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KRÄLFE - the duo that invented minimal noise rock! now as bass + drums songs, there were also added vocals and guitar The rhythm section extracted from the classic rock band line-up to real classic post punk, post rock, noise rock pieces. Cläre Caspars raises the synergies between drums and bass to euphoric, dystopian voice referes to influences such as Siouxsie and the Banshees, X-Ray- derailments. Brachial, driving, delicate and swinging on harmonics, Spex and the B52s. She sings in german, english, romanian and japa- the music goes straight into the legs. nese. The guitar play of Ralf Küster stilistically leans on Sonic Youth, The Wipers and 80ies Thrash-Metal bands. KRÄLFE was founded 2012 at Hamburg as in instrumental bass & drum duo. Minimal noise rock is what they call their genre. The band The KONSERVE consists of 13 pieces and a running time of consists of Cläre Caspar: drums and Ralf Küster: bass. 52 minutes. At May 2017, the album is published again by tumble- Since 2013 the band works and lives in Berlin. weed records.

2014 the first KRÄLFE album had been recorded and mixed at the KRÄLFE on Konserve are: funkhaus Berlin by Kozmicsound of Mischkah Wilke. There KRÄLFE fo- Cläre Caspar: Drums and Vocals cused on their musical line, on a powerful sound of their instruments Ralf Küster: Bass and Guitar as being the main part of their music and tried to transport it as good as possible to vinyl. Internet und Streams:

2016 the second album KONSERVE (engl.: tin) was recorded and KRÄLFE mixed analogue again by Mischkah Wilke. [email protected] KONSERVE is the concept of this album. There KRÄLFE does not focus so much on the life-character than more on the possibility of adding Tumbleweed Records: other ingredients to the tin. Next to the KRÄLFE songs known up to tumbleweedrecords.de

Reviews KONSERVE

This is definitely a big step forward. The minimalistic noiserock First there is a musical love-letter gently whispered and second merched into a gloomy, pressureful and energetic postpunk and the full orcan-like atac with postpunk and screamcore ambition. nothing like out of the „tin“ (= KONSERVE). The songs do im- Allthough KRÄLFE with their more conventional adjustment made press strongly and I can nothing but congratulate the band to themselves more comparable, the work is nevertheless this course. convincing. No question: by this record KRÄLFE matured from an 33rpm / may 2017 abstract idea into a proper band. Ullrich Maurer / Gästeliste.de / may 2017 Bands like Messer and Karies would or will ask KRÄLFE to support their program. Allthough they sometimes do sound like You get something completely wrong if you expect a simple kind an overheated noisepunk version of Xmal Deutschland. (…) of guitars-drums-bass-vocals-album. It is amazing to see what a music which in the 80ies you could listen to in-between cold variety of ideas KRÄLFE draw out of their new possibilities. and wet concrete walls at the Tacheles or SO36 while waiting for Above all there lingers the shellac-character of noiserock. The Gang of Four or Fat Gadget. No doubt that John Peel would have more of instruments and above all the singing does a lot of good invited the duo spontaneously to one of his legendary sessions. to KRÄLFE. Carry on! Markus Kolodziej / OX Fanzine.de / june 2017 Volker / Kind Revolver Club / may 2017

Threatening is the sound of the first song presented by KRÄLFE Exciting to see that by this action the two deliberately infiltrate on their second album KONSERVE . (…) pop just sounds a bit the well-known appearance of a two-men-band with traditional different. But nevertheless KONSERVE is to be recommended roles (bass/drums and instrumental) and just overstep the especially to those readers who are interested in punk apart expected limits. It is different in a refreshing way, becau- from the sad boys with their ever and everlasting bassparts. se normally ones ears are burning by the total sound of the Postpunk.de / may 2017 2-men-combos. True Trash Magazin / may 2017 Hard, edgy, brachial but nevertheless weird. Much is still there and KRÄLFE ist to be recognized at once on their second album (…) they´ve got more frantic postpunk songs now. This means KONSERVE. All the same it is a gigantic jump. Such the inclined good news for the band, so does the singing of Cläre Caspar listener of postpunk enjoys a new crude version of this playing. which sounds a bit vicious, but suits quite well to the whole On the whole KRÄLFE sounds more like a somewhat rough sphere. It often reminds you of Siouxsie Sioux. Let´s say version of bands like Die Nerven and Friends of Gas. KONSER- KRÄLFE are this time even more approachable and versatile then VE is not a record for a careless flirt but more a kind of love at 2014. second glance that lasts. Hauke Heesch / Fördeflüsterer august 2017 jmc Magazin / may 2017

Reviews KRÄLFE debut

It´s minimalistic noiserock celebrated by Krälfe on their debut, it effective by an over-puffed-up sound, but rather by a sovereign strikes especially by a variety of compositions, creating thus an corporation of two musicians who gained a lot of various intensive experience of listening, which even in infinite loop does experiences by playing in different bands of electro-metal up to not bore but is fascinating and gripping. dialect-ragga. Those who like the crudeness of punk, who love the melodiousity of Gary Flanell / Zitty / edition 15/2015 stonerock and appreciate the charm of noiserock, will experience in the Krälfe debut an entertaining treat for the ears. A cracked but very catchy name of a band, an amazing concept, Résumé: that is instrumental music just with bass and drums and a Krälfe presents on this likewise named debut a very intensive completely unconceated oerformance. noiserock, which is gripping and delights every second - my absolut It´s because of this that a unique attraction is caused by this recommandation! music. All the other instruments can just be imagined. Thank you P.S.: It needs a lot of skill and effort to get the optimum out of a for this splended experience. minimum. Benjamin Walter / Intro / july 2015 Kulturterrorismus.com / july 2015 Krälfe von Berlin cannot easily be classified. Yes, energy and Krälfe is a duo whose psychodelicness erases out of persevering pressure is present in all the songs of Krälfe. In contrast to other work on rythm and riff. The drummer Cläre Caspar and the bassist postrockbands the two do not walk in the trap of „long-loud-soft- Rlf Küster have worked out at the studio Nalepastrasse ten songs“ which make so many of the genre dreadfully boring. Ten extremely varied instrumental tracks for the debut album. One songs, twentynine minutes, powerfully straight on. That´s the way! should listen to them loud and in calmness. Then surely a Fine thing, this debut! meditative condition will arrive. Küster lets his bass rast, Caspar Volker Kindt / Revolver Club / september 2015 beats her drums stoicly like a metronom and the listener can forget about the joint. The way these two play their instruments can be called nothing Thomas Winkler / TAZ / 25.06.2015 but virtous. And there is no neglect of melody or drive. Very good! Better: realley good! I would declare this record as a must-have for To play a dry as well as a bulky instrumental rock the berlin duo your vinyl collection. renounces of tiresome rockstar-poses. The noiserock of Krälfe is not True Trash.com / august 2015