Troops

Dunkelwerk (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 16, 2007)
• Original Release Date: July 16, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: ALFA-MATRIX
• ASIN: B000BSO71Y
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #679,802 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Dunkelwerk; discovered by The Retrosic, had taken a very deep breath since its first sign on the Cyberl@b Vol. 4 sampler. After several remixes and compilation appearances the time has now come to unleash one of the darkest Electro assaults in years. The debut "Troops" of this German project will lead you to the wastelands of World War I and II. Strong electronics combined with sorrowful orchestral arrangements and marching beats create a towering atmosphere of loneliness and defeat. Close your eyes and hear the marching troops of Dunkelwerk.

No glory, no victory. Only defeat and despair. Alfa Matrix opens the gates and invites you to experience one of the darkest sonic journeys on the label to date. Tracks like "Bastard", "Underfire", "Die Sechste Armee", "Hymn" or "Dresden" are 100% club assaults benefiting from the trained ears of sound engineer Len Lemeire (Implant, Anne Clark, etc.) behind the mixing desk.

Dunkelwerk does not offer any rest on the frontlines – shell-shocked troops get lost in the fields, cities are under fire and love gets lost. Uncompromising Endzeit Electro with a strong attitude and imagery. For the sake of comparisons, :Wumpscut:, Front Line Assembly, and The Retrosic may come to mind, but "Troops" will confirm that Dunkelwerk has its own sound and conceptual approach. You will also notice two bonus remixes on the album by the renowned Plastic Noise Experience and The Retrosic who both joined the Dunkelwerk army on the front.

Dunkelwerk wants to make one thing clear: "The project has NO use for ANY fascist train of thought. It’s about defeat, not about victory! Trust!". Join the Dunkelwerk army now!

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning...Industrial symphony of war tragedy and terror, January 2, 2009

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This review is from: Troops (Audio CD)

This album absolutely floored me. "Dunkelwerk" (a one-person project) created an industrial symphony of the tragedy and terror of the world wars as experienced by German soldiers and civilians from freezing Stalingrad to fiery Dresden. No glorification of war or martial valor, "Troops" is instead the musical equivalent of Remarque's "All Quiet on the Western Front."

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's okay., March 19, 2008

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Adam Ruining "My reviews are genuine." (Albany, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Troops (Audio CD)

Industrial's growing kind of stale these days. :w: is simply churning out a new album once a year like clockwork, the club kids seem down with this Combichrist crap that's just four repeated measures for 6 minutes with a few cuss words tossed in, and good God it's all so tedious.

That's what made this such a great find. Sure, it's EBM, and sure, you've got all of the WWII-era samples you'd expect since '95, and sure, it sounds a lot like other beats you've heard before, but the despair sets it apart. I never realized the firebombing of Dresden would make for such a great track. Driving and suited for long, flat stretches of highway, the album just keeps grinding down with the loss and defeat faced by all in war. I love it. Absolutely adore it. One of my favorite albums of the past few years.

For fans of: Funker Vogt, later Evil's Toy, tanks.