Artist : The Notwist
Title : Sturm OST
Genre : Soundtrack
Year : 2009
Date : 09/2009
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 11
Label : Alientransistor
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 27:04 min
Size : 32,6 MB
Tracklist:
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01.vilina kosa version 01:52
02.jan 02:12
03.sarajevo 1 02:29
04.prayer 01:06
05.simon 01:24
06.storm 1 03:42
07.the hague 02:44
08.jonas 01:49
09.storm 2 01:45
10.sarajevo 2 05:56
11.sturm 2 02:05
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27:04 min
Following up last year's triumphant The
Devil, You + Me album, The Notwist
return to their soundtracking
activities, once again collaborating
with filmmaker Hans-Christian Schmid.
These two parties previously worked
together on 2003's Lichter, resulting in
an EP length OST from The Notwist, and
Sturm is characterised by a similarly
intricate blend of modern classical
composition and minimal electronic
gestures.
The band are joined by Alien Transistor
labelmates Andromeda Mega Express
Orchestra on the introductory piece
'Vilina Kosa Version', ushering in the
album with ponderous intervals,
microtonal string squeals and
atmospherically charged two-note piano
figures. After this suspenseful,
brooding opener the album settles down
into the deep, bell-like resonance of
'Jan', whose minor-key drones channel
various instruments through a pattern of
granular loops. Following on in a more
rhythmically engaged fashion is
'Sarajevo 1', whose miniature jitter-
beats combine with elongated tones spun
from a small ensemble of woodwind and
strings - there's even some bowed tuned
percussion in the mix.
These rather abstracted elements become
more naturalistic and pronounced over
the course of ensuing compositions like
'Prayer', 'Jonas' and 'The Hague', the
latter of which takes on a panoramic,
subtly dramatised tone thanks to its
flooded, ambient orchestration and
scrunched beat arrangements. The final
piece, 'Sturm 2', is a particular
highlight, launching into unfettered
melodicism with only the mildest
electronic smudging interfering with its
lyrical strings-vs-piano constitution.
Sturm's combination of electronic
treatment with morose, impressionistic
acoustic instrumentation makes for a
potent soundtrack work and a worthy
successor to their Lichter EP, still
retaining plenty of that Notwist magic
you hear so much of on the band's
'proper' albums.
This release also includes a 24-page
book of film stills, giving you a
glimpse at the project in its fuller
context. Limited copies only - and a
must-have item from this exceptional
band.
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