DAS ICH - Morgue

Songs: 14  Time:  39:16

If you're expecting Das Ich's follow-up to 1997 Egodram to be another CD geared towards the dance floor you may be disappointed.  It seems that Das Ich have returned to their older, subtler approach to music.  The lyrics on Morgue are all taken from the abstract / experimental poetry of Gottfried Benn.  Morgue begins with Mann Und Frau Gehn Durch Die Krebsbaracke, a mellow, nicely orchestrated piece with refined beats, amiable string arrangements, slightly noisy sequences, and whispered vocals.  Kleine Aster is a slow piece that revolves around symphonic sequences and spoken word style vocals.  While the beats on Saal Der Kreisenden Frauen are a bit on the furious side, the overall musical texture of the piece remains light.  Occasional noisy electronic intrusions stab their way into the track, but they do not take way from its mildness.  Several short pieces (Drohung, Mutter, and Kreislauf) act as interludes between the longer, more prominent pieces.  Derabzt (parts I, II, and III) is spread across three tracks, with the first two being short, building blocks for what I expected to be a mass crescendo of symphonic madness.  Actually the final part is the lightest of the trio, with the driving force being the vocals.  Erde Ruft… is the only piece that has anything in common with the tracks on Egodram.  This piece is very upbeat, rhythm strong, and synth-wise, extremely interesting.  Of all 14 tracks, this is the only piece that has any dance floor power.  I'd even go as far as to say that this track might have been a leftover from the Egodram recording sessions.  Morgue takes Das Ich back to their roots, with much of the music having certain elements in common with their Die Propheten, Staub, and Feuer CDs.  There's even a bit of the soundtrack style music that they dabbled in with Das Innere Ich added in.  In it's own category, Morgue is a strong release, but if you're tendencies seem to lead more towards the dance orientated electronic music, you may find yourself displeased with this CD.


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95 444 Bayreuth
Germany
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