Underground, Cologne, Germany20th March 2007
Strip Music
On 25th January, Swedish STRIP MUSIC released their new album ‘Hollywood & Wolfman’. The original idea behind STRIP MUSIC was a minimalist trio founded by Henric de la Cour and Christian Berg. During the creative process, further members joined and the sound developed to a great and dramatic world of sounds which is now the trade mark of the band. The concept is simple: three chords, massive synthesizer strings and a hard pushing bass drum – a bombastic synth-rock scene with wonderful melodies and lyrics telling about anger, desperation and love. With their mixture of dramatic and rocking elements, the band appeals to Brit-Rock fans as well as Gothic lovers.
The debut ‘Strip Music’ was released in 2004 only in Scandinavia, but was there highly acclaimed by local press. First shows abroad in UK, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark or Finland followed. About two years later, it is now time for the second album with the ambiguous title ‘Hollywood & Wolfman’. The band now found a home in Germany at the successful label Drakkar (also LORDI, NIGHTWISH, DE/VISION and more).
The great and dramatic sound of the band remains the same, but they are more personal in their musical output. Singer Henric states, that the new album is more powerful and darker than the debut. The songs miss now the usual song structure, but they are based on a great atmosphere and mood. It seems the music lives in its own little universe.
On 20th March, the band will play in Cologne / Germany. The show is set to start at 20:00. Tickets can be bought for a pre-sale price of just 9.70 EUR including fees.
STRIP MUSIC are:
Henric de la Cour – vocals
Christian Berg – Synthesizer
Fredrick Balck – Drums
Valdemar Asp – Bass
Jens Hellqvist – Synthesizer
http://www.stripmusic.se/
http://www.drakkar.de/
