Genres Post-rock Genre Post-rock Members Chris Burda, Martin Grimm | Years active 2008–present Origin Hamburg, Germany (2008) | |
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Website collapseundertheempire.com Albums Shoulders & Giants, Sacrifice & Isolation Record labels Sister Jack, Oxide Tones, Finaltune, finaltune records, Collapse Under The Empire Similar If These Trees Could Talk, Odium, Mooncake, I Am Empire, Never A Hero Profiles | ||
Collapse Under The Empire is an instrumental post-rock band from Hamburg (Germany), which was founded in 2008. The duo, consisting of Chris Burda and Martin Grimm have released five studio albums and a number of EPs and singles.
Contents
- Collapse under the empire the last reminder
- History
- Style
- Commitment to environmental protection and nature conservation
- Discography
- Songs
- References
Collapse under the empire the last reminder
History
Chris Burda and Martin Grimm found themselves together for the first time in summer 2007 in Hamburg. In 2008, under the name Collapse Under The Empire, four songs were composed for their first EP Paintball.
The debut album System Breakdown was initially released independently in 2009. A year later the successor Find a Place to be Safe was released through the label Sister Jack Records and began to make the band known internationally. Magazines such as Q, Clash and Rock Sound praised the cinematic sound of the band.
The first psychedelic inspired EP appeared with The Sirens Sound and shortly after, the Split-EP Black Moon Empire in collaboration with the Russian band Mooncake. The band also contributed to the track Anthem of 44 for the Emo Diaries Compilation I Love You But in the End I Will Destroy You by Deep Elm Records.
The third album of the band, released in 2011, was Shoulder & Giants and was the first part of the concept works, for which the second part, Sacrifice & Isolation, has been announced for May 2014.
Shoulders & Giants received good reviews – the music magazine Visions, among other things, praised the “beyond all doubt, crystal clear production” and called it a “compelling and captivating album”. Plattentests.de highlighted the “imaginative arrangements” and “cinematic clouds of sound” of the album and awarded it 8/10. Also the band has thus consolidated its reputation internationally.
In September 2012, Collapse Under The Empire released their fourth album, Fragments of a Prayer on their own, newly founded label, Finaltune Records. It was nominated for album of the month in both Zillo and Sonic Seducer. The following year, the 6-track EP, The Silent Cry was released. It was selected by the magazine eclipsed for the top 50 releases of the year 2013.
Style
Collapse Under the Empire play instrumental post-rock, but influences from other genres such as trip hop, shoegazing, synthpop and progressive hard rock can also be found within. The style of the band was compared to bands like 65daysofstatic and God Is An Astronaut.
Commitment to environmental protection and nature conservation
The band has previously raised money for environmental organisations with two Charity Singles. In 2011 The Silent Death was published in aid of Sharkproject and in 2014 Lost was published in aid of Rettet den Regenwald.
Discography
Songs
The Last ReminderShoulders & Giants · 2011
There’s No SkyShoulders & Giants · 2011
Fragments of a PrayerFragments of a Prayer · 2012