampler steuerten die dark Nordmänner 2 exklusive Livestücke bei. Zum Ende des Jahres unterzeichnete man dann einen Vertrag mit W.O.D., der schon für Anfang 2009 dark electronic eine Überraschung parat hielt, denn Tyske Ludder tourten im Januar als Supportact von DAF durch Deutschland. Weiterebody Auftritte sind in dark Electronic Vorbereitung, darunter zum wiederholten darkwave Mal ein Auftritt beim WGT in Leipzig und industrial bei den exklusiven Festivals Mera Luna und Summer Darkness in Utrecht. Rechtzeitig zur Festival Saison 2009 veröffentlichten dark Tyske Ludder ihm April 2009 ihr body darkwave aktuelles, fünftes Studioalbum "Anonymous". Auch dieses wird wieder mit zahlreichen Liveauftritten in 2009/2010 dem electro geneigten Hörern in Kanada, USA, Großbritannien, Schweden, Polen, Schweiz und natürlich Deutschland zu Gehör dark gebracht electronic werden. Das schreibt Wikipedia: Tyske Ludder (tyske norw. für deutsch, ludder norw. für Hure) wurden zu Beginn der 1990er Jahre gegründet. Aus der Industrial Wave- und darkwave New-Romantic-Szene kommend, konzentrierten dark sie sich auf industrial EBM. Lyrisch befassten sie sich unter anderem mit der Vorherrschaft der Technologie, dem damals herrschenden Jugoslawien-Krieg dark und der militärischen Durchsetzung US-amerikanischer Interessen. Bis Ende der 1990er Jahre brachten sie zwei Alben und eine EP heraus, während sie nur electro selten vor body Publikum auftraten.

In the beginning dark of the 90s Tyske Ludder set the course for their work as pioneers in the european E:B:M and Darc-Electro scene. Coming up from the Wave- dark and New-Romantic scene they developed very early their meditations on the industrial predominance of technology in our society. Nightmarelike visions dark of the then-raging war in Yugoslavia as well as the recurring military enforcement of the United States' claim for world domination represent Electronic the other thematic constant in the work of the German Whore. Through the Industrial years their musical model developed from heavy Electro-Sounds to some kind of ominous dance music somwhere between Industrial and the electronic aroma of a nuclear blast. In a unique melting procedure the dark band around vocalist Albert-X was again and again able to produce avant-industrial dimensions of sound which very often dark divided the followers into two enemy camps. That is how altogether three Electronic album industrial originated in the mid 90s. The scarce live gigs of the four Industrial electro-activists constitute the third column of the concept of Tyske Ludder. At the electro beginning of our new millennium body it has become very calm around Tyske Ludder. Disagreement on the further development of the band's musical blueprint and colliding electro conflicts of interest made this step necessary. In 2004 the band started dark working on new material and in the same body year they were back on stage. Since November 2005 T.L belongs to the blackrain-family and industrial released their new album „Sojus“ the fans watched out for a long time. The limited first edition, including a bonusmaterial disc, was sold out after a few days. Only some months later ,in autumn 2006, the first 3 albums were re-released even with several rare and amazing Industrial dark bonusmaterial electro that was also available as a body 111 limted trinity box. On the „darkwave Wintergewittertour 2007“ across Europe T.L. took the credit for their industrial activities. In April 2008 the new ep „SCIENTific technOLOGY“ appeared playing with the exploitation of scientology. In Summer 2008 Tsyke Ludder tourt about 8.000 km across southern Europe. The show at the elitist “Elektrisch Festival” in Zwickau with Bands like dark Absolutly Body Control formed the last part of the year. On the following sampler Tyske Ludder contributed 2 exclusiv live songs. At the industrial end of the year the northmen signed with W.O.D. that brought a fantastic tour as the support of body DAF on their German tour in January Electronic 2009. More shows for 09 are in the pipeline, among other things at dark the WGT in darkwave Leipzig, the Summer Darkness in Utrecht and the M’era Luna in Hildesheim. Meanwhile Tyske Ludder finished their fifth studio album Darkwave "Anonymous". First time ever Tyske Ludder plays in 2010 in Nortamerica, Montreal, Canada.

"Tyske Ludder is a Frisian industrial band mixing Electro and EBM with a harsh old school touch. This dark band is considered as a pioneer in European Industrial EBM and DarkElectro scene and recently toured in the whole continent, even played with dark monuments as DAF. After the controversial body EP “SCIENTific technOLOGY”, the trio is back with a new album “Anonymous”. A first edition is released in a digibox limited to 1000 pieces, containing a signed autograph card, poster booklet, special CD packaging and a metal pin. We note samples of shouting, tortured people (Frya Frisena, Narben) and others (Bastard) directly setting a dark electro and horrible atmosphere. Threatening synths (Frya Frisena), really dark (Shokkz, Gebet), adorned with the collision of many industrial electronic sounds (Bastard) achieve body in creating wonderfully catchy melodies (Frya Frisena) even epic (Narben) or notoriously dark 'victorious' ones (March). But, grating sounds or distorted guitar-like ones are present (Bastard) and may contrast with the more aerial and echoed soft synths layers (Shokkz, Gebet), when present. Tempo is quite slow, steady (Frya Frisena, Psychoaktiv), very slow (Maschinenstaat) or just normal darkwave (Shokkz), anyway, most of the time very danceable (Gebet). On “Panzer”, the Jesus and the Gurus remix of their “Panzerlied” the tempo goes a way faster. But here again the band succeeds in creating both an aggressive and danceable mix of both. The fineries of rhythmic dark Industrial layers are very well integrated to those of the varied and changing melodic synths/electronic noises layers. Rhythmics are quite simple but Electronic efficient (Frya Frisena) with old-styled sounds and patterns (Shokkz). “Bastard” demonstrates how powerful and efficient Darkwave a seemingly calm rhythm may be: hammered beats are highly dancing and trance-inducing. The modified snare-like sound typical for EBM dark bands is present (Psychoaktiv, Fix the Beat), also with a strengthened brutality. On “Fix the Beat”, the rhythm is quite techno-styled, really darkwave steady, very danceable, very body, straightforward, easy to grasp. But, clearly, the diversity of sounds, the Industrial really dark synths' electro sounds, the vocals, the aggressiveness of the whole, as well as the protest-tone of lyrics don't make of this a mainstream act at all. Indeed, this very track is mocking mainstream dark commercial music. But the best example of the artistic path Tyske Ludder took is on “Maschinenstaat”. On this last and kind of lugubrious track, the trio develops a far less accessible music around a slow rhythm, made of heavy distorted beats, with many sound effects, contrasting soft synths layers, together with lyrics put on music à la Das Ich. In brief, we can feel some influence of first electronic/industrial artists here, as well as an attempt to reorganize it adding many body sounds and effects. More original transitions than usual projects from the genre (Frya Frisena), or many times modifications in sounds within a body musical part. Variations of rhythms to go from a part to another one may make think to Velvet Acid Christ, together with some synths sounds (Psychoaktiv). Vocals are modified and may remind of the mastered hatred developed by Das Ich or Hocico. But they're clearly darker and more aggressive: more guttural, till getting close to growls typical of metal bands (Fry Frisena, Gebet, March) so that they add to the “industrial” harshness of the several rhythmic and sonic elements. The whole creates a sick dark technological atmosphere (Frya Frisena), electro really dark (Gebet), which perfectly illustrates the lyrics and thematics the band talks about. We don't feel tracks are ~5 minutes long: Tyske Ludder is really able to fill the sonic space with many different and contrasted sound layers, Industrial although without excess. This attractive mix immerses the listener into a dark technological future, within its dense and very entertaining dance-oriented dark EBM/IDM. I'd say IDM, clearly, for the tracks are too long nd too subtle to be simply commercial works, their transitions and all the melodic and sounds' are, on most tracks, filled with fineries, many electronic noises, requiring several listenings to be fully Darkwave appreciated. Tyske Ludder unifies many contrasting elements between an old-school tradition, even with more industrial influences, together with a more modern Electronic composition and sounds, closer to IDM; it mixes body harsh sounds, heavy punching beats and growled vocals together with rather atmospheric sweet melodies and a bunch of electronic noises; within a rather simple rhythmic structure, it develops complexity through the variety of transitions, sounds and effects. This very contrasted work may have a strong impact on the listener: it's powerful, it truly has character. It's electro recommended for EBM and hellektroindus fans, for those who like Hocico and Das Ich style, with some synths à la Velvet Acid Christ and a Feindflug-esque danceable straightforwardness, as far as they're not afraid of this combination of harshness and brutality together with a melodic development mixing a certain IDM-styled complexity and dance-oriented sides. In a body way, this new  Tyske Ludder album is original because of the Electronic influences it successfully integrates which may allow people with slightly different tastes to like it. Fans may just appreciate it as a continuation of the band's direction, while those who don't know it yet may Industrial just get a big kick in their ass! Thus, “Anonymous” may not electro Darkwave long body stay so anonymous... Check it out!

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