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HVOB is one of those bands that I could just listen to round-the-clock. The multi-layered sound of the Austrian duo that we had interviewed a while ago stands out, boosts your energy, makes you dance, creates goosebumps and makes you cry for its deepness. That time they told us: “I think it is important to only create what you like yourself. Anything else doesn’t make sense and is not sustainable. Especially within the music business there are so many people that give you good advices and tell you what is good and bad. That is utter nonsense. There is no good or bad within music. Be uncompromising and do your own thing.” They certainly have sticked to that. Doing their own thing. And they do it incredible well. Whenever I tell anyone about them and they have a first listen everyone is fascinated by what they hear. With their second album Trialog that was released on the 17th of April 2015, they created “an interdisciplinary work of art: ten physical processes, reflected in interactive installations, visuals and sounds.” It starts with one of the strongest songs that they ever created – “Azrael” and ends with “Attention”, one of the songs that won´t leave anyone without feeling something melancholical in a good way. Everything else in between such as “The Anxiety to please”, “Window”, “Ghost”, “Oxid”, Cool Melt”, “Clap Eyes”, etc. is just as great and made us all dance wild at their recent record release party at Ritter Butzke in Berlin. All in all their already rad sound has grown even more, become a bit more dark and stronger, and all the sounds on each track of this new album are just spot-on and perfection from the beginning till the end. Trialog is one of our favourite albums of this year so far and a must listen for everyone!
“Above all, ‘Trialog’ is an interdisciplinary art project, comprising a discourse between the disciplines of sound, video and installation, realised by HVOB, the VJs licherloh and the contemporary artist Clemens Wolf. The theme centres on ten ubiquitous physical processes, which are being documented and interpreted interactively on three artistic levels; via Clemens Wolf’s orchestrated processes, the lyrics and sounds of HVOB’s tracks, and the visuals by VJs lichterloh. Tearing, mixing, bursting, melting, oxidising, breaking, imploding, etching, bending, burning, track to video, video to artwork, artwork to track: ‘Trialog’ depicts the transformation of ten physical processes in ten tracks.”
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Trialog is a beautiful album that perfectly blends music, visuals, and emotion into a truly unique artistic experience. Smash Karts Game
HVOB turn Trialog into a feverish fusion of sound, image, and raw emotion, making every track feel like a piece of living art.
It’s considered one of their strongest works, with standout tracks like “Azrael” and “Attention Harris County Toll Road Authority
Trialog is such a rich album. The way HVOB layer hypnotic vocals over minimal deep beats makes every track feel like it is telling its own story. Azrael and the title track are the standouts for me. This record has been on repeat since it came out, and it still rewards closer listening years later.
Love the vibe of this HVOB record – Trialog works perfectly as a whole, every track flows into the next. Been listening to it on repeat while I play drive mad online at https://drivemad.online – perfect background music for those tricky levels.
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The move from “Azrael” to “Attention” suggests the album’s arc is carried by contrast, not just atmosphere. I’d be curious whether the visual installations change how that sequence feels when the music is heard outside that setting.