½GOTT & GOTT are a project by Sneaker from Dresden/Berlin and Scannoir from Zürich, who share their love for EBM and Synth Pop.
In several nights and with the help of a decent group of instruments, they have evoked a series of tracks that can certainly be subsumed as New Swiss Wave.
The first record was entitled ½GOTT in 2018 and is followed by GOTT in November 2019. The result is music that sounds as if the iron curtain had never fallen. Although Sneaker likes to step to the microphone, he leaves the vocals to Scannoir, who gives the perfect counterpart for the menacing beats with his deep laments. The tracks are little masterpieces in the matter of repetition with whipping drums and off-beat percussions. However, they cannot disguise their hymn-like gesture. This must be the sound of a sunrise over the industrial area.
released October 30, 2019
Credits for ½GOTT /UV048:
A1, A2 - Recording and vocals: Scannoir. Mix, Arrangement, Mastering: Sneaker.
B1 - Recording: Scannoir & Sneaker. Mix, Arrangement, Mastering: Sneaker.
Instruments used: Sequential Circuits Pro One, Korg Polysix, Korg KPR-77, Roland Juno-6, Roland MC-202, Roland TR-707, Moog MF-104M Analog Delay, Kawai R-50E, Kawai R-100, Eventide Space, Boss RBF-10 Flanger
Credits for GOTT /UV051:
A1 – Recording and vocals: Scannoir. Mix, Arrangement: Scannoir & Sneaker.
Mastering: Sneaker.
A2, B1 – Recording: Scannoir & Sneaker. Mix, Arrangement, Mastering: Sneaker.
Instruments used: Sequential Circuits Pro One, Korg Polysix, Korg KPR-77, Roland Juno-6, Roland MC-202, Roland TR-707, x0xb0x, Moog MF-104M Analog Delay, Kawai R-50E, Kawai R-100, Eventide Space, Boss RBF-10 Flanger, ProCo Rat 2 Distortion.
Tape transfer:
Tailout.de.
Photos: Felix Adler.
Graphics: Carl-Johannes Schulze.
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