Rue Oberkampf – Negativraum (Single – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-Electro, Electro-Wave.
Format: Digital, Vinyl.
Background/Info: German formation Rue Oberkampf took me by surprise with their debut album “Christophe-Philippe” released in 2019 on Young And Cold Records. The work revealed a great mix of Minimal-Electro-Wave and EBM. “Negativraum” is their first production on Ant-Zen.
Content: “Negativraum” features two songs, opening with the title-track which is an Electro-Wave orientated piece driven by bleeping sequences, cold synths and Julia’s French spoken vocals. “Caméra – Doom Version” sounds more monotonous and is clearly a B-side cut.
+ + + : I like the good-old single format of this work; a cool title track and a B-side song! Rue Oberkampf confirms to have a nose for composing retro-minimal Electronics while the French vocals have something sexy on top. “Negativraum” is a cool song and debut single for the band on Ant-Zen.
– – – : The B-side song doesn’t exactly add any bonus to the single.
Conclusion: Rue Oberkampf is a cool addition to the Ant-Zen roster, but it also remains a band to watch out for.
Best songs: “Negativraum”.
Rate: (7).
Artist: www.facebook.com/RueOberkampf
Label: www.ant-zen.com / www.facebook.com/antzen.official
About Rue Oberkampf
Rue Oberkampf is a project based in Munich, Germany. The debut album “Christophe-Philippe” was released on Young And Cold Records in 2019/2020, and the artist discussed its approach in a July 2020 Click Interview.
“Negativraum”, released 19 November 2020, was Rue Oberkampf’s first release for Ant-Zen (catalogue act396), mixed by Daniel Hallhuber and mastered by Eric Van Wonterghem. The artist later returned to Young And Cold Records for further singles and the compilation “The Singles 2018-2026” and the 2026 album “Wehmut”.
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