out now: Babes Of Enola Grey - Krieg Und Wohlstand [Crave Tapes]

Artist:
Babes Of Enola Grey

Title:
Krieg Und Wohlstand

Label:
Crave Tapes

Cat#:
CRAVE011

Release Date:
14th March 2025

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist:
A1.
In Der Finsternis

A2.
Der Deutschen Wirtschaft

A3.
Doppelt Frei

A4.
Die Kugel Und Das Herz

A5.
Panik

B1.
Wie Auf Schienen

B2.
Die Heuschrecken

B3.
Victor

B4.
Krieg Und Wohlstand

Press Info:
Crave Tapes is more than happy to announce the release of the second album from Frankfurt’s underground post-punk/dark wave band Babes of Enola Grey, Krieg und Wohlstand.

Krieg und Wohlstand sees Babes of Enola Grey follow the path of their 2021 debut, Anfang vom Ende, and take a step further into the realm of melancholic and disillusioned soundscapes. While keeping a certain retro character to the songs, Deborah Vision, Salvador Islero and Fabian van Castorp focus on quite contemporary themes, which some might call the most German obsessions: War and prosperity.

But this is not the only reference to the band’s heritage. Sometimes more, sometimes less, there are musical allusions to various German influences and contributions to (modern) music and music history. While Doppelt Frei is a nod to EBM and bands like DAF or the early Die Krupps and Wie auf Schienen as well as Die Heuschrecken pay homage to German düster punk bands like Fliehende Stürme or EA80, Panik and the title track Krieg und Wohlstand refer to the romantic German art song tradition of the 19th century (not to mention the obvious hint at a certain successful German Schlager in Die Kugeln und das Herz).

This makes Krieg und Wohlstand not only a worthy epigone of the band’s debut, but also takes the album and the artistic approach to another level. Commenting on the chosen format (12″ vinyl), the band members said: “It was clear to us that we wanted to release this album on vinyl. When you look at German history, war and prosperity have to be seen as two sides of the same medal, or in this case of a record”.

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