Urlaub in Polen – Objects, Beings & Parrots

 

 

Urlaub in Polen – Objects, Beings & Parrots
Tapete Records – 2026
Rock, Kraut, Noise, Jazz, Psych, Post
Rated:****

Our very own Doktor420 is relentless in his search for the best kraut rock albums released every month. And usually, his favorites are immediate favorites over here as well. Take Urlaub In Polen, we still count the duo as stemming from the Heavy Underground, but can we even say that after they’ve been releasing amazing music for more than twenty-five years? Not counting the break they took. I believe Objects, Beings & Parrots is their seventh official full release and still brings their very own take on the Can and Neu sound in full force. Still incorporating more noise and pop influences and burrowing deep into the heavier guitar work and hammering rhythms. Almost mechanical at times, that driving force, that forward motion, insistent and feverish. Although some of the tracks do widen out, broaden the scope and seem to implore post rock vistas… 

But when that hypnotic krautrock and motorik pulse takes over, you cannot help but move with them through the retro-futuristic soundscape they build. Tracks like opener “Abacus” and the following “Washing Machine” spin with mechanical momentum, evoking angular energy and propulsive grooves. Yet the duo balance this drive with moments of unexpected warmth, acoustic textures, melodic detours, and even brass flourishes, creating a dynamic, hypnotic album that constantly shifts between propulsion and atmosphere. And that ability stretches out, makes you constantly long to experience it all live, where the synths can howl through the sweaty venue, noise crashes in waves, bodies move whether they want to or not. And then, when your body starts to ache, the machine threatens to blow apart, they break down exactly long enough, euphoria in the form of a stray brass blast, a moment of strange calm… Then the engine roars back again. And you move…

(Written by JK)

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