KONTRAST – Imperium - CD

KONTRAST – Imperium - CD

KONTRAST are a kind of more electronic version of RAMMSTEIN or more ‘minimal’ re-incarnation of AND ONE during their best days! 

Even after 30 years, Kontrast remain a black beacon in the vastness of the musical ocean! Back in the twilight of 1996, four sonic alchemists created their "Everblack"—the track "Einheitsschritt" ("Three steps forward and three back"), an irresistible anthem for dance floors across the independent scene.

A procession of club hits followed: "Tod ... find' ich gut!" (1998), "80er Jahre" (2007), and "Durchbruch" (2008)— their first number one on the German Electronic Web Charts—which shook dance floors like a sonic golem breaking its chains.

The album *Vision und Tradition* (2008) also reigned at the top of the GEWC for weeks. "John Maynard" (2014) shot through the German Alternative Charts like a phantom aboard a burning ship. The resurrection of their debut album, *Kontrast: Programm* (2022), also captured the number two spot, once again shaking the foundations of the DAC.

Their new album, *Imperium*, is a monumental display of power; will be released as two separate vinyls and alternatively as a packed CD containing the complete work—a release that has been casting its massive shadow since the autumn of 2024. With their titanic track "Tanzmaschinen," Dirk, Falko, Roberto, and their charming "fog spirit" stormed to number one on the DAC. Simultaneously, "D3r Diktator" climbed to the top spot on both the DAC and GEWC, executing a diabolical double maneuver that also secured Kontrast the coveted Christmas number one spot!
These singles were nothing short of the perfect heralds for ‘Imperium’—a (double) album that stormed the bastions of the music world.

Tracklist:

01 Metamorphose 
02 D3r Diktator 
03 Dämmerung 
04 Manifest 
05 Tanzmaschinen 
06 Maschinenstadt 
07 Sendesaal 
08 Silhouette 
09 Die Zukunft 
10 Monolith
11 Der Cassettenmensch 
12 Ewiglich 
13 Identität 
14 Transformation 
15 Fiebertraum 
16 Sekundenlicht 
17 Sonnenwende 
18 12 von 10 
19 Vampirlesben 
20 Puls der Energie