Die Frösche – Sumpflärm 01 (Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Electro-Industrial.
Format: Digital.
Background/Info: Behind this new project is hiding an experienced German duo. Die Frösche is driven by DJ Christian Bergmann (<1979>) and Andreas Davids (Xotox, Natura Est). The debut album features eleven cuts.
Content: From the very first notes and seconds of the work you’ll notice the Electro-Industrial approach of this duo. The influences remind me of their respective main project <1979> and Xotox. The structures are quite repetitive now and then joined by a few strings and even simple melody lines. The work remains pretty Industrial but will also appeal for lovers of darker Techno fields.
+ + + : This is the kind of music which will for sure have more impact on stage and/or dancefloors than played -even at loud volume, in your living room. I prefer the tracks with extra elements like “Quak 03” and “Quak 09”
– – – : The work is very, very, repetitive and becomes rapidly predictable. So that’s why it’s more suited for live shows and dancefloors. I think it could have been cool to inject some spoken samplings, shouts and/or a few words to the music so in the end it remains pretty rudimentary and brute.
Conclusion: Speaking for myself I definitely prefer the ‘Industrial’ projects of both artists instead of this common project. There’s definitely more hiding behind Die Frösche than what you can hear at “Sumpflärm 01”.
Best songs: “Quak 03”, “Quak 09”, “Quak 06”.
Rate: 7.
Artist: www.facebook.com/1979Hands / www.facebook.com/xotoxmusic
Label: www.infacted-recordings.de / www.facebook.com/pages/Infacted-Recordings/124099254321690
About Die Frösche
Die Frösche is a German duo formed by DJ Christian Bergmann, from Leipzig, and Andreas Davids, from the Paderborn area and also known for his work with Xotox and Natura Est. The pair share an interest in frogs and started the project roughly a decade before its debut release. The debut album “Sumpflärm 01” was released on 14 July 2023 through Infacted Recordings, and features eleven tracks.
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