Rough Mixes by monobeat original

Rough Mixes is the second effort by monobeat original, the band of the founding member of Faust, Zappi W. Diermaier.

Comprising 12 tracks, Rough Mixes, covers a remarkable amount of ground across its journey - disassembled Krautrock, dirty psych, hypnotic prog and deranged industrial-, all the while sidestepping the canonized understanding of what transpired musically within Germany during the 1970s.

Vast in scope, immersive and strange and overwhelmingly beautiful. Writhing and deeply organic from start to finish. Industrial, martial and ritualistic, Rough Mixes pays homage to his focus on dynamism, rhythm and the potential of certain “concrète” materials. Absolutely incredible and creatively brilliant, its yet another crucial piece in a puzzle that’s far from complete.

Tracklist

1.	Kauz In Wümme	3:27

2.	Short And Sweet	2:09

3.	Kess Claire	4:08

4.	Krampus	2:55

5.	Once Upon A Time	7:10

6.	Silent	3:49

7.	Wüste Lebt	7:37

8.	Flangi	7:53

9.	Volume	4:45

10.	Sperrholzguitar	4:50

11.	Freie Radikale	6:55

12.	Kriegerkauz	3:27

Credits

released December 3, 2021

Zappi W. Diermaier: Drums, Keyboards, Psaltery, Voice

Elke Drapatz: Drumeffects

Gunther Wüsthoff: Spieluhr

Amaury Cambuzat: Guitar

Zsolt Sörés: String Viola, Space Echo

Uwe Bastiansen: Guitar, Sampler

Dirk Dresselhaus: Bass Guitar

Ulrich Krieger: Saxophones

Music by Zappi W. Diermaier and Elke Drapatz

Recorded and Mastered by Dirk Dresselhaus

Design and Artwork by Iago Méndez Suazo

Cover Photo: “Carla” by Iago Méndez Suazo (taken with a homemade pinhole camera)

Zsolt Sörés photo by András Juhász

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