The new album by SYPH. Just recently, it looked as if nothing would ever come of it. Hardly ever has a band been so divided. Vocal tracks that had been recorded were erased and the planned collaboration between the singer Harry Rag on one side and the rest of the band on the other side was cancelled because of the insurmountable trench between them. The culture of debate around the essence of punk, in which this band is rooted, is not atypical. All too often among musicians who play together in a group, there arises the suspicion of a willingness to fit in and a dependence on harmony - the very opposite of punk. SYPH originally began as all their bands regularly disintegrated - as Jens Rachut continues to this day. Doc Schoko stepped in. The band's sense of playfulness and experimentation remains unbroken. The same goes for their wit and irony. The over eight-minute krautrock instrumentals (Vorhof im Doof (Doof im Hof Return)) remain intact, as do the short pieces, which are by no means insubstantial. On the contrary, compared to the extremely compact 'Erfolgreich erfolglos' (which translates as 'Successfully Unsuccessful' and clocks in at 1:58) pieces such as 'Japanische Hotels' (8:49, the room is much too small, no one fits in here at all") feel like a respite. The Doc's lyrics are more psychedelic, different, clearly more Schokothan Rag - even if his vocal style is rather similar to Harry Rag, except that his voice is deeper. 180 gram vinyl
The new album by SYPH. Just recently, it looked as if nothing would ever come of it. Hardly ever has a band been so divided. Vocal tracks that had been recorded were erased and the planned collaboration between the singer Harry Rag on one side and the rest of the band on the other side was cancelled because of the insurmountable trench between them. The culture of debate around the essence of punk, in which this band is rooted, is not atypical. All too often among musicians who play together in a group, there arises the suspicion of a willingness to fit in and a dependence on harmony - the very opposite of punk. SYPH originally began as all their bands regularly disintegrated - as Jens Rachut continues to this day. Doc Schoko stepped in. The band's sense of playfulness and experimentation remains unbroken. The same goes for their wit and irony. The over eight-minute krautrock instrumentals (Vorhof im Doof (Doof im Hof Return)) remain intact, as do the short pieces, which are by no means insubstantial. On the contrary, compared to the extremely compact 'Erfolgreich erfolglos' (which translates as 'Successfully Unsuccessful' and clocks in at 1:58) pieces such as 'Japanische Hotels' (8:49, the room is much too small, no one fits in here at all") feel like a respite. The Doc's lyrics are more psychedelic, different, clearly more Schokothan Rag - even if his vocal style is rather similar to Harry Rag, except that his voice is deeper. 180 gram vinyl