"Kӱhl"
exclusive song premiere
exclusive song premiere
For fans of: Leer, Suis La Lune, Kid Feral, être?, Terry Green and Via Fondo
When I first received a message from German band ZILPZALP, I performed a splendidly prodigious double-take as there is also a German label called ZilpZalp Records. The two are not related although they were conceived around the same time, so I figured I would preface this premiere with that as I was initially confused.
I thought I had my ear to the ground when it comes to chaotic-yet-melodic European screamo music, but ZILPZALP has been releasing since 2015 and dropped their 9-track LP '...auf den Versen' in September of 2017. This new EP which I'm premiering today is titled 'Unter dem Eis' and takes the raw passion encapsulated in their earlier work but shows a vast leap in songwriting ability and general music chops. Essentially, they Suis La Luned. The new songs are condensed, driving, chaotic and filled with noodly solos that give it a Swedish screamo feel. The screaming is faster, angrier and more prevalent. The drums push the songs to the next level, and that bass boasts some sick shit. After the premiere I'd recommend checking out their music video for "Verlorene Buecher", another of the songs from the seven-track EP.
'Unter dem Eis' releases digitally in early February and hopefully on vinyl late spring/early summer 2019. The band is looking for labels to help release it and if I wasn't bursting with releases I would have taken this on in a second. If you run a label I would strongly recommend getting in touch with Mick via the band's facebook page (linked here) cuz this EP is killer. Enough talk, let's listen.
(2019) ZILPZALP "Kӱhl" (from 'Unter dem Eis')
ADDITIONAL LINKS & WHATNOT
"Verlorene Buecher" official music video
"Verlorene Buecher" official music video
LYRICS:
Kӱhl (English)
It's cold /
No voice breaks through this wall between us /
Each word, a brick /
Set in order to secure what stays insecure/ and to distinguish what's not distinguishable /
It's cold /
And each comment covers the fear /
of your freedom /
harms with calculated accuracy /
and covers /
every track of sensibility. /
At what distance do you still see /
how motionless eyes expose an exerted smile /
and how shaking eyelids - taught by fear – /
even warn of harmlessness? /
Under the ice every tear stays unnoticed. /
It's only the ignorance of the weak that strengthens the feeling of being superior. /
There's no "us “. /
There's no "you". / (plural in German).
I want to scream at the top of my lungs /
"everyone is strong"/
until I believe what I'm hearing /
and until I belong to you, /
only through the strength of your embrace. /
Kӱhl (German)
It's cold /
No voice breaks through this wall between us /
Each word, a brick /
Set in order to secure what stays insecure/ and to distinguish what's not distinguishable /
It's cold /
And each comment covers the fear /
of your freedom /
harms with calculated accuracy /
and covers /
every track of sensibility. /
At what distance do you still see /
how motionless eyes expose an exerted smile /
and how shaking eyelids - taught by fear – /
even warn of harmlessness? /
Under the ice every tear stays unnoticed. /
It's only the ignorance of the weak that strengthens the feeling of being superior. /
There's no "us “. /
There's no "you". / (plural in German).
I want to scream at the top of my lungs /
"everyone is strong"/
until I believe what I'm hearing /
and until I belong to you, /
only through the strength of your embrace. /
Kӱhl (German)
Es ist kalt /
Keine Stimme durchbricht diese Wand zwischen uns /
Jedes Wort ein Ziegelstein /
gesetzt, um zu sichern, was unsicher bleibt /
um zu unterscheiden, was nicht unterscheidbar ist. /
Es ist kalt /
und jeder Spruch verdeckt die Angst /
vor der Freiheit deiner selbst /
verletzt mit berechnender Zielsicherheit /
und verwischt jede Spur einer Feinfühligkeit. /
Auf welche Entfernung siehst du noch /
wie reglose Augen ein angestrengtes Lächeln enttarnen /
und zuckende Lider gelehrt von Schrecken selbst vor Harmlosigkeiten warnen? /
Unter dem Eis bleibt jede Träne unbemerkt. /
Es ist bloß die Ignoranz der Schwäche, die das Gefühl von Überlegenheit stärkt. /
Es gibt kein „wir“. /
Es gibt kein „ihr“. /
Ich will schreien aus voller Kehle /
„Jeder Mensch ist stark“ /
bis ich glaube, was ich höre /
und nur kraft deiner Umarmung /
mit aller Schwäche zu dir gehöre.
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