Metal Hangar 18 « Премиера на новото видео „They Kill“ на ASBEST

Премиера на новото видео „They Kill“ на ASBEST

ASBEST (the German term of Asbestos) is a fibre that is part of the structure and yet its existence is undesired. As soon as an attempt is made to remove ASBEST, it becomes harmful. ASBEST is the systems own inherent contradiction.

ASBEST use different musical styles which share a certain aggressiveness. Post punk, noise rock and shoegaze are the cornerstones. This melange is an angry to desperate reaction to the general events of our time, but it also reflects Trachsel‘s personal experiences as a trans-woman in a cis- and heteronormative society. Accordingly, ASBEST display an urgency and ennui that is omnipresent.

The trio from Basel, Switzerland was founded in November 2016 by singer and guitarist Robyn Trachsel, bassist Judith Breitinger and drummer Jan Häfele. In January 2018 Jonas Häne (Heavy Harvest) took the position behind the drums.

In April ASBEST visited the Malthouse Studios in Bristol, where Dominic Mitchison (Spectres, Velcro Hooks, LICE) produced their debut „Driven“. „Driven“, at the same time the opener of the album and a noise-rock thunderstorm which turns into a veritable doom piece towards the end, stands for Sturm und Drang: to simply do it, no matter what the consequences might be.

The complexity of thoughts driving Trachsel is also reflected in the music. ASBEST neither stop at the styles mentioned above, nor do they shy away from jazz elements like the 13 bar walking bass in „Means Of Reproduction“, or the atmospheric „I Need A Spacesuit To Leave Home“ which could serve as the second part of „Message To Harry Manback“ never written by Tool.

The first single of „Driven“ album „They Kill“ is to be understood as an act of social criticism. The point is that there’s a tendency to make profit out of the good and the progressive, which can be understood on both economic and social levels. Shortcomings are artificially created to keep the machinery running. Think of modern slavery which produces goods for the West or low-wage labourers that pack and ship goods in wholesalers, to the many subcultures that are and have been dragged from the underground into the media spotlight only to be sucked dry. Everything to maximize their machinery of profit. In the song „They“ being the denominator for „their“.

ASBEST – They Kill // Video premiere:

Album „Driven“ Release: Sep 28th