Sacred Bones celebrate the parallel releases of Xmal Deutschland’s ‘Early Singles 1981-1982′ (including two bonus tracks), and the debut solo album from Xmal Deutschland’s inimitable front-woman Anja Huwe, ‘Codes’. Ahead of the two releases, Anja Huwe shares a new video to accompany the lead single from her new album, entitled “Rabenschwarz”.
Directed by Anja Huwe and Stefan Heintzenberg, the video for “Rabenschwarz” (raven black) ties in with the album artwork, inspired by a private collection of photos from the late 1920s.
“We combined old film footage – such as “The Fall of the House of Usher, 1928, White Zombie, 1932 (both public domain) with additional material, filmed in the basement of a derelict bunker in Hamburg” Huwe explains. “We’ve intercut all the subjects with private outdoor footage filmed at Hamburg Harbor, Brooklyn and New York City.” The clip also includes video bootleg footage from early Xmal Deutschland shows, as well as textual collages & text boards, created by Anja Huwe.
“The main theme: “Raven”, a classic symbol for black (raven black) stands for empowerment and is also a symbolic transmission of wisdom” she continues. “The raven also stand for the rediscovery of mystical paths. The emerging egg represents fear, but also stands for rebirth.
Alongside the release of Anja Huwe’s ‘Codes’, this Friday Sacred Bones will also release ‘Early Singles (1981-1982)’ by Xmal Deutschland. Xmal Deutschland are now marked as forerunners of the post-punk movement and this release is a map of their foundational movements, just seconds before takeoff. The band’s pursuit of something greater is palpable with this release, a reflection of a time that introduced accessibility to new means of making music following the onset of punk. This reissue includes two bonus tracks; “Kaelbermarsch” (originally from the compilation “Lieber Zuviel Als Zuwenig”) and a gritty live version of “Allein” (originally from the compilation “Nosferatu Festival”), which was shared online with a video montage of footage from this era of the band’s career.
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