Im Namen Des Volkes – Welt Ist Kaputt (EP – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-Electro, Experimental, Industrial.
Format: Digital, Vinyl.
Background/Info: Matthias Schuster (also known from Bal Paré, Das Institut, Geisterfahrer, Lichtjahr ao) broke the silence unleashing his first new Im Namen Des Volkes-work in years. It also is the first work he released by Ant-Zen. This EP features four songs.
Content: This project remains driven by good-old influences from 80s Electro/Industrial pioneers. It definitely sounds Experimental but is still into the typical ‘analogue’ 80s approach of Electronic music. This work reminds me of the glorious days of SPK.
+ + + : Great comeback for this artist which remains inspired and devoted to the sound and magic of the 80s. This is great old-school Electro/Industrial music featuring heavy, blasting passages composed by an artist who was already active during the 80s. You’ll discover great sound treatments with spoken-like vocal parts on top.
– – – : I regret the tracks are pretty short -which however often was quite 80s-minded as well.
Conclusion: Im Namen Des Volkes bring us back to the past and will for sure evoke great souvenirs.
Best songs: “Wellengenerator”, “Welt An Die Wand”.
Rate: 8.
Artist: www.thegeisterfahrer.de / www.facebook.com/ImNamenDesVolkes
Label: www.ant-zen.com / www.facebook.com/antzen.official
About Im Namen Des Volkes
Im Namen Des Volkes is the solo project of Hamburg-based musician Matthias Schuster, active since the late 1970s and also known for Bal Paré, Das Institut and Geisterfahrer. Early Im Namen Des Volkes tracks were recorded at his Geisterfahrer studio between 1979 and 1982 and combine minimal synth with an early industrial sound in the vein of D.A.F. and early Front 242. Discogs lists releases including the 1981 LP “Im Namen Des Volkes” and the 2007 reissue “Volksmusik”. After a long silence, Schuster released “Welt Ist Kaputt” through Ant-Zen in 2024, his first new work under the moniker in years.
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