Borngraber & Struver

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4...according to our Brett on Thu 28 Oct, 2010.

'"21th Century-Electronic-Krautrock" is perhaps the best description for the album' says the press release. Sounds good (well, apart from the '21th' bit). BUT IS IT? Well, the throbbing mid-tempo bass pulse is definitely good. And the windy sounds, which manage to evoke isolationist stuff whilst also having a warmth to them, are pretty good. The way the groove builds up as it subtly adds more and more elements is really good. The way the beat stops dead as the second part of lone song begins, opening everything up into more of a widescreen soundworld, is totally good. The guitar.. I'll have to get back to you on that one but it does remind me a bit of late-period Ash Ra Tempel stuff, which is good of it really. So yeah, it's good.

* "21th Century-Electronic-Krautrock" is perhaps the best description for the album

* "in g", in which Borngräber & Strüver skilfully recombine the influences of motoric-Krauts as "neu" and the achievements of Minimal-Techno to their own musical statements. There is no trance bliss or party sound, only condensed musical statements. "in g" is a great contribution to the history of motoric-Krautrock.

* It was 1999 when Borngräber & Strüver met at "Ninetynine Records" in Berlin. Since then they work together on
musical projects. Their first release "EP" on the UK label Blue Juice polarized and was soon followed by remixes for
artists like "A Guy Called Gerald" and "Beth Hirsch". Quite peculiar is their debut album "transcontinental". Dark blade
runner inspired atmos and fine electro beats meet dub effects and surprising breaks. Borngräber & Strüver blend guitars,
vocals and horns in a particular way. The album sounds like the soundtrack for "mental cinema". The sequel album
"Berlin", is planned for 2011. They recorded it together with guests like Tikiman. Also included are remixes by Smith &
Mighty.