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“Going Down” is, by my count, the third release from the band from, uh, somewhere between Aachen and Liège, and it has exactly three tracks. I find an unusual format to be quite alright. What one has to say or play at the moment does not necessarily depend on the maximum playing time of the medium. In this case, it’s a synth-punk mix, where PIL comes to mind as the closest comparison. However, in this case, the unrestrained Fuck-You-Fucktor* is not executed as intensely as on the first EP. Bands that only repeat themselves should, in my opinion, stop at some point because it becomes boring, and here a different mood is conveyed. Strangely enough, the first track “The City” made me think of Iggy Pop's “The Passenger.” Less because of the music, but rather because I feel like a bystander looking out from the sidelines right in the middle of the city. A latent tension runs through to the last track. Of course, I still find the singer's (pseudo-?)British accent brilliant, which gives everything an old-fashioned island charm, as if it actually came from the early 80s. Additionally, the sound is so minimalistic and free from frills that it is a joy. Overall, this maxi is coherent, but I still miss the drive with which the band once played their way into my heart. Nevertheless, this works as a successful experiment.
By the way, this is aimed exclusively at vinyl fans. All digital people can check out the bare sounds here, for the target audience there is a beautifully designed product, and limited variant covers for the super customers – I have no idea if they are still available, but if they are, not for long.
*A unit of measurement for punkiness patented by me.
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