There is depth and elegance to the way Christian Schwöbel documents mankind’s self-destructive tendancies in his music.
2022 saw a continuation of his first album “Der Große Filter I+II“, allowing a growing Industrial influence to colour his Passed Recordings debut: Dystopian Pulse.
He’s also the next artist that we asked to list the 5 albums that had left the biggest impact on them this year.
Each post from this series will see the 5 albums added to the “Our Favourite Albums of the Passed Year” playlist – so you can listen along with each post as we count down to the end of the year!
Läuten der Seele – Läuten der Seele
I love it when freakish samples are use in a creative context. In this case, the samples are taken from German “Heimatfilme” from the post war era. These movies probably fed the longing for harmony of the people after the horrors of WW2. This album has all the cosiness from the movies, but not quite the kitsch-factor.
Gilla Band – Most Normal
I’ve been a fan of this band since day one. This band has the rare talent to create a noisy chaotic atmosphere, which never spirals out of control. With this release they have proven once again that they haven’t lost a bit of their fire from previous albums.
Abul Mogard – In a Few Places Along the River
He is the king of textures in my opinion. It slowly builds up, occupying more and more space in your consciousness. But he can also do beautiful melodies as he shows in the last track with a melody that stays with you long after the album has stopped playing.
Trupa Trupa – B Flat A
This Polish band is highly underrated. On this album again they have shown that they have a sense for catchy melodies and awesome song writing. Nothing more to say, just check them out if you haven’t!
Big Thief – Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
I was sleeping on this album for a while when it first came out. It took almost until the end of the year that I learned to appreciate the direction this album takes. The country style probably put me off at first and I wasn’t in the mood for Big Thief, but now that winter kicked in this album is like a cosy warm blanket to me.
And that’s it!
We’ll be aiming to release these posts every weekend, so keep an eye out for your favourite album! We’re looking forward to hearing your views on this years releases from Passed Recordings too – maybe there’s even time for one more release before the end of the year…
