Schröttersburg – Om Shanti Om (Album – Zoharum / D.I.Y. Kolo / Batcave Productions)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Experimental.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: Polish formation Schröttersburg is back on track unleashing their sixth full length which comes pretty fast after the cool “Dalet”.
Content: “Om Shanti Om” sounds totally different from the Cold-Wave sound revealed at previous works. The album was composed during lockdown and became totally devoted to early Industrial music. You’ll also notice a few more influences running through the work which can be now Psychedelic and then Trance-driven. The lyrics are sung in Polish.
+ + + : You get the sensation listening to another band than on previous productions, but Schröttersburg still feel comfortable exploring Industrial paths. The use of authentic instruments and Industrial gear bring good-old memories alive, reminding me of Test Department and Swans for the guitar playing.
– – – : I can easily imagine fans of the band will be a bit shocked discovering an Industrial-minded opus.
Conclusion: This is an overwhelming album revealing elements of early 80s Industrial spirit.
Best songs: “V”, “I”, “II”.
Rate: 8.
Artist: www.facebook.com/schrottersburg
Labels: www.zoharum.com / www.facebook.com/zoharum / www.facebook.com/DIYKoloRecords / www.batcaveproductions.pl / www.facebook.com/batcaveproductions
About Schröttersburg
Schröttersburg is a Polish band from Płock, formed in 2008 and settled in its current line-up from 2010. Discogs lists Krzysiek, Michał Majcher, Maciek Czerwiński, Rafał Strzemieczny, Czarek, Marcin and Rafał among its members. The group started from punk and post-punk and moved toward industrial, oriental and tribal material.
The band self-released the demo “Demencje” in 2013, then issued “Krew” in 2015 and “Ciało” in 2016 on Extinction Records. “Melancholia” followed in 2018 on ZIMA and No Pasaran Records, with the expanded “Melancholia / Dekonstrukcje” appearing on Zoharum in 2020. “Dalet”, written on its sleeve as “ד”, arrived in 2021 through Zoharum, DIY Koło, Bat-Cave Productions and N.I.C., the same grouping of labels behind “Om Shanti Om” in 2022.
A live album recorded at the XXI Wrocław Industrial Festival followed in 2023, as did “Kosmogonia”. Side-Line spoke to Krzysiek and Michał about that record in the Click Interview with Schröttersburg.
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