Now here is an idea! Wumpscut techno!!! Feindflug is a new duo from Germany that performs instrumental techno along the lines of Neotek, but instead of the blistering keyboards and dance beats, Feindflug use...blistering noise AND keyboards AND not just any beats, early Wumpscut-type beats, in other words, LOUD ONES. Starting with a short into, and a self titled track of guitar samples and noise, the CD kicks out with Alptraum, sporting a mid paced beat, lovely piano chords, thick electronics, and lots and lots of staticy, shreddy noise. Experimental tinged techno...I love it. Leitbild sounds A LOT like Wumpscut but with more emphasis on the war-like sequences, sounding like a battle theme. Lagerhaft and Grossenwhan both feature loud and wet sequences coupled with hard beats and guitar snippets as well as noise. The absence of vocals really help distinguish Feindflug from the rest of the :W: imitators. The interesting Foltersequenz is next, with an interesting juxtaposition. The sequences and noise are all really fast, yet the beat remains very slow....interesting. The knockout tracks are Stukas Im Visier and Kahle Bedrohung. Stukas is just fantastic, with an alternating, menacing beat, loud metal guitar samples, more battle cry strings, and a lot of chunky noise to blow yer head off. Kahle sports the same basic elements, but the beat is 100 times louder and the focus is on the dynamite strings and fluttering analogs that go with the same guitar and noise combo. Supoib! A novel gimmick, and a good debut from these guys, good for dancing and fighting, more dancing and more fighting. Plus there are German samples up the wazoo...what more could you ask for?
reviewed by D. Sudia