Zadera - Fallen (clip) Mp3
I'm in the process of getting permission to post the whole song.


Zadera

Band Bio:
A renowned German underground-band from Magdeburg delicately blending their Post-Punk and Goth influences to an exciting personal mixture. Their musical style ranges from up-tempo-pogo-stomers to atmospheric melancho-smashers, a variety that makes pigeon-holing absolutely impossible. - Strobelight Records - Zadera page

Reviews:
I truly couldn't find a review of this band online, so here is a bit of information taken from their homepage (translated from German).

"We all have a different and individual musical background. In the attempt to make something out of this and because of the orientation on the traditional Batcave-Sound We create the music that is characteristically for "ZADERA". The style itself is diverse in general. Meaning there are fast, guitar riff based songs as well as the more atmospheric and calm songs. That maybe makes it difficult to find a definite expression for it. After all we like the 80s Batcave and bands like Christian Death, Xmal Deutschland, Siouxsie & the Banshees. Well, just make up your own mind and listen to our songs." - Zadera Homepage

My Two Cents:
For my money this track typifies what Goth music is all about. Maybe I'm just getting old, but to me it harkens back to all the old touchstones of what I think of when I think of a "Goth" sound. I don't see this as a bad thing, especially when bands like Interpol get so many accolades for mining the post-punk sound why not have bands who take the best elements of early Goth and create something fresh with it. Strobelight records is releasing a full-length by them in October, be sure to pick it up.

Further Reading:
Check out the video clip of them playing live.

¶ Monday, July 26, 2004 |