Blutharsch, Der
Flying High! (2lp/pd)
Last copoes of the picture disc version without printed cover but within clear PVC protection sleeves! 'Flying High!' With this psychedelic combat cry one of the most eccentric and innovative projects from Austria/Vienna was returning. On their ninth studio album Der Blutharsch continues travelling in the direction they took back in 2005, when the former guru of martial industrial/military pop, Albin Julius, and his band, rocketed towards the deep space of psychedelia. One of the most controversial bands of the last decade staked its claim anew, totally breaking with old images, clichés and tunes. Starting already on the album 'The Philosopher's Stone' the turning to the walls of guitars and repetitive chants was already to recognize. 'Flying High!' turns this to a programmatic climax. If you start thinking on Sunn O))), Guru Guru, Amon Düül, Tangerine Dream or Godspeed You! Black Emperor you are not to far away, but still inherent is the big part of apocalyptic feeling which you are already used to. Highly influenced by the American West Coast sound of the late sixties with a small dosis of that what some people use to call krautrock. The tracks are slightly developing into eachother, ambient parts followed by ecstatic deathrock songs and then they glide into a wall of sound. The guestparts on the vocal side is full of well known artists: Besides Bain Wolfkind and Albin Julius or Gianni Serusi, you discover 1980s legend Patrick Leagas who himself celebrates the title song in his typical distinctive manner. 'Flying High!' is a dark record, it mixes eros and deathwish, productivity with destructivity. Since the release of 'When Did Wonderland End?,' Der Blutharsch have mutated into a psychedelic rock monster; their motto, "into new territories!", symbolic for this mutation, a battle fought not by marching but by flying, 'Flying High!.' 'Flying High!' is a weird trip for blown minds through the dark worlds of today's society, passing love, hate and lust during its journey into the center of the sun!