Objects In Motion

by WEAREOFF

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	1.	Where There`s No Light 05:54
	2.	Chymera 04:46
	3.	Objects In Motion 04:02
	4.	Miracle 03:14
	5.	Bound By Silence 06:45
	6.	From End To Start 04:30
	7.	Breathless 04:11
	8.	The Pain Remains The Same 04:27
	9.	As Long As We Remember 05:11
	10.	The Wait 04:50

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„Ein mutiges Album gegen die Belanglosigkeit der Zeit...Das geht rein und bleibt drin.“
Sonic Seducer, Mai 2013 Soundcheck

„Objects In Motion, ein fesselndes Werk voller musikalischer Hochgenüsse, die sich in ihrer Intensität mit den Werken von Acts wie New Order oder den Chameleons messen können...“
SLAM Magazine, Juni 2013 - unter den Sweet 16 der Ausgabe

„Every song on this album was a winner and there isn’t one that I could recommend more than another, that’s the sign of a great album.“
ripplemusic.blogspot.de/2013/05/weareoff-objects-in-motion.html

„Ausgewogen und hörenswert, ein Album, das den Spirit der 80er in sich trägt...“
tombstone-webzine.de/weareoff-objects-in-motion-cd-review/

„...ein bemerkenswertes Debutalbum der Hamburger Wave-Formation WEAREOFF.“
Westzeit, Juni 2013

„ Souverän von Anfang bis Ende...immer wieder überraschende Highlights in Tempo und Harmonik...“
Szene Hamburg, Juni 2013

It can be risky to play on a certain type of sternness reminiscent of a bygone musical era, even if it's done with the aim of setting oneself apart in today's jangly, disposable postmodern cultural climate: If it's not done carefully, it can backfire as a mere copy. WEAREOFF have clearly done their homework for their debut album "Objects In Motion", framing their ten songs within a clear stylistic structure while at the same time undermining and questioning it. The cool, stern atmosphere evinced by certain bands from the early 80s is used as a starting point, yet is reconfigured here in a way that is absolutely at the cutting edge of modern music.

The band's debut album is remarkable in its melding of a cool, almost austere, attitude with a minimalist aesthetic that manages to retain at its core a satisfying pop sensibility. The result is an effortlessly modern-sounding album. While the influence of certain bands that were as famous for their hairstyles as for their music can be found at several points throughout the record, the decades that have since passed have brought with them a mélange of technical and aesthetic developments that have broadened our understanding of music in a way that makes some of the bands hailing from those grey industrial cities of yore sound somewhat dated today.

WEAREOFF have no truck with the lo-fi aesthetic that typifies the output of many New Wave-influenced bands currently playing the über-trendy wood-paneled underground clubs of certain North American cities. Because "Objects In Motion", well, lets you breathe; the band and producer Udo Böckmann (Finn, Mediengruppe Telekommander, Barra Head, Alias Caylon) juxtapose a sense of depth and space with an ordered, compact production style that incorporates both analogue and digital elements while underscoring the exceedingly catchy melodies and hooks that populate these songs. And many of the tracks on this album are exceedingly danceable; "Miracle", especially, could be the song that sees pointy-shoed trendsters jostling more traditionally-minded indie fans for space on the same dance floor. (Rasmus Engler/Andy Brookman)

credits

released May 24, 2013

All music by WEAREOFF
All words by Stefan Nielsen
Produced and mixed by Udo Böckmann &
Stefan Nielsen at The Assembly Line
Mastered at Plätlin Mastering, Hamburg
© 2013 WEAREOFF Music GbR

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WEAREOFF Hamburg, Germany

WEAREOFF. Bleakness. Desire. Remoteness. Ecstasy. Defeat. Elation. Hope. The absurdities of modern and postmodern life. Dark synth textures remeniscent of 80s New Wave mated with guitar hooks you'll never forget. Pumping basslines to move your feet and thrill your heart. Melodies to enchant and confound. From yesterday toward the future. ... more

discography

Miracle - Single

Jun 2014
Objects In Motion

May 2013
Chymera

Apr 2013
EP

Oct 2010

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