a r t i s t : Faust
t i t l e : Cest Com Com Complique
d a t e : 2009
l a b e l : bureau-b
g e n r e : Progressive Rock
r l s. d a t e : Feb/2009
t r a c k s : 09
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 83,2 MB
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The essentials
. Faust: formed in Hamburg in 1970, one of the main
protagonists of Krautrock. Successful overseas,
viewed with suspicion at home. Now revered worldwide as
pioneers of avant-garde rock music.
. ⌠C╞est com com complique is their ninth studio album,
recorded by Hamburg╞s own sonic sorcerer Tobias Levin.
. Band line-up in 2009: Jean-Herve Peron, Werner "Zappi"
Diermaier (both founder members)
There is no group more mythical than Faust. Thus wrote
English musician and eccentric Julian Cope in his classic of
the genre, "Krautrocksampler". Which says it all really,
neither the habitus nor the music of the six piece Hamburg
group is easy to grasp. Whilst some lauded Faust as the best
thing that ever happened to rock, others dismissed them as
shameless Dilettantes. Their collage of Dadaism, avantgarde
rock and free improvisation radically divided opinion. Their
legend was built on the fact that, in the early days, they
addressed the media through their producer and manager Uwe
Nettelbeck (1940√2006). Precious little was known about the
musicians themselves. When the first LP was unleashed on the
world in 1971, Faust were very much the prophet in his own
land, as the saying goes: few were interested in listening to
their music in Germany. Not so across the Channel: this is
where Faust╞s career really kickstarted. These monoliths of
avant-garde rock sold a phenomenal 100,000 copies of their
third album The Faust Tapes, one of the first releases of the
Virgin label, then in its infancy. Now that Krautrock has been
revived, thanks to the efforts of bands such as Stereolab and
Tortoise in the Nineties, Faust have become one of the biggest
names to drop. Worldwide. Their concerts in the USA, Middle
East, Japan and Europe are invariably sold out. Almost 40
years since they began, Faust are issuing a brand new studio
album. Original members Jean-Herve Peron (www.art-errorist.de)
and Werner Zappi Diermaier (www.zappi-w-diermaier.com) were
joined in the Electric Avenue studio by Amaury Cambuzat (from
the French post-rock combo Ulan Bator). Star indie producer
Tobias Levin recorded. The results sound fantastic! Typically
Dadaist lyrics (mostly in French) accompany repetitive,
sporadically overflowing, patterns. Faust╞s music combines
seemingly contradictory elements: it rages, yet is gentle, it
is monotonous yet melodic, earthy and still ethereal. Safe to
say, it is unique. The Bureau B label breaks into new erritory
with this album, as it is our first release comprising newly
recorded material. We have hitherto concentrated on e-releases
and compilations. Presented with the opportunity of releasing
new works by Krautrock Gods Faust, the only possible outcome
was to say yes. And we had so much fun along the way, that we
are planning on doing more of the same. So keep your eyes and
ears open...
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01-Kundalini Tremolos [09:07]
02-AccrochΘ α Tes LΦvres [07:49]
03-Ce Chemin Est Le Bon [07:53]
04-Stimmen [02:07]
05-Petits Sons AppΘtissants [04:21]
06-Bonjour Gioacchino [05:07]
07-En Veux-Tu Des Effets, En Voilα [07:23]
08-Lass Mich, Version Originale [01:55]
09-C'est Com Com CompliquΘ [13:40]
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59:22 min