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18/09/2024 : CIERN - Flawless

CIERN

Flawless

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Anarcho PunkCold WaveNew wavePost PunkPunk

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Bat-cave Productions
18/09/2024, Hayley CLX

Creating music to confront & fight ideologies that dominate & oppress human rights, animal rights and the conservation of our planet, CIERŃ (Polish for thorn) was formed in Berlin in 2019.

They make Anarcho Punk, but Anarcho Punk with a capital A and capital P.

‘Flawless’ is their latest EP. First digitaly released in may earlier this year and now recently by Bat-Cave Productions made available as a limited edition compact disc.

CIERŃ: “We wrote Flawless in about 2 months and it was recorded by Boris Wilsdorf in his studio, which is the home of Einstürzende Neubauten, having the opportunity to use some of their equipment. The art for the EP was made by Devi. The band wanted broken mirrors to express our “flaws” being flawless, but didn’t want to break them. (Superstitious). So a friend of the band offered to smash them. The collage was cut out and glued by hand. Devi made that as well. 2 of the songs were planned, while 2 were made by jamming. When Puppets was being created, Justin’s guitar melody brought Devi to tears.”

Same as their earlier released first album, 'The Emperor Rx', ‘Flawless’ has that kind of dark 80’s energy in the line of bands such as Skeletal Family, Rubella Ballet and, of course, Siouxsie And The Banshees.

The voice of leadsinger Devi hits you like the cold whispers of a haunted soul.

Summed up: Mesmerizing Anarcho Punk that would make skeletons dance on their grave.

FLAWLESS EP BANDCAMP
CIERŃ LIVE @ GOTHIC POGO FESTIVAL XVII

Hayley CLX
18/09/2024


 

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