he multi-instrumentalist & songwriter peter
zirbs alongside charly "speedio" grafeneder launched
their electronic sound expedition as konsorten tm in 1995 in vienna.
their unique way of re-jigging various music styles such as dub, jazz,
disco, trash, step and smokey electro, has resulted in numerous remix
assignments, tributes to compilations and (tv-) moviescores.
2006: bye, bye sequenced music. "you´ve already experienced everything,
except the final step...come on, let´s cross the border today."
after 10 years of rough electronic clubmusic the vienna quartet konsorten
tm led by songwriter peter zirbs not only crosses
the musical frontiers between electronic clubmusic and energetic rock
with their latest album "wir und die anderen"
("we and the others"), but we also experience zirbs´ extremely
personal and direct approach in which he philosophises on the finality
of all things, propagates the benefits of a healthy self-image, ponders
his love which melts away in the truest sense of the word, or if he will
lose his girlfriend to a techno sound system.
the directness of their first all-in-german album of
konsorten tm with all of its attractive new wave kitsch and its
cautious but unmistakable hardness is simply fantastic.
in contrast to the electronic production excesses on their previous releases
"disko 23" (automatique/emi 2001), the radio
hit "lang auf" (fabrique 2002), "trippin"
(fabrique 2004) and the compilation-album "paradies
der tiere" (fabrique 2005) this current longplayer is the
result of intense jam sessions which were then performed directly and
completely in the studio. this is thanks to a natural rawness of guitars,
drums and electronics along with the fact that "wir und die anderen"
was, thanks to exceptional teamwork by peter zirbs, harald salaun,
charly grafender and angel rice, put together
in just a few weeks. it all proves that practically anything can be carved
out of stone, including a communal sense of fun which one can listen to.
yet, everything still revolves around questions: "who will take you
home? who will lift you when you fall? who will put down everything when
you call him?" the whole album winds up on a high note with konsorten
tms cover version of the cars` 1980s hit "drive". enjoy. |
