Bio of the Week: Zyklus :N:
Zyklus :N: comes from Bavaria in southern Germany. They are an electro-industrial band with some harder guitar sounds blended throughout. Mikki from DeutschMusikLand.com translated the German biography on their website a few years ago in 2005 when they were just starting out:
They are Zyklus :N:
They are a band that would like to shoot into heaven like a comet. Their intention is to make perfect music. Music that goes right through one and isn’t quickly forgotten. They make no claims that they’re idolized. They don’t interpret love songs. They don’t tell of luck and pleasure. They don’t enthuse about the wonders of life. They perform no dances in order to land the ultimate hit.
They are Zyklus :N:
They deal with the dark things in life. They dream of a better world. They know about the demonic strengths that can be displayed in the minds and hearts of people. They are not exorcists. They are magicians who, from the darkness, have made off with a strip of light. They behold the frightful depths of the human soul without drowning in it themselves.
They are Zyklus :N:
They are not pessimists. They have utopias. They listen to people. They want to be heard. They’d like to establish a communicative bond between themselves and the listener. They don’t want to be satisfied. They don’t want to issue cures. They convey pure energy which infects each listener that gets inspiration from the sound. They are the angels of darkness.
That reads almost like a manifesto of some sort, but it’s the music that really matters, and I have to say it’s quite good. Good enough to get signed to Danse Macabre Records anyway, and that’s no small feat. Zyklus :N: is currently in the process of recording their first full-length album which is targeted for an October release.
You can listen to some of their demo songs over on the band’s MySpace page, but don’t sorry, the sound quality is great unlike most demos. I will definitely be keeping track of this band for their album release.
