Rising Doom Mondkopf

Album info

Album-Release:
2011

HRA-Release:
14.09.2012

Label: Fool House

Genre: Electronic

Subgenre: Electronica

Artist: Mondkopf

Composer: Paul Régimbeau

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  • 1 Intrus 02:10
  • 2 Deadwood 04:11
  • 3 Day of Anger 05:03
  • 4 The Song of Shadows 04:57
  • 5 Moon's Throat 04:11
  • 6 Beyond the Golden Valleys 03:34
  • 7 Sweet Memories 03:36
  • 8 Girls Don't Cry part II 03:15
  • 9 Where The Gods Fall 03:49
  • 10 My Heart Is Yours 04:27
  • 11 Fossil Lights 09:00
  • Total Runtime 48:13

Info for Rising Doom

'Rising Doom', der Titel von Mondkopfs zweitem Album, lässt Düsteres erwarten und erinnert eher an Blackmetal als an elektronische Musik. Es dominieren tatsächlich Dunkelheit und verstörende lärmige Flächen. Die Tracks sind durchdacht aufgebaut und lassen wie bei „The Song Of Shadows“ hier und da trotz Finsternis einen Streifen Sonnenlicht hindurch. Paul Régimbeau, wie Mondkopf mit bürgerlichem Namen heißt, nutzt helle Synthesizermelodien als Ausgangspunkt, um verstörend verzerrte und mit äußerster Gewalt von mechanischen Drums voranschreitende Synthieflächen darüberzulegen. Chorgesänge und Gitarrenriffs verleihen den durchaus treibenden, an HipHop orientierten Beats eine düstere Stimmung. Seinen Namen hat Mondkopf übrigens dem französischen Sprichwort „avoir la tête dans la lune“ entlehnt, also „den Kopf im Mond haben“. Zu dem wörtlich übersetzten Sprichwort würde man auf Deutsch wohl eher sagen, dass man mit dem Kopf in den Wolken steckt. Kein Wunder also, dass Mondkopf solch gefühlsintensive Musik irgendwo zwischen Electronica, HipHop und Postrock macht. Am Ende des letzten Tracks von 'Rising Doom' stehen Elemente, die der Stimmung auf diesem eindrucksvollen Album sehr gut entsprechen: Den Schlussakkord übernehmen die Klänge von Kirchenglocken und Krähen im Regen.

Mondkopf aka Paul Régimbeau
Thomas Kpade, cello (track 2)
Olivier Sabatier, piano (track 3)
Jean-Elie Eftekhari, flute (track 4)
Xavier Thiry, guitar (track 5)
Agnès Gayraud, vocals (track 5)
Olivier Sabatier, trombone (track 11)
Nicolas Gardel, trumpet (track 11)

French producer Mondkopf (aka Paul Régimbeau) has always seemingly stood apart from the musical trends that surround him since his arrival in 2008 with The (Declaration of) Principles EP on the Fool House label run by members of key “first wave” mp3 blog Fluokids. On that release there were moments of thumping electro that sounded very much of that time, but he also revealed a talent for glitchier fare that lead people to draw comparisons with Modeselektor.

Across two albums Mondkopf’s music has developed markedly from this early release, with 2009’s Galaxy Of Nowhere a sprawling collection of downtrodden electronica and widescreen orchestral moments melded with crunched and processed beats that read like an undervalued homage to his childhood heroes such as Aphex Twin and Chris Clark. Intriguingly, his pertinently titled second album Rising Doom was an altogether darker experience linked wholly to the emphasis of his live set, embracing with real intensity the influence of abrasive forms of metal music. It made for an overwhelming and at times uneasy listen, but you have to give Régimbeau credit for such a heart wrenching approach to electronic music.

Around the time Rising Doom was released, the producer established a new club night at Parisian venue The Rex Club named In Paradisum, with the obvious aim of inviting producers and DJs with a similarly all encompassing approach to music. To date luminaries such as Oneohtrix Point Never, Perc, Inigo Kennedy, Sandwell District and Demdike Stare have all played. Playing alongside such names has clearly proved influential in the producer’s decision to start a label of the same name, with this first release including some suitably uncompromising material. (Juno Plus)

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