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http://nitromahalia.net
http://www.interstellarrecords.at/releases/int020/

Founded in Vienna 2004, the instrumental combo with the strange-but-beautiful name NITRO MAHALIA made their own sonic nest somewhere between DIY-post-punk and electronic confusion. And a pretty impressive nest this is.
After personal changes in the last years Nitro Mahalia is now represented by Gregor Mahnert (drums), Tronstoner (bass, synthesizer), Elise Mory (keyboards) and Susi von Hannover (brass, accordion). Listening to this freshly released and untitled debut album for the first time, one could easily oversee a sharp turn, miss a trap door or stumble upon rhythmical changes without NITRO MAHALIA.
The clarity of ultra-tight riffs in the vein of citation-kings TRANS AM changes to a brain- dazzling, ZAPPAesque-progression while SKELETON KEY-like-percussion-powers switch to catchy pop tunes within the blink of an ear. To even further expand their already rich timbral universe the band likes to invite a couple of dear friends to bring in some new tricks to the show. So on this record NITRO MAHALIA host a fine selection of guests like Eva Jantschitsch (GUSTAV) singing about conquering the world, or Christian Egger (BEAUTIES OF THE NIGHT, JOY RELIGION, SATELLITE FOOTPRINTSHOP) lending his vocal talent to a cover version of WIPEOUT's 'Victims'. Chris Janka puts himself on the line while throwing out sparks of his 20 000 volts guitar and last but not least experimental turntablist DIEB13 is shifting his records at the explosive live recorded final of the record.
When a creepy movie-score catches you for a moment, bass and drum will tear you out of the ambience with a slap in your face, racing energetically fast forward and not drifting apart. From time to time NITRO MAHALIA devote themselves to quite epic sound paintings without getting lost in these vast worlds of psychedelia. Suddenly crunchy thrusts of hustle and bustle shoo around the corner, playful and rich of details, that don't get caught in mathematical systems but pulsate and celebrate their life. The fundament of the band made out of drums, bass and synthesizers are supplemented by brass cues which switch between far-out-jazz-lines, disco coolness and a mangy fuck-you pose. Just at the right moment the keys get distorted so intensely, it almost sounds like a grinding hurdy- gurdy playing backwards in the streets of Amsterdam. NITRO MAHALIA manage to take themselves back in the right moment, but also beckon the audience through shear density of sound, when it's time to shut up. The album was mastered by Martin Siewert.

/a1 killer farce
/a2 beauty of a sports car crash
/a3 roger. over. stop. (feat. eva jantschitsch)
/a4 acid d.c. (feat. chris janka)
/a5 knock knock on the water
/b1 codetta
/b2 intro
/b3 flieg, kleiner trochäus!
/b4 victims (feat. christan egger)
/b5 neon boredom
/b6 ideas are bulletproof (feat. dieb13), live at rhiz

line-up:
gregor mahnert (drums, percussion)
tronestoner (bass, synths, octapad)
elise mory (piano, organ, synths)
susi von hannover (flugelhorn, trumpet, accordion)

recorded and engineered by: Chris Janka
mastered by: Martin Siewert
track order by: derhunt
raumklavier by: http://rio.freutmich.org
artwork by: Andi Leikauf
layout by: nitromahalia