Not only in the matter of Noise, but also and most notably in the school of hard knocks, Krube. has been a constant companion to me during the past 15 years. Literally speaking, we've been through shit together. Knee deep, up to our throats sometimes, good shit, bad shit, hilarious shit, tragic shit. I'm sure even if I wanted to (and such occasions are far from scarce), I wouldn't be able to get rid of Krube., he's downright haunting me and equally am I haunting him.
His latest coup - art-wise - has just found its way into my mailbox in the form of a nearly 40 minutes cassette, which has been recently released on a small spanish label named Angoisse. This is actually the second edition, since almost all copies of the first turned to ashes in an accidental fire, as stated on the insert! The somewhat trashy artwork and packaging of the cassette differs pretty much from previous Krube. releases and possibly doesn't reflect so much the artist's as the label's aesthetics. Judging from the xeroxed paper inlay, one rather expects some cheesy finnish lo-fi junk than new works by this Berlin based artist. Luckily the first audition easily makes the grade and fulfils the high expectations that were raised by his 2010 split LP w/ Raionbashi and his first solo tape released the following year. Though greatly influenced by works of early electronic/musique concrète composers, as well as by the whole Schimpfluch coterie (thinking of the creaking moments of Marc Zeier or the crude body sounds of Eb.er for instance) once again Krube. manages to draw your attention with elaborate, well conceived compositions that require a very close listening, just to spit a rabid FUCK YOU right in your face the following second! The balance between skillful composition and nasty noise, somewhere lurking between the reputable and the artistic precarity is something I always loved about Krube.'s work. And this is exactly what makes this cassette not only worth hearing, but moreover and most of all highly authentic.
Krube.
Angoisse
Krube.
Angoisse
