Okay, the following names may need an explanation or two – but after which it will quickly make “Click” and “Aha!”: Strome is a duo consisting of bassist Mario Schönhofer and drummer Tobias Weber. They came to some national fame between 2013 and 2016 as members of the band LaBrassBanda. Exactly, the group from Chiemsee, who made a name for themselves in the genre of “new folk music” with brass, ska and reggae. Their love for music in general and for synthesizers in particular made it possible for Schönhofer and Weber to found streams even before they left there. They perform live with analogue, modular synthesizer systems and have so far come to over 170 shows, which are said to have been watched by members of the Kraftwerk and Anne Clark. Now their second album, STRÖME 2, is coming out.
The track “Right Now” feat. They let Nick McCarthy hear and see it back in May:
Exclusively on Musikexpress.de, the release of her new single is celebrating its premiere here and now: Listen and see the video for “Das Modul”, also with Nick McCarthy, here in the stream:
And this is where the second aha statement follows: Nick McCarthy should be familiar to most of you, at least subconsciously. Born in Britain, he grew up in Bavaria, studied double bass and composition in Munich, played in various bands, moved to Glasgow in 2001 – and three years later, as a founding member and guitarist of Franz Ferdinand, was one of the most hyped bands in the world at times. As a co-trigger of the so-called “Class of 2005” wave, the band marked the spearhead of a large number of significant new indie rock, partly based on new wave and post-punk, with their debut of the same name and singles such as “Take Me Out” and “Darts Of Pleasure”. Bands like Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs, Maximo Park, The Rakes and so on and so forth. McCarthy co-wrote most of the songs with singer Alex Kapranos. McCarthy left Franz Ferdinand in 2016, moved back to Munich and worked there in a variety of musical projects, including the Lunsentrio. McCarthy had met the troupes in his London studio. According to their own statements, they also share a preference for “old machines” such as the Moog IIIp.
According to the press release, Strom’s music “moves effortlessly between raw techno, electro and synth-pop, whereby one of their sound identities also ties in with early Krautrock productions of the 60s / 70s, in the style of Amon Düül, Popol Vuh, Tangerine Dream, Embryo, Guru Guru, Cluster, Eberhard Schoener and Kraftwerk”. From now on you can check this claim for yourself: STRÖME 2 was released on September 2nd, 2022 via Compost on LP and digitally.
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