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by Marcus Schwindt
Marcus Schwindt from Aachen, Germany releases a self-titled album under his given name for the first time. It's far from a debut in the strict sense, though, as Marcus has been a very prolific musician under various project names for many years, including Dazzling Malicious, Persons Unknown, and Me & Bukowski. While these projects share a strong noise/industrial flavour (a genre context in which he also organises the Auditiver Cortex festival in Aachen), this release shows another side of Marcus Schwindt.
Looking at the artwork of this first album under his own name, one is inclined to believe that “Marcus Schwindt” was a Romantic painter whose paintings were set to music here. And the music sort of does substantiate this fantasy. Three long tracks conjure a journey through misty mountains or across an expansive sea. The chimes in the fourth track announce the clearing at which the traveller arrives after crossing the peaks, or eventually discovering land after a long trip through the unknown.
File under: ambient
ACU 1084
factory-produced CDr
Released in 2025
limited to 53 copies
price: 7.00 EUR (excl. postage)
version 1:
factory-produced CDr in eco-cardboard sleeve with cover card, ltd.ed. 25 copies
version 2:
factory-produced CDr in yellow jewel-case with cover card, ltd.ed. 28 copies
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VITAL WEEKLY
Recently we had several releases sent to us by Marcus from Aachen. And a big surprise last week or so when another project by him dropped on the doormat. Until now, I knew him as Dazzling Malicious and Persons Unknown and as a member of Me & Bukowski and The Dunning?-? Kruger Effect. So I was surprised to hear yet another version of him, this release under his name – which he rarely uses about music. I’ve double-checked with him, and this is indeed his real name. And this release has a reason to be but to the market.
In four tracks, just over 45 minutes, we get an insight into the personal life of Marcus. “I Smoke In The Rain”, “Watch The Drops Fall”, “In The Clouds Of Smoke”, and “It Calms Me Down” are all very melancholic. A picture of Marcus on the CD standing in the rain, holding an umbrella some gazillion years ago, emphasises this melancholic feeling. It’s the soundtrack of a ‘coming of age’-story. Going back to who you were before you became who you’ve become.
The four compositions are ambient, with loads of pads generating a tapestry over which minuscule sounds are placed carefully so as not to disturb the peace. It’s a self-portrait in sounds painted some 38 years after the moment. Compared to all his other projects, this is the most personal; you will see Marcus. He’s not angry, not malicious, not ‘unknown’, he’s Marcus. A great guy whose heart is in the right spot and who has many faces, of which this is just one.
In Mai (the 10th, to be exact), you are welcome to come down to Aachen and see Marcus perform for the first time as Marcus, together with, amongst others, Darkrad, Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson, The [Law-Rah] Collective and Praying For Oblivion. Marcus organises the event as he is still a very active member of the Aachener noise, drone and industrial scene. See you there!
https://www.vitalweekly.net/number-1478/
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