XIIIIII/XIIIIIII/XIIIIIIII (The Complete 4th Box), by Vlimmer

XIIIIII/XIIIIIII/XIIIIIIII (The Complete 4th Box)

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Cassette + Digital Album
Includes the following tapes:
XIIIIII (black)
XIIIIIII (black)
XIIIIIIII (black)

EP titles on cassette handwritten by the artist
Lyrics included

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16, 17 & 18 (Limited edition tricolor wooden box set + signed lyric photo)
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Includes three CDs with new, colored artwork and a signed Vlimmer photo with random lyric
-XIIIIII on CD
-XIIIIIII on CD
-XIIIIIIII on CD

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1.	Perplexität 04:52	buy track
2.	Schwanenhals 03:44	buy track
3.	Lebenswert 04:37	buy track
4.	Taubheit 04:30	buy track
5.	Kopfkante 03:52	buy track
6.	Schattenerde 05:44	buy track
7.	Ausdehnung 03:20	buy track
8.	Falter 04:02	buy track
9.	Zwischenkörper 04:06	buy track
10.	Farbenquell 05:55	buy track
11.	Mängelexemplar 04:42	buy track
12.	Nacktheit 06:13	buy track
13.	Vorwehen 06:10	buy track
14.	Vorfreude 04:23	buy track
15.	Kern 10:36	buy track

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Includes parts 16, 17 & 18 of Vlimmer's 18-EP series.

PRESS on 18:

"The icing on the cake [...] perhaps the best part of the [EP series]. Characterized by his electronic approach which is vast and multifaceted, with this new EP Vlimmer consolidates his unstoppable motivation in the production of sound elements that drink influences from the dark environments of darkgaze, the camouflaged environments of dream pop and the fun trends of synthpop. XIIIIIIII is additive, luminous, yet invaded by a vein of black textures. [...] "Nacktheit", "Vorwehen" and the incredible closing theme "Kern" are the strongest." - Threshold Magazine (POR)

"8/10 - An ambitious grand finale for a decidedly multifaceted artist. A worthy ending for a wonderfully accomplished project. [...] We can only thank an act in many ways absolutely unique like Vlimmer" - Darkroom Magazine (ITA)

"Certainly the ultimate escapism of the past year. Vlimmer represents a well thought-out work of art [...], in particular "Mängelexemplar" and "Vorwehen" [...] have their own artistic signature. Especially "Kern", a ten-minute monster of a song, breaks with the previously atmospheric, attractively catchy post-punk. Everything falls apart and it seems as if Vlimmer finally arrives at their own stylistic "core" after this auditory marathon, which started in 2015." - UNTER.TON (GER)

PRESS on 16 & 17:

"A great, cinematic work in giant format. [...] Get involved and you will be removed from reality! What happens when you vertiginously mix Joy Division, Drangsal with a touch of Placebo and a good dose of apocalypse?! Yes, difficult to say, right? But extremely exciting to listen to. That's Vlimmer! The basis is an electronic guitar sound including a drum computer. Chords and synth pads dance on it, accompanied by a fundamental bass. The voice above everything uses effects and sets the mood. Mostly it's reverb. That is the sober description of the sound. How does it work? Oppressive, as if in a frenzy. Inexorable, like a roller coaster that you can't get out of. Or an old, but fast-paced film in black and white, where the perpetrator is known from the start and attacks quietly." - Luserlounge (GER)

"8/10 - Once again the talented and creative German artist manages to excite with great personality, thanks not only to his evident practical skills, but also and above all to a rare inventiveness that allows him to shape darkwave to his liking, flavoring it with veins and wide-ranging shades, always beautifully contextualized. The two EPs live up to the expectations legitimately matured after 15 high-level release. If in recent times a greater catchiness had taken hold in Vlimmer's sound, with the sixteenth EP the concept is reaffirmed, as the potential hit "Perplexität" immediately makes it clear between echoes of the first Sisters Of Mercy, where "Schwanenhals" refers to the best Cure with pathos and charisma. "Taubheit" is well equipped with solutions and details of great inspiration, and "Kopfkante" is tight post-punk that borders on brutality both instrumental and vocal." - Darkroom Magazine (ITA)

"Without a shadow of a doubt, [XIIIIII is] one of my favorites from Vlimmer [...] for sure the right EP to get more familiar with the work of Vlimmer –and maybe inciting you to purchase the entire records from this conceptual series. Vlimmer never stops composing and taking me by surprise." - Side-Line Magazine (BEL)

credits

released February 5, 2021

All music and lyrics: Alexander Leonard Donat

Cover art:
16 cover: Alexander Leonard Donat
17 cover: Todd Billeci
18 cover: Ulrike Donat

Inlay photos:
Felipe Zauber, Todd Billeci, Ulrike Donat

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