{"id":3791,"date":"2009-10-11T02:00:13","date_gmt":"2009-10-11T01:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/?p=3791"},"modified":"2009-10-11T02:00:13","modified_gmt":"2009-10-11T01:00:13","slug":"berlin-noise-with-chateau-laut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/?p=3791","title":{"rendered":"Berlin Noise with “Ch\u00e2teau Laut”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s a voice that\u2019s almost more sound than music at times, but there\u2019s no denying that it is music.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\nThis is the kind of band we don\u2019t often get to hear in the US. They\u2019re loud, instrumental and at times bizarre, but there\u2019s something oddly familiar about Ch\u00e2teau Laut, that elicits memories of action movies and video games. The band shows that musical talent goes well beyond the pop culture we\u2019re used to.<\/p>\n

Ch\u00e2teau Laut was founded by Stefan F\u00e4hler and Andrew Maler in 2004 in Berlin. Creating heavy loud soundscapes out of a theremin, feedbacks and a sampler, they were soon urged to relocate from the apartment Maler lives in to a serviceable rehearsal space to work on songs.<\/p>\n

Joined by Steno Glenolak and completed by Max Stolzenberg two years ago, they began playing clubs around Berlin, Hamburg and Leipzig. A support slot with Koblenz-based band Nicoffeine led to the passing on of demos to bluNoise label head Guido Lucas, one of the people responsible responsible for the success of the indie group Blackmail.<\/p>\n

The record BluNoise\/Al!ve was released on June 26. The band\u2019s album and music videos are self financed. The band is already working on new material and will be heading back to Guido Lucas\u2019 studio to record the follow up to their debut. They\u2019re also releasing a split vinyl (yes, vinyl) with fellow Berlin band Jeanie Bueller.
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MEMBER BIOS FROM THE BAND<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stefan F\u00e4hler (guitar)<\/strong>
\nF\u00e4hler started out playing classical guitar at age 11. At 15 he founded a garage punk band \u201cBurning Playground\u201d that soon broke up when F\u00e4hler discovered the beauty of noise. Living close to Cologne he became accustomed to the vital club scene there and started DJing mostly at indie clubs. In the coming years he would DJ parties in Cologne, Hamburg and Berlin, culminating in a residency at Black Girls Coalition, a legendary queer underground club run by black drag queen Paisley Dalton from the U.S., serving them mostly trash and indie rock. Since that club is history, he puts all his energy into Ch\u00e2teau Laut.<\/p>\n

Andrew Maler (guitar)<\/strong>
\nSince getting infected by experimental indie rock bands in the early 90s, Andrew Maler has been one to hardly ever put down the guitar. Growing up close to Berlin, his first attempt to form a band, \u201cAcid Rain\u201d in the mid-90s in the end only produced hours of guitar feedback and a cover version of \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d. Since then he has gained notoriety with his \u201cAcid Flo\u00df\u201d, inviting other artists for sessions in his living room. His experimental approach has also made him a mainstay in various loose collectives of musicians. Maler and F\u00e4hler are the founding members of Ch\u00e2teau Laut.<\/p>\n

Steno Glenolak (bass)<\/strong>
\nPlaying the cello since the age of six, Glenolak grew up in a small town next to Cologne. It was there she met F\u00e4hler, both being teenagers sharing a general interest in similar music. She got in touch with the indie\/hardcore scene around that area and was involved in putting up gigs. After moving to Berlin, Glenolak was invited by metal collective \u201cThe Ocean\u201d to play cello on tour to promote their album \u201cFluxion\u201d. For Ch\u00e2teau Laut, Glenolak has taken up playing bass.<\/p>\n

Max Stolzenberg (drums)<\/strong>
\nStolzenberg actually forgot the name of the first band he played with, a punk outfit from mini town S\u00f6rgenloch (which loosely tranlates to \u201chole of sorrow\u201d). What he can remember is their local hit \u201cZieh deinen Slip aus und werf ihn zu mir runter\u201d (\u201dTake off your panties and throw them down to me\u201d) which was his first drumming assignment. Ultimately freaking out his fellow musicians with his quirky style, he went on to play in different jazz formations and the crossover band \u201c2 Fat Twins\u201d in Berlin. After that band\u2019s breakup, F\u00e4hler, Maler and Glenolak asked him to complete their line-up.<\/p>\n

Text by John M.Guifoil<\/em><\/p>\n


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It\u2019s a voice that\u2019s almost more sound than music at times, but there\u2019s no denying that it is music.<\/p>\n

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