Collapse Under The Empire – The Siren Sound

Releasedate: 21-05-2010; Label: Cargo Records, Believe Digital GmbH
By: Nina Mende

Collapse Under The Empire is an instrumental/post-rock duo from Hamburg / Germany. They formed 2007, when Chris Burda and Matthew Jason got together to develop their own music under the name of Collapse Under The Empire. They both released the first four songs for the EP Paintball in summer 2008. Now they released “The Siren Sound”.

As mentioned before, Collapse Under The Empire is an instrumental music project that does not need any lyrics to deliver a message. Their new EP “Under The Empire” includes only five tracks, but these five tracks are bigger than an entire album could be. Strong music with great arrangements create not only a wonderful sound but also take your mind on the hand and lead it away to explore a new country. Away to where you have never been before, seeing and feeling new things. Collapse Under The Empire somehow managed to create a magical sound. The black album cover doesn’t distract your mind with anything, it more looks like a tunnel to the world you start exploring when pressing play on this album. Interesting arrangements and sound, what a wonderful EP. that everybody should give a try. Yet if you think now that it is like the chill out music you sometime hear in elevators, beauty salons or such, you are mistaken. Collapse Under The Empire is electronic post-rock music. So let them guide your way, follow “The Siren Sound”.

Line-Up:
Chris Burda
Matthew Jason

Tracklist: 01 The Sirens Sound 02 Grade Separation 03 Violet Skies 04 Beware/Lost 05 A Different Complexion