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German Mystic Sound Sampler Vol.Years of Electronic Challenge Vol.Dominik van Reich left the band for his own projects.Peter Devin continues yelworC alone and works on the album TRINITY.The Trilogy will follow up with: ANY HEAVEN?The Shrine of Illusion (Version 2)
13.The name spelled backwards is Crowley, as in Aleister Crowley, who was an influential advocator of the practice of magick during his lifetime and still has followers to this day.One can imagine the novel peculiarity of the music yelworC puts out based on that alone.The lyrics pay homage to the Dark Arts, horror genre movies, corruption, religion and death to name a few themes.Even though those albums were put out with moderate success and promise, the duo split up and Devlin remained as yelworC while Reich formed amgoD (Dogma backwards).With the new album Icolation, yelworC continues the themes explored in his last album, Trinity.The master of evil electronics has returned, and has brought the very sounds of Hell with him.You are currently not logged in, but you can still subscribe to our newsletter.The shadowy genius of yelworC continues to be revealed between Hell and Hades.C, a project that began in Germany nearly 20 years ago and seemed to have suffered a premature death in the mid '90s, returned to the dark electronic music scene in 2004 with their album Trinity.This was the beginning of a triune album concept that is meant to reflect the journey through hell, purgatory, and paradise that occurs in Dante's The Divine Comedy.The second part, the journey from hell into purgatory, is the brand of Icolation.Fans of Velvet Acid Christ, :Wumpscut:, and older Skinny Puppy should take well to the distorted, dissonant vision that yelworC has conjured up, but listeners of newer experimental acts like This Morn' Omina should also take notice.It isn't particularly hard, falling somewhere in category between industrial and intelligent dance music.It doesn't have a lot of vocals, and the vocals that are used are more narrative than melodic.This distinct yet indistinct sound, a clamor of chaotic emotion and intention, translates the journey from torture to nothingness implied by the new album's Inferno to Purgatorio concept clearly and intelligently.That said, the drawback of this album is that many of the songs blend together with only a handful of the numerous tracks really standing out, and although the technical brilliance cannot be questioned, this release seems more like a movie soundtrack than a feature unto itself.There are 358 unlogged users and 1 registered user online.Click here to go to Macromedia download page.An Interview with Peter Devin of yelworCPosted: Sunday, March 02, 2008By: Dillon Carlyon
For many fans of '90s industrial, the name yelworC is synonymous with an era.Though perhaps not as well known as contemporary acts such as :Wumpscut: and Leaether Strip, yelworC was a strong presence during that time, contributing a decidedly different, energetic, and experimental sound by way of both recordings and live performances.Unfortunately, despite a large fan base and a number of successful album releases, the band's division with the loss of Dominik van Reich and trouble with record labels led to what many assumed to be a premature demise in 1994.What appeared to be death, however, was merely the beginning of the process of rebirth; the mastermind of yelworC, Peter Devin, continued working on new material, and the result is worlds beyond what was released in the previous decade.After nearly 10 years of silence, yelworC made an unexpected and dynamic comeback in 2004 with the album Trinity, the beginning of a triune series of concept albums based on Dante's The Divine Comedy.Where did the inspiration for yelworC's new material come from?In what way has it been influenced by the family of industrial genres, and in turn, how will it come to influence the current activity and trends in those genres?Peter himself offers ReGen a glimpse of where yelworC has been and what forbidden realms it may seek to explore in the future.Can you tell us a little bit about how you began making music, how yelworC got started, and what the musical environment was like at the time from your perspective?Devin: The influences in the early days were Cabaret Voltaire, Chrome, Skinny Puppy, Laibach, Test Dept.The style of these bands is still my favorite style and influence.New musical influences for me come mostly from film scores and sometimes classical music.Now I've notice also the musical work of Graeme Revell, Paul Haslinger, Lustmord and others.Therefore, it was important to work with experimental desire and imagination to exhaust everything respective instrument had to offer.Later, we renamed the band simply 'yelworC' and produced a series of tapes which we primarily distributed ourselves.Since 1990, we had done some live concerts, mostly at festivals, but split in 1994.Dominik van Reich started his own project, 'amgoD,' while I continue yelworC.Since the split, I'd worked on the album, Trinity, but because of an arson attack at the house where my studio was, my equipment and all my music data were destroyed.It took some years to build it up again.In 19995 and 1996, I had some concerts with the first versions of Trinity, but for me it was not perfect enough; I didn't have enough equipment for the adequate conversion of my ideas.But all distribution companies I negotiated with went bankrupt; thus, it took even more years until I could begin cooperating with Minuswelt Musikfabrik for European distribution.I've heard that you had to fight to keep the commercial rights to the name 'yelworC.Would you care to elaborate on this?Devin: I've told these old stories so many times, and still it's not easy for me to tell it short and easy.There were several reasons for the disharmony between us.The discrepancies culminated in a heavy fight for the band's cash and the band name.My band partner squinted after a pop star lifestyle, in my eyes.There were also unlawful activities from both Dominik van Reich and Celtic Circle which were too extreme, in my opinion.The name yelworC was created by me as a reflection of my philosophical and spiritual studies.My former band partner and former label planned to lead yelworC in another direction, so my reason to fight for the name rights was not the money, but rather a mental consequence of my convictions.It would have been a betrayal to myself if I had allowed them to play their games with yelworC.What do you think of the current industrial and dark electronic music scene, as compared with the early days?Devin: The early 1990s were a time of new departures.Musicians experimented in many different musical directions; everything was open.Also, music was not judged so constantly by the aspect of the dance floor suitability.Nowadays, in my opinion, bands have too much stress about money and deadlines.This minimizes the desire to experiment in different musical ways.So many musicians always tread the same old paths.Moreover, thousands of illegal downloads of each new album and the fact that the music industry leaves the artist alone with this problem makes every new production a spin on the roulette wheel for bands.Can you tell us a little bit about why you chose the Dante concept that you have explored in Trinity and Icolation?When I started to read Dante, I felt very inspired by all these scenes about sins and punishment.Sometimes Crowley and Dante seem to be arguing with each other.Crowley is the name giver of YelworC, I am no strict follower of him.Some people call it the 'yelworC curse.Indeed, the album Trinity dealt a lot with magic.When I left the imaginary place of magic and turned thematically to everyday insanity, I thought that with it also the 'curse' would decrease.However, there were during the production of Icolation there were quite inexplicable incidents: for example, extreme and illogical computer crashes.But at least I could finish the second album of the Dante trilogy within three years.For me, used to darkness and hellish spheres, Paradise will be the real challenge.The songs on the new album, Icolation, are a mixed bag.Sometimes they start calmly and suddenly become fast and violent, and sometimes they seem arranged in such a way as to suggest a series of scenes or moods.Devin:Like any artist, I express my personal feelings and thoughts about life.Thus, this is also how I create music.Although I've played music for so long already, my approach is still determined by curiosity and a childlike desire for play.Thus, I always discover many possibilities for musical elaborations.My intention is to invite the listener to use the music and the verses for his own journey.The yelworC soundscapes may lead the listener into his own inner fields.Is this at all a reflection of futurepop's effect on the evolution of industrial music, or did this trend originate from other influences?Devin: This trend was always an important component of yelworC that was already present in earlier tracks.The more I become engrossed in an elective rhythm, the more complex, the more polyrhythmic, and the more entranced the composition becomes.However, it is a question of feeling rather than an intent to position my work against futurepop.Living in a crowded and busy part of Munich, I'm always surrounded by lots of sound in my personal life.The new yelworC material has done very well on the DAC (German Alternative Chart).What would you say sets yelworC apart from the many other dark electronic projects that are currently popular?Devin: The Eclosion was in a good place on the DAC for eight weeks.Icolation didn't come onto it.Many DJs thought I was sending them Eclosion again.I'm a more introverted person anyway.There are fans who would probably be willing to lose a body part in order to get some of your older material that is impossible to find now.Whoever pays horrifying prices or loses a part of his body or mind has only himself to blame.In general, live industrial music has lacked theatrical flair for some time now.Now that yelworC has returned from the dead, will we see a return to live shows as well?It is so funny for me, all this hype about all the yelworC of yesterday!Some of the stories result from false informations.In former stage performances, I personally wore my everyday clothes: simple black trousers and black shirts.But if Wikipedia yelworC did wear robes and so on, it must be true!In that photo series, I used different props, especially skulls and stylish furniture, but yelworC never had such furniture on stage.Although it's true that the yelworC live performaces are kind of legendary.When we heard Skinny Puppy did something similar, we gave it up.Whether I do live performances again depends on whether I find reliable live partners and guest musicians.Dennis Ostermann from In Strict Confidence did some great guest vocals on Trinity for the track 'Vexilla Regis Inferni.Can we expect more collaborations with him or with other acts?On one track on Eclosion and three tracks on Icolation, the strong and beautiful voice of a girl named Connie can be heard.I'm proud and happy that I discovered her.The group was formed in 1987 by Peter Devin and Oliver Büttner (a.C's dark stage performances usually consisted of Devin dressed in a robe, singing from a wooden podium and surrounding himself by candles, pagan symbols and a black tapestry backdrop.Devin fought and successfully kept the rights to use the name yelworC.However, in 2004, Devin released a new studio album entitled Trinity; the first release from yelworC in over ten years (although one or two of the songs appeared on compilations).CONTACT : Dark Transmission, P.
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