Fjørt Kontakt

Aachen, the most Western German city, bordering the Netherlands and Belgium. Aachen, the coronation city of German kings and the deathbed of Charles the Great. Aachen, former city of coal mining and hard labour. Aachen, home to traditional fraternities of questionable political views. Aachen, city where a football club is condoning that ultra right winged fans have literally kicked out left winged fans from the stands. And Aachen, home to Fjørt, one of the most exciting German hardcore bands to grace every tiny youth center, club or festival stage all over Europe throughout the last couple of years.

If you live in a environment that is built on political tension, cultural heritage and a complete change from labour to technology and innovation, it is bound to leave a mark and steady impression on young people. Demontage Fjørt’s debut EP from 2012 was a sign of things to come. Pure anger distilled into six songs of hard riffs, breaks, blast parts and bone shattering screams where the end product that made quite a few people listen up to this young band. 2014 debut album D’Accord followed this up with leaving a bit more light in. There were more atmospheric parts and the production was bigger. Lyrically Fjørt kept their themes of anger, self-doubts and insecurity while giving more space for singing and vocal melodies. That only made the impact of the heavier parts just that bit heavier. Fjørt hadn’t reinvented post-hardcore but they had defined their own sound and their fansbase kept on growing. And the band spent the last two years relentlessly touring.

01. In Balance
02. Anthrazit
03. Prestige
04. Kontakt
05. Lichterloh
06. Paroli
07. Abgesang
08. Revue
09. Belvedere
10. Mantra
11. Lebewohl