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Rebentisch is a pure wave project.
Concentrating on this has given the
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berlin band around mastermind Sven
Rebentisch a fast growing audience
and has made them an insiders tip
within the scene. Rebentisch's songs
are a constant companion to many
fans wherever they go, whether it's
the dancefloor or the terrace in
moonlight.
Meantime the complete back catalogue of Rebentisch is sold out. Lucky thus, who
owns the publications of earlier days. Lucky as well is the waiting waver, for
Rebentisch brings the goodies in spring 2009: the new album unites all of the
strengths of Rebentisch and takes the listeners on a journey through the eighties
with side trips to the present and future.
"Herz zerrissen" ("torn heart") paints
sounds with a wide spectrum from
dreamy ("Die Suche"/the search) to
fast forward
("Erinnerungsfetzen"/fractions of
memory). Old school analog sounds
and pleasant waveguitars are mixed
with the electronic sound of the new
millenium. While some tracks remind
one of Welle:Erdball or Derriere Le
Miroir, the various remixes sound like
Massive Attack or Portishead. The core of the album are poetical german lyrics of a
rare quality.
If Anne Clark would sing in german with And One as her band, if she'd be pure
New Wave and if Robert Smith would play guitar in this imaginary all-star-band,
Rebentisch would have real competition. Until that happens New Wave fans with a
love for lyric have no other choice: Rebentisch it is
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