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( kr​ö​ter ) *f

by kröter

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i said i missed the disco 02:40
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2.
trajectory 11:03
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the letter 07:38
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the rock 07:25
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just drive 02:50
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caspar hauser in the mirror 18:18
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empty 02:20
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about

( kröter ) *f ... is the 6th album,
another bucket full of toad spawn fished out of the kröters sessions.
Recorded at the Oktofon cabin in 2018.
As usual, there are no second takes in this pond.
All is nutritious, spiraling and slowly growing legs.
( kröter ) *f the third of a 3 album release in 2021.

credits

released June 5, 2021

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vocals by mr.vast

guitar / bass by jo zahn

percussion on "the letter" and "the rock" by ansgar wilken

guitar on "i said i missed the disco" and "empty" by jörg hochapfel

guitar 'n' effecs on "caspar hauser in the mirror" by linus weichsel

drums / synth / trumpet / production / artwork by chr chr



2021 sees the release of another 3 albums “ Kröter *d, *e, *f “ another big bucket full of toadspawn fished out of …live session recordings of the past 3 years….still Nutritious ,more disgusting and still very potent !

Since the foundation of Kröter as a "band" end of 2016, it trodded a path inbetween genres. As the shapeshifting, ever evolving and regenerating qualities of a creature that named itself after- Kröte (Toad), a bunch of tadpoles wiggling in Jazz Pop ponds, then sprouting back legs they begin to jump around in Techno and krautrock even hopping casually onto land for a moment to sound like some fucked up radio play.

Henry Sargeant, former singer of Wevie Stonder and Mr. Vast, known for his Absurdist Opportunism, is the bands vocal artist. Needless to say the humour from Sargeants previous project is also here but this time tempered with alarming moments of emotion and sincerity. Switching between stories and more traditional song structures as well as other less definable self made language experiments, literally anything is possible the mouth of Kröter can flick out a tongue which could catch any fly!

Christoph Rothmeier, drummer of the band Hunger is handling simultaneously the drums and a pack of genuinely unpredictable synthesizers. To this blunt yet agile rhythm section he adds wood trumpet and an impressive array of home-made percussive instruments.

All of which blends seamlessly into a common sound, glued and moulded by the oily interaction with the bass and guitar playing of Jo Zahn whose nutritious slide guitars and blues riffs, noise bass and invented chords are chewed up, and spat out again with aplomb.

The Kröter Project is run as a collective -
continuously cross fertilising with musicians.

Jörg Hochapfel (Bruchgold und Koralle, Hosho, Hunger, AMEO),

Kalle Zeier (Elle, AMEO),

Chris Umney (Wevie Stonder ),

Ansgar Wilken (Ansgar Wilken),

Linus Weichsel (Marlene Stunke),

Brian Morrow (das Helmi)

Kröter are perhaps best understood when performing live. Always improvised, the sets are based on their pool of formerly recorded pieces. Visually they are “full on” …Expect Bizarre costumes, weird stage designs and videos. slippery In water , on land and somewhere in the swamps between - This Amphibian troupe are delightfully hard to define…indeed at times they are deliberately provocative and abstract , But If we are up to the challenge,it seems these magical creatures are inviting the listener into unexplored terrain, slippery, intangible and intensely present!

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kröter Berlin, Germany

....tadpoles wiggling in Jazz Pop ponds, then sprouting back legs they begin to jump around in Techno and krautrock even hopping casually onto land for a moment to sound like some fucked up radio play.

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