Vinyl Review: Orange Utan - katastrophil (2018)
Photo Credit: MangoWave Artwork: Peggy Berger Layout: Burkhard Naumann Orange Utan - katastrophil Release: November 24, 2018 Label: selfrelease Format: LP/Digital Length: 42:30 Genre: Progressive Rock / Stoner Punk / Post-Punk Origin: Dresden, Germany Introducing, I might have to explain band name and title to everyone who does not speak German. Orange Utan is not the German word for orang-utan, but the first lexem actually refers to either the fruit or the colour orange. The title of the album "katastrophil" is another play on words. It combines the German word "katastrophal" ("catastrophic") with the Greek suffix "-phil" ("loving"). Thus, "katastrophil" means having an affection towards catastrophies or catastrophic instances. Orange Utan's second album "katastrophil" is structured like a stage play. The LP begins with the track 'Eintritt / Gevatter' (German: 'entree / godfather'). Following,...