Düsseldorf – Bunckermusick (Digital/CD Album – Zoharum)
Düsseldorf is a Polish music project led by Tom Axer. For this new release, which came out at the end of 2024, he collaborated with the German artist Leander Roenick of Elektrokraft.
This album is highly eclectic and, at times, challenging to grasp as a cohesive whole. Many tracks are infused with old-school EBM and Dark-Electro influences. One song strongly evokes the sound of Calva Y Nada, but the influences don’t stop there. The album also features Martial passages with epic arrangements, while other moments lean towards Dark/Cold-Wave, making it feel as if Grauzone has returned. It all concludes with an original, atmospheric outro.
Düsseldorf’s sound is like a sonic labyrinth—complex, immersive, and intriguing. (Rating:7½).
Listen to “Flaktürme”:
About Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the project of Polish artist Tom Axer, working in the electro/EBM aesthetic. For the album “Bunckermusick”, released October 31, 2024 on Zoharum, Axer invited German artist Leander Roenick of Elektrokraft to collaborate on a war-themed concept album, framed as a Polish-German cooperation.
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