Sankt Otten Reviews

Sankt Otten “Morgan Weider Lustig” – Elektrolurch

November 24th, 2009

Excerpt: “With “Morgan Weider Lustig,” Sankt Otten are on their fourth album. Stephan Otten, namesake and head of Sankt Otten, creates an impressive combination of rhythm and the celestial sounds of sublime soundscapes. Even more than in previous releases, it dissolves from classic song structures. With Stephan Otten and Oliver Klemm (guitar), the listener explores dark and bizarre soundscapes that range from delicate lightness to epic grandeur… Sankt Otten take us into their almost cinematic-sounding songs in a variety of scenarios that reveal they are not always the same at first glance. With this album we dive more deeply into the world of Sankt Otten, and lose ourselves in it …!”

Elektrolurch

Sankt Otten “Morgan Weider Lustig” – Ondarock

October 14th, 2009

Excerpt: “Sankt Otten represent the most markedly electronic label. In their fourth record, Morgen Wieder Lustig, Stephan Otten and Oliver Klemm still reference Kraftwerk, Klaus Schulze and the Berlin School, but do not conform to the latest fashions.”

Ondarock

Sankt Otten “Morgan Weider Lustig” – Leonard’s Lair

September 30th, 2009

Excerpt: “‘Fromme Lügen’ and ‘Mein Freund Aus Köln’ experiment with jazz but are careful to add warm textures to make them compelling. Though it may seem obvious to point out they emulate their Teutonic forefathers, ‘X für U’ and ‘Wenn Die Rechnung Nicht Aufgeht’ even capture the emotional longing and simple but genius tune making of Kraftwerk; the latter track being particularly gorgeous… It’s a welcome shot in the arm for German electronic music, which I haven’t heard too much of in recent years.”

Leonard’s Lair

Sankt Otten “Morgan Weider Lustig” – Adequacy.net

September 28th, 2009

Excerpt: “The songs here are well-developed compositions cultivated from kraut-rock electronic experimentalists Cluster, Kraftwerk and Klaus Schulze. They don’t veer too far into the nebulous stratosphere, but instead stay grounded with rich melodies and evolve into hauntingly beautiful atmospheric pieces. Harmonically rich and layered guitar tones, reminiscent of Robert Fripp’s “Frippertronics”, glide over slithery rhythm patterns as experimental sound effects, shaped and formed through electronic processes, lurk in the background.”

Adequacy.net