Since their formation in Zurich in 1978, the
Welttraumforscher's music has been moving to and from a field marked
by the cornerstones of the classic pop song as epitomized by
Burt
Bacharach or
Simon and Garfunkel, the emotional barrenness of
Nick
Drake's compositions, the escapism of
Syd Barrett and electronic home
recording-miniatures of cinematic dimensions as [co-]developed by
Der
Plan and
Cabaret Voltaire.
But this band never
consciously flirted with the notion of 'being ahead of their time'. The
Welttraumforscher have always been self-sufficient and completely
independent -- and that goes for their musical as well as their lyrical
content. In their unique way, they are working on everyday myths
(complete with fantasy characters like Kip Eulenmeister
...
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