[ARCHiVED] Stromkern - Light It Up (2005)

GENRE..... EBM, Electro
LABEL...... Dependent
MODE....... VBRkbps / Joint-Stereo
REL.DATE.. Aug-16-2005

Fusing hip-hop vocals and ryhthms with classical compositions
and post-industrial rock, Stromkern have been carving out a
unique sound for over a decade. Founded by J. Ned Kirby in the
early 1990s, initial releases (such as the 1997 debut Flicker
Like A Candle) were heavily influenced by the danceable sounds
of the European electro scene, but already the influences of
Ned's classical training and love of hip-hop and noise were
readily apparent, especially on tracks like the international
hit "Heretic". The follow-up album, 1999's Dõmmerung im Traum,
was a more experimental affair, blending orchestral arrangements
with minimal techno elements.

The band took to the road in 2000 for the first time on European
club and festival tour. In 2001, with Ned joined in the studio
by Kelly Shaffer, Stromkern release the Armageddon album, their
first in the States. The album spawns three singles, all of
which spend the maximum alloted time in the German Alternative
Charts, and the album version of "Night Riders" becomes an
instant classic. Joined by Rob Wentz of Monstrum Sepsis on keys
and Matt Berger on drums, Stromkern begin to perform live with
increasing frequency, quickly developing a reputation as a
powerful live act due largely to a commitment to live
performance as opposed to simple playback, the status quo for so
many heavily electronic acts.

Now, almost four years after the release of Armageddon comes
Stromkern's 4th studio album, Light It Up. The years of touring
have left an audible mark on the entire record, but most clearly
on tracks like "Forgiven" or "Delete", with pummeling acoustic
drums and guitars weaving in and out of Stromkern's signature
electronic core. The new album also marks the band's first
forays into outside vocal collaborations, with Frank Spinath of
Seabound guesting on the technoid "Sentinel" and Victoria Lloyd
of Claire Voyant on the ballad "Hindsight". The first single
"Stand Up", a classic Stromkern track packed with dense
sequences and Ned's rapid-fire vocal, peaked at #4 in the German
Alternative Charts and remains in regular rotation at clubs
throughout the world. Lyrically, Light It Up presents Ned's
reflections on the last several years spent living in the United
States: war, terrorism, globalization, corruption and greed are
the topics of the day.

To coincide with the album's release Stromkern are preparing to
undertake yet another US tour, possibly followed by a European
leg later in the year. With a live lineup bolstered by Tyler
Newman (Battery Cage), Dan Clark (Null Device), Chuck Spencer
(Stochastic Theory) and Vince Grech (Sister Machine Gun,
Thanatos, 13mg), this promises to be the most dynamic and
powerful live incarnation of the band to date. And we're just
getting started...

Tracklist:

01 Televised
02 Reminders
03 Slow Cascade
04 Forgiven
05 The Debate
06 Ruin
07 Sentinel
08 Stand Up
09 Hindsight
10 Delete

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