Sankt Otten

The german instrumental duo SANT OTTEN already teamed up for building the first walls of sound in 1999. Since then they released 4 albums and several eps together. In 2009 they joined Denovali Records to realize their 4th length "Morgen Wieder Lustig" followed by a split record with MAJEURE - the solo project of A.E. PATERRA from ZOMBI (relapse records) - in 2010. On the Majeure split they firstly showed a more distinctive interest to world of 70s and 80s synthesizers. The new album GOTTES SYNTHESIZER continues this way into synth's heaven. A paradise of warm analogue sounds, sequencer lines and electric drums garnished with the typical soaring guitar drones of OLIVER KLEMM as the red line of the album. With ingredients reminding of the german pioneers of progressive electronic music Sankt Otten are moving the Krautrock elements into a new context. listening: www.denovali.com/sanktotten vinyl: 180g; thick gatefold sleeves; 3 different colors cd: nice designed digipak

The Heavenly Music Collaboration! The German instrumental duo SANKT OTTEN - consisting of Stephan Otten (drums, programming, synthesizers) and Oliver Klemm (guitars, bass, synthesizers) - already teamed up in 1999 and joined the Denovali Records roster in 2009. With as much as six full length albums under their belt, their upcoming seventh longplayer MESSIAS MASCHINE (Eng.: 'Messiah machine') is something particularly special as it features collaborations with various pioneers and great exponents of electronic and avantgarde music: HARALD GROSSKOPF (ASHRA, KLAUS SCHULZE), JAKI LIEBEZEIT (CAN), ULRICH SCHNAUSS, COLEY DUANE DENNIS (Maserati) and CHRISTOPH CLoSER (BOHREN & DER CLUB OF GORE). MESSIAS MASCHINE is indeed a heavenly music collaboration. Vinyl: thick sleeve, 2 different vinyl colors, 180g double vinyl, free download code Cd: nice digipak packaging Stream: www.denovali.com/sanktotten

SANKT OTTEN's eighth album ENGTANZ DEPRESSION (engl.: CLOSE DANCE DEPRESSION) expresses a significant progression of their material on the preceding album trilogy (Gottes Synthesizer, Sequencer Liebe, Messias Maschine). New drum sounds and acoustic instruments such as harmonium and piano may be found, and some pieces emerged from free improvisations, which is a completely new approach taken by this band. The titles of the tracks appearing on the album are as always a unique mixture of aphorisms, sarcasm and puns. In spite of the new directions explored on this album, SANKT OTTEN maintain their characteristic Holy Trinity of krautrock, ambient, and 80ies electronica. Floating, meditative, dazing and catchy at times. Recommended if you like KLAUS SCHULZE, ZOMBI, ROBERT FRIPP, KRAFTWERK or KRAUTROCK in general. Vinyl: thick gatefold covers, 2 different vinyl colors, 180g vinyl, free download code Cd: nice digipak packaging Stream: www.denovali.com/sanktotten

The duo Sankt Otten from Osnabrueck (Germany), founded in 1999 and consisting of Stephan Otten and Oliver Klemm releases music on Denovali since 2009. After "Mannerfreundschaften & Methaphysik" (2016), a collaboration record with experimental guitarist "N", Sankt Otten finally release their first new album since "Engtanz Depression" (2015). Altogether a jewel for admirers of the 80's sounds and German electronic music. "Zwischen Demut und Disco" (en.: between humility and disco) is the holy trinity of krautrock, ambient and contemporary electronics, but always stylistically confident and unmistakeably Sankt Otten. Vinyl: heavy gatefold sleeves + black polylined inner sleeves, 2 different vinyl colors, 180g vinyl, free download code Cd: nice digipak packaging Stream: www.denovali.com/sanktotten