German electro-industrial mainstays Haujobb have dropped the second single/video, "Opposition", from their forthcoming tenth full-length, The Machine In The Ghost, due on 20 September through Dependent Records.
"Opposition" features a guest vocal from Emese Árvais-Illés of Dependent labelmates Black Nail Cabaret, with Dejan Samardzic of Haujobb stating that "adding a female vocal towards the end of the song was a last minute idea, but Emese is so reliable and immediately delivered impressive results. Maybe she felt my sense of urgency. I couldn't wait to add this new element to the arrangement as it added a strong organic feel".
"Dejan had some wordless singing in mind, like the side vocals of Eurythmics' 'Sweet Dreams', so he just asked me to improvise", adds Árvais-Illés. "I recorded a couple of takes doing random ad-libs at the end. It kind of gave me a Massive Attack 'Unfinished Sympathy' feel but in a more industrial way."
Haujobb was formed in 1992 and has existed as the duo of Daniel Myer (vocals/programming) and Dejan Samardzic (programming) since the mid-90s. Maintaining an impressive penchant for refusing to do the same thing twice on each studio album, The Machine In The Ghost deploys field recordings to create some of its most prominent sounds. To achieve the desired effect, the duo used a mix of software and hardware in the shape of everyday items. This deliberate nod to a previous era with more analogue shifting of the dials complements the retro theme of The Machine In The Ghost (albeit without indulging in nostalgia for its own sake), the album revolving around the highly charged relationship between mind and matter, analogue and digital.
Despite their constant artistic evolution, a unique musical handwriting is present throughout the Haujobb catalogue. Originally founded as a trio in the West German city of Bielefeld, initially influenced by the 'Vancouver school' of industrial electronics (the likes of Skinny Puppy and Front Line Assembly), but it did not take long for them to be recognised as figureheads of a more modern take on this sound that incorporated elements of IDM (intelligent dance music) that helped catapult them onto the wider international scene. Link
HAUJOBB - Drops Second Single/Video From Forthcoming Tenth Full-Length
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