The West Against The People
Label | Klangbad – Klangbad73LP |
Format | Vinyl, LP, Album |
Barcode | 4260068042732 |
Country | Germany |
Released | 10 Mar 2017 |
Genre | Electronic, Pop, Folk, World, & Country |
Style | Experimental, Avantgarde, Folk |
Berlin psychedelic pop craftswoman and experimental vocalist, Mary Ocher returns with an all encompassing new album, her darkest yet, in times of confusion. It is a document on social indignation and the deconstruction of our identities as citizens.The West Against The People produced with Hans Joachim Irmler (of Faust) is Mary's fifth full length release, and second on Krautrock veteran's label Klangbad. The new recordings feature tracks with her two drummers, Your Government, as well as collaborations with avant-garde legends Die Todliche Doris, Felix Kubin and Julia Kent (of Rasputina / Anthony and The Johnsons).Ocher's own culturally diverse background, political stance and radical lifestyle choices have contributed to much of the interest in her work and sense of adventure, in life as well as art. Her essay The West Against The People expands on the themes of the album and the social preface to it.Ranging from traditional folk and raw 60s garage, hints of early industrial music, ambient with ethereal vocals and abstract synths, to experimental pop with African and South American rhythms - Its narrative drawing on bodies, being washed upon the sand in a first person proclamation, to jungle flavoured exotic grooves, with a human voice turning into a bird turning back into a human, merging with poetry and wordplay - this is a truly complex jam of a record, covering a spectacular musical landscape, building on Ocher's existingrich musical heritage. The West Against The People is a cohesive but astonishingly wide ranging work from a powerful artist, musician and song-writer.
A1 | Firstling II | |
A2 | To The Light | |
A3 | Zah Zah: Part I | |
A4 | My Executioner | |
A5 | Authority's Hold | |
A6 | The Irrevocable Temple Of Knowledge | |
B1 | Arms | |
B2 | To The Light (Piano) | |
B3 | The Endlessness (Song For Young Xenophobes) | |
B4 | Washed Upon Your Shores | |
B5 | The Becoming | |
B6 | Zah Zah: Part II | |
B7 | Wulkania |
Cover [Cover Design] – Olivier Kowald
Cover [Cover Design] – Studio Unfold
Drums – Daniel Schröteler (A5)
Drums, Percussion – Brandon Walsh
Drums, Percussion, Arranged By [Percussion Arrangements] – Mats Folkesson
Engineer – Andi Schmid
Engineer – Jan Wagner
Mastered By – Mark Beazley
Photography By – Klara Johanna Michel
Producer – Hans Joachim Irmler
Recorded By – Emanuele 'Nene' Baratto (A5)
Songwriter – Mary Ocher
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