Tote Winkel Sankt Otten

• 1 Geweint Wird Nur Zum Schluss 09:24
• 2 Toter Winkel (Klick, Klick, Klick) 04:43
• 3 Es Wird Wieder Schlechtere Tage Geben 05:08
• 4 Die Gute Fee War Schon Da 03:14
• 5 Filterkaffee und Finsternis 07:06
• 6 Goodbye, Düsseldorf 03:51
• 7 Schon Wieder Apokalypse 10:22
• Total Runtime 43:48

Info for Tote Winkel

In spring 2022, Sankt Otten released their album “Symmetrie und Wahnsinn”, and now the next record is ready to enlighten our maltreated minds. “Tote Winkel” (Blind spots) is once again part of an album series with a geometric context, both creatively and musically.

Stephan Otten and Oliver Klemm made productive use of 2021, which has been decelerated to the maximum by Corona. For the first time, an external studio was booked (Mühle der Freundschaft, Bad Iburg) and the pool of analog synthesizers and other sound generators there was dusted off. Sankt Otten came up with the master plan to first free the spirit of 50 years of German electronic music trapped in the antiquated keyboards and oscillator housings, then to dismantle it, turn it inside out and reinterpret it. Echoes of music from Düsseldorf are joined by sounds familiar from the Weserbergland, or mystical, sublime arcs of sound and, of course, the sequences typical of the Berlin School - whether side by side or interwoven. In a departure from the usual way of working, the majority of the tracks were created in the studio and in part from improvisations, which makes “Tote Winkel “ the most organic material we have heard from Sankt Otten to date.

New York-based Rafael Anton Irisarri mastered “Tote Winkel”, as he has done on productions by Biosphere, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Tycho, Terry Riley, Fennesz and many more. As part of the series of graphic covers, this extraordinary die-cut artwork was also designed by Daniel Castrejon. The vinyl version comes in a die-cut cover in a white and a black vinyl edition. The CD in an elegant cardboard slipcase.

The Osnabrück duo Sankt Otten, founded in 1999, have been releasing on DENOVALI since 2009. “Tote Winkel” is their 14th album of timeless (instrumental) music. The band has dedicated itself to the holy trinity of Krautrock, Ambient and contemporary Electronics.

Stephan Otten, drums, programming, synthesizer
Oliver Klemm, guitar, synthesizer, piano

Sankt Otten
In 1999, Stefan Otten founded the band together with Carsten Sandkämper. Shortly after the band's formation, the first 12" EP, "Stille Tage im Klischee," was released on "Eleganz" in 1999, followed by the first CD release, "Eine kleine Traurigkeit," that same year.

After Sandkämper left the band in 2001, guitarist and keyboardist Oliver Klemm joined the band.

Sankt Otten quickly gained a foothold in the small but globally active electronic music scene and released numerous albums. After switching from the "Eleganz" label to "Hidden Shoal Recordings," the band released a total of eight albums on "Denovali Records" from 2009 to 2020. The releases feature elaborate graphics and, to a certain extent, a corporate design. In addition to CDs, Sankt Otten places particular emphasis on the elaborate vinyl editions of their albums. With colored vinyl and audiophile-quality 180-gram weight, these limited editions reach an international audience. A collaboration between Klemm and "CAN" drummer Jaki Liebezeit on Phillip Boa & the Voodooclub led to the legendary Kraut-Rock drummer being invited as a guest musician for the 2013 album "Messias Maschine."

This album contains no booklet.