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Flogging A Dead Frog

by Die Goldenen Zitronen

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Die Goldenen Zitronen (The Golden Lemons), born a punk band in 1980s Hamburg and having developed into a seminal art punk collective, present their new album. After 11 long-players and countless collaborations with artists such as Peaches, Wesley Willis (with whom the band toured the US), Chicks On Speed, Françoise Cactus (Stereo Total), Mark Stewart (The Pop Group), DJ Koze or Michaela Melián, »Flogging A Dead Frog« is their first release on Altin Village & Mine.

»Flogging A Dead Frog« assembles instrumental and, for the first time, English reworkings of songs of their most recent albums. Far from being a complacent »Best of«, the album directly plugs into the band’s impressive body of work with the opener, »Fan Without Fan«, being a reworking of the most recent album’s final track, »Wer Hier«. »Flogging A Dead Frog«, then, unfolds a re-contextualization in two senses: For one, its instrumental tracks emphasize the fact that the band’s sound has always been much more than a musical accompaniment for the unrelenting social commentary of singer Schorsch Kamerun. Here, the album brings out the Goldie’s tremendous nomadism between punk, techno and krautrock, its dramaturgical condensations mirroring the diverse engagements of the six members in theater and film projects. On the other hand, in the English versions of songs such as »If I Were A Sneaker«, a song about European immigration policy, or »The Investor«, »Flogging A Dead Frog« proves a consequent re-adjustment of the band’s political scope, opening discourse on matters that have desastrously proven to not be exclusively pertinent to Germany.

As is typical for the Goldenen Zitronen, these two interventions—one concerning the band’s oeuvre, the other its environment—are inseparable and testament to their political aesthetics. A political aesthetics of which »Flogging A Dead Frog« is not a review, but a substantial extention.

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released September 18, 2015



Catalog Number: AVM 055
Format: LP/CD/Digital



Recorded, mixed & produced by Die Goldenen Zitronen at Art Blakey Studio, Hamburg. Mastered by Gavin M. Weiß at GMW, Hamburg. Artwork by Daniel Richter, Berlin. Designed by Ted Gaier & Peter Bisping at Drucktechnik Altona, Hamburg. © & ℗ 2015 Die Goldenen Zitronen under exclusive license to Altin Village & Mine — all rights reserved.

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Die Goldenen Zitronen Hamburg, Germany

Die Goldenen Zitronen have been one of the defining bands in the German indie scene. Since they were founded in Hamburg in 84' , they have released 13 albums. Initially as part of the Fun-Punk scene, they expanded their musical spectrum from simple, fast R'n'R songs to more experimental structures. Their music is a strong connection to New Wave, Krautrock and Electronic music. ... more

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