We met at the end of September at Po.spolu Resort, outside Prague, to make music for 3 days! Our wonderful team of producers, writers and topliners from Czech republic, Romania, Sweden and Germany had a great time while writing many new songs that we hope you to hear soon.
Film: Milan ‚Milda‘ Vopálenský
Music: ‘Flowers on my eyes’ with kind permission from Annabelle
Supported by the Initiative Musik.
This new collection of what the duo have dubbed Symphonic Drone is a mixture of industrial beats, electronic sounds with classical harmonies and melodies, with an added pinch of throat singing, Hurdy-Gurdy and spoken word. Daniel Miller of Mute goes on to say that “their music is a genre of its own, something new and very intriguing.”
For their debut, the trio pull off the trick of producing an album that sounds laboured over, yet could have been formed in one late-night think-tank of the subconscious. Half-remembered nights in dank, cold cellars try to fight their way into the foreground, only to be pushed back by the desire to live in the present moment.
Rather than adding up the merits they have each accumulated in projects over the last three decades and handing the listener a receipt for their investment, Eros sees each member surrender his assets and build something entirely new. Wilsdorf's signature sheen was honed over decades, from a start working at Hansa Tonstudios under Jon Caffery, to becoming Neubauten's engineer / producer / sound man of choice. This is evident in his final mix, but across their debut, the trio speaks in its own voice. O'Connor's mastery of rhythmic languages is present, but with a subtlety so that when Andrews's bass booms out, it speaks with vitality and authority.
'Your Truth Is A Lie' threatens to concede to a pop sensibility, albeit one that exists in a uniquely twisted wasteland that is worthy of the Berlin lineage in which it was birthed.
The album deepens the resolve Eros carved out on their mini-album 'A Southern Code' (2022), which is given a nod on two reworked tracks, featuring guest vocalist Rosa Anschütz, and pianist Annie Hogan, each broadening the textural scope opening Eros to new avenues. It's all here. 'Your Truth Is A Lie' twinkles like a diamond, while vibrating with the hum of electricity still present in an abandoned building.
Here you find a great interview about the album and how it was created.
Congratulations to The Alchemist of our US partner The Royalty Network for winning the BET Awards 2024 as Producer and DJ!
'Bang' captivates with powerful beats and a clubby atmosphere. Donskoy's soft vocals blend effortlessly. The song conveys a clear message: “If I have to, I'll even go through the wall .” This determination can be felt directly in the sound - guaranteed to make you “bang your heads”!
'Memories XXI–XXX' is the third part of a musical decalogy by universal dilettante Patrick Siegfried Zimmer. Scheduled to be released successively over the course of 30 years, ten journal entries every three years. Such is the artist's plan, »provided I'll live to be at least 70 years old and both inspiration and the will to live stay with me.« At which point the opus can always be extended.
The Royalty Network is one of the country’s most esteemed independent music publishing companies representing over 300,000 compositions. The company has been increasing its client roster dramatically from year to year, boasting a perpetually growing catalog of some of the most prolific songwriters, producers and artists across a multitude of genres. This includes a hit parade on albums from the likes of Beyoncé, Lil Wayne, Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande, Burt Bacharach, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Eminem, and many others, and film, TV, and ad placements such as Target, BMW, Chevrolet, Gillette, "Black Panther", "Creed 2", “The Fate of The Furious", "American Idol", "Dancing With The Stars", and many more.
We are very pleased with the trust placed in us and the good cooperation and have therefore renewed our contract with RoyNet.
Ikarus is still on his dark trip and with his album ‘Doomed To Death’ he delivers 14 phonk songs that you wouldn't listen to in the sunshine.