No one’s ever going to mistake German Army for a
techno band. They have techno elements, sure – drum machines, samples,
synthesizers – but those sonic miscreants are way more on the industrial tip,
and even then they’re often stripping away the heaviness or in-your-faceness of
industrial (guitars, vocals) in favor of textures and repetitive components
that zone you out as much as rile you up. And don’t get me started on Peter
Kris’s work, solo, CCP, or otherwise! You’re really not going to get all four-on-the-floor to a PK joint. And
sure, I’m aware that this opening paragraph is a massive oversimplification,
but you gotta start somewhere, right? Right.
You’re confused! I can see it in your beady little
fucking stupid eyes. The “band” 0824 is a duo composed of GT and PK, meaning
this is a German Army side affair. The number comes from the “day [GT and PK]
first heard techno at our local Tower Records in West Covina.” So there’s
definitely some leaning in going on here, some genre appropriation: BPMs are
wicked high, siren-y synth magic abounds, and melodies are quick, repetitious,
and hooky. The tracks don’t last terribly long – get in, make noise, get out –
so the attention span certainly isn’t taxed. Sometimes there are laser noises. What
good techno record doesn’t have laser noises?
You’re absolutely right – there isn’t one.
This is a fun, energetic diversion among the German
Army discography. Blast it wherever you can.
https://germanarmymusic.bandcamp.com/
https://skrotup.bandcamp.com
--Ryan
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