Even though I finished my last report for this year a few days ago - somehow it's still Post Roadburn Blues season. So what fits better than a visit to one of Hamburg's most roadburnish locations in terms of program, to be surprised by a crazy, previously unknown Japanese band, as well as to finally tick a box behind an also extremey roadburn-compatible German trio, which I had already missed several times?
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| ZAHN |
Wow! I knew Zahn (="tooth") from their studio work - most recently on their EP "Seite E" and the album "Purpur" -, but how much the polythythmic complexity determines their instrumental music only dawned on my with this performance. And drummer Nic Stockmann has a very special mechanical style of running obliquely to the analog synth loops underneath each track, as well as still coming together with bass and guitar. In that regard this show was definitely the most challenging mindfuck on Hafenklang's "Golden Saloon" stage I had experienced since Kukangendai in November.
The reason I wasn't that aware of Zahn's metric whatthefuckery before of course lies in the quality of the musical environment it's embedded in. And that wasn't lost on stage at all. Their equally forward-thinking, timeless and nostalgic sound between various shades of Post Rock and Kraut was as unique as compelling. From Butter Ride to hike on the volcanic crater, from diving through the coral reef to hopping onto the Flying Cigar, this excellent trip just flew by.
The reason I wasn't that aware of Zahn's metric whatthefuckery before of course lies in the quality of the musical environment it's embedded in. And that wasn't lost on stage at all. Their equally forward-thinking, timeless and nostalgic sound between various shades of Post Rock and Kraut was as unique as compelling. From Butter Ride to hike on the volcanic crater, from diving through the coral reef to hopping onto the Flying Cigar, this excellent trip just flew by.
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| HYPER GAL |
The Japanese duo Hyper Gal felt like it was derived directly from the soundtrack to an imagined dystopian anime, where it worked as the rebellious club music of the future. Only consisting of a singer and a drummer, who also operated some kind of electronic synth/sampler/loop device (her floor tom basically only served as a stand for that) their minimalist setup and the energy generated with it reminded me of Benefits at Roadburn 2024, but logically as a female version from the other side of the globe.
Their mixture of hypnotic agitative rally-chant-style vocals and Electronic Harsh Noise / No Wave with ferocious Punk / Grind and danceable drumming felt as thrillingly experimental as gloriously bold and primitive. Koharu Ishida and Kurumi Kadoya for sure gave me one of the weirdest kicks into the face I received in a while.
Hyper Gal's performance wasn't very long, but just right, especially for the Hafenklang crew, who didn't have to deal with states of shock and cardiac arrests in the audience that way. Yeah, this was fun!
Their mixture of hypnotic agitative rally-chant-style vocals and Electronic Harsh Noise / No Wave with ferocious Punk / Grind and danceable drumming felt as thrillingly experimental as gloriously bold and primitive. Koharu Ishida and Kurumi Kadoya for sure gave me one of the weirdest kicks into the face I received in a while.
Hyper Gal's performance wasn't very long, but just right, especially for the Hafenklang crew, who didn't have to deal with states of shock and cardiac arrests in the audience that way. Yeah, this was fun!
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