Kraftwerk still sounds fresh. State of the Art. A sleek Intercity..Speeding across countryside and into urban spaces. Station to Station. Listening to the new Parastatic album Concrete Reborn it's an exciting experience. Like listening to Kraftwerk or Neu ! in 1975. They're a local band. They're playing The Star & Shadow co-operative a couple of mles from me on Saturday. I'll look into going to see them. More excitement.
This is a return. Their first record for ten years. It's worked around a basic concept. A paean to Brutalism. And there's plenty of that around Newcastle. Function and form. Utiitarian beauty.Inspired by Brasilia and Berlin. Ideas. Discourse.
It's a fabulous concept and a wonderful record.Parastatic are working with vocalist Laura also of Late Girl.. Concrete Reborn is quite stunning frankly. Accessible leftfield. Layered melodic guitars and vocals that offer up reminders of Pylon and Life Without Buildings. It's an album that feels like a Golden Dawn. Magnificent.
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