Die Krupps – Stahlwerkrequieum

In 1981 the Düsseldorf band Die Krupps (Jürgen Engler, Bernward Malaka, Ralf Dörper) released a seminal album which wrote its own chapter in the history of music: the "Stahlwerksinfonie" (Steelworks Symphony) was a near thirty-minute musical monolith of metal and guitar sounds with scattergun saxophone and shouts, held together by a monotonic bass line and stoic beat. The "Stahlwerksinfonie" proved a worldwide sensation, a nucleus of EBM and industrial rock. It stood as a direct descendent of Cluster's early works, although Krupps mastermind Jürgen Engler was as yet unfamiliar with the output of his purported antescedents. 35 years later, a new version is upon us: the "Stahlwerkrequiem", recorded with Engler's kindred spirits Mani Neumeier (Guru Guru), Jean-Hervé Peron and Zappi Diermaier (Faust), Pyrolator (Der Plan) and US postrock musician Scott Telles.

Press quotes:
"The album is a hypnotic assembly of jagged, splintering guitar riffs, metronomic drumming and droning synthesizers." // Financial Times, UK
"a darkly thrilling listen" // Electronic Sound Magazine, UK
"Betörend schöner Lärm" // Wiener Zeitung, AT

Release date: June 24th, 2016

Tracklisting:
1) Stahlwerkrequiem / Reinhausen (23:28)
2) Stahlwerkrequiem / Westfalenhütte (13:23)