CAN OPENER: LIVE AT KINO AERO / LIVE AT ELEKTROANSCHLAG

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Fragment King performed live at Kino Aero during the Industrial Festival Prague (9 December 2005) and at Elektroanschlag in Altenburg (30 March 2007). Both performances utilized live-treated vocals, live-treated bass guitar, and digital architectures via Powerbook.

These recordings document Fragment King at the precise moment he was executing the ‘Us and Them’ blueprint that GODFLESH had professed. By performing at the intersection of architecture and sound, Fragment King transitioned this aesthetic from a purely musical influence into a rigorous spatial analysis of the modern city—built to last and destined to fail. Through the collision of organic bass decay and cold digital finality, the ‘Man-Machine’ became physically manifest, bridging the gap that would also define JK FLESH's ‘Posthuman’ recordings.

The presence of Z’EV in the front row proves that Fragment King was a truant officer of the ‘Grey’ industrial spirit during its most subterranean years. The subsequent collaboration with Z'EV merged Fragment King’s cinematic urban dread with the physical, metallic reality of industrial percussion.

The Setlists: > Primarily songs from the GREY ALBUM were performed, including an improvised section in Prague inspired by LEECH and NTT, and two tracks from ANGEL POSITION in Altenburg. The latter show closed with a guest appearance by Ambassador21 (the co-produced Ballet of Bullets).

The Archive: The download includes both live shows and an exclusive, previously unreleased bonus live video edit of the Prague show. If you look closely, you will see Z'EV in the front row. He recognized the frequency; a long-lasting collaboration ensued shortly thereafter.

Respect and gratitude to friends, associates, and co-creators: Henry Emich, Frank Merten, Gandy, Alexey Protasov, Natasha Protasova, Stefan Wille-Böttjer, Z'EV.

With eminent respect and tremendous admiration for Justin K. Broadrick a.k.a. JK FLESH and GODFLESH.

Recorded on-site at Kino Aero, Prague and Elektroanschlag, Altenburg. Mastered by Mark Kammerbauer at White Furnace Lodge.


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