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April 4th 2006: "Tidal shift" reviews
Still undecided if you're going to order the Nekropolis 23 DVD "Tidal shift"? Take a look at the reviews on our press page.
August 8th 2005: Nekropolis 23 DVD "Tidal shift" available for ordering!
The shiny new Nekropolis 23 DVD "Tidal shift", featuring Chris Karrer of Amon Düül II-fame, is available for ordering. The price for the DVD (82+23 minutes, PAL format, region code free) is 16 Euro plus shipping. For more information about the DVD including some rough screenshots (this are small screenshots made from a vcd-transfer, the final product looks much clearer) visit out DVD information page.
About Nekropolis 23
Nekropolis 23 celebrate music as "extemporaneous action" - collective improvisation. This is something known from Freejazz. But Peter Frohmader and his band speak the language of Rock. They don't care for unending, tentative, resultless experimentation. Booming bass riffs, stylish keyboards and percussive action leave no doubt about that - and yet these ingredients are combined with irritating harmonic and melodic liberties. One could perceive the resulting aural puzzles as bizarre, angular, psychedelic, even refreshing. In any case they force the audience to let go of familiar standards, to feel and experience the music ad-hoc - like the musicians themselves.
"Vol. 1", the first album by Nekropolis 23, was recorded live in the band's rehearsal space. Improvised music can only be created in a live or quasi-live context. The abandonment of polished studio sounds mirrors the confidence of a group of experienced musicians. Peter Frohmader has released many albums on well-known record labels. Holger Röder is owner of the music school "Drum Art Studio" in Munich. And Udo Gerhards has played and recorded with the German Progressive Rock band Scythe. This core trio is augmented by violinist Matthias Friedrich, Richard Aicher on electronics and other guests.