Bohren & der Club of Gore - Beileid (2011)

Headstrong. Unconventional. Enigmatic. The kind of words you hear a lot when Bohren Und Der Club are around. This veritable cult band have stuck steadfastly to their very own trail for more than twenty years now. Just a few notes are required to create that captivating-sedating atmosphere which leaves the listener in no doubt. The band have sought to extend its specific sound cosmos by introducing new instruments (vibraphone, various keyboards, tuba, bass trombone, choral elements) and new compositional strategies. The latest opus bears the name Beileid, meaning 'Sympathy', and comprises a title track just shy of a quarter of an hour, the slightly shorter Catch my Heart and seven and a half minutes of blues in the form of Zombies Never Die (Blues). Bohren Und Der Club of gore cover German hair metal band warlock. Catch my Heart appeared on their 1985 album Hellbound. It is worth pointing out that this is the first bohren song with vocals and the bohren treatment is far too idiosyncratic to let just anybody near the microphone. Time for a long-standing acquaintance of the band to step up: the incomparable Mike Patton, who offers a balladeer performance.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Bohren & der Club of Gore - Zombies Never Die (7:31)
1.02 - Bohren & der Club of Gore - Catch My Heart (13:17)
1.03 - Bohren & der Club of Gore - Beileid (14:22)