Categories: News

German Post-Punk band Unhappybirthday Premiere Their Video for “Niederung”

German post-punk band UnhappyBirthday have premiered the video for “Niederung”—a song taken from their latest album Schaum which was released on tapete records last September.

The lyrics are inspired by the novella “Devotion” by German author Botho Strauß. The video is an exploration on negative space, directed by New York artist Austin Johnson / breaking.

“Going into this film we really only knew that it was going to be an environmental film and that the light was going to be the main subject. Once in the space where we were filming it quickly turned into a process of experimentation and collaboration between myself, Christian Johnson and Nick Shultz We had a lot fun finding new shots and compositions, ways to position and play with the light and interesting ways to tell a story.”

In addition to “Niederung”, there is a Sally Dige video for the track “Tennu”, another song featured on the languid LP that is Schaum.

Schaum is a unique experience, being a dreamlike record that engulfs the listener in soft sauntering melodies and lyrics in songs such as “Carlyle”, “Kane”, and “Sou” that transform the German language into sounds than make rainfall seem jarring by comparison.

Ordering and album details can be found here

Dates of the European tour starting in February:
  • 05.02.2019 CZ Prague, Underdogs
  • 06.02.2019 DE Dresden, Ostpol
  • 07.02.2019 DE Stuttgart, Merlin
  • 08.02.2019 DE Trier, Exhaus
  • 09.02.2019 DE Freiburg, Slowclub
  • 10.02.2019 IT Milan, Ligera
  • 12.02.2019 FR Paris, Mains d’Œuvres
  • 13.02.2019 UK London, The Waiting Room
  • 14.02.2019 NL Amsterdam, Garage Noord
post-punk.com

From the Editor at Post-Punk.com

Recent Posts

Parisian Post-Punk Trio JE T’AIME are Shipwrecked in their Video for “Elbow Beach”

She is the daughter of nothing She sings: come here, tender death The Flying Dutchman…

51 seconds ago

Industrial Noise Act Clang Quartet Ask Forgiveness for Religious Hypocrisy in Their Latest Video

Many dissenters have criticized the hypocrisy of organized religion - particularly Christianity - in musical…

1 hour ago

Listen to Italian Synth Wave Artist Castelli’s Debut Solo Album “Anni Venti”

Prepare to embark on a voyage to the pulsating core of Milan with the debut…

2 hours ago

China Aster Save the World with the Pop-Laden Post-Punk of “Post-Production”

When creating something, have you ever made a mistake, looked at it, and decided it…

3 hours ago

Dream Pop Sensations Cathedral Bells Debut New Single “All Under The Sky”

Cathedral Bells, a luminous dream-pop act hailing from The Sunshine State, has triumphantly resurfaced with…

20 hours ago

Miami Post-Punk Outfit Donzii Returns with Hypnotic Disco-Infused Single “For The People”

Miami's post-punk outfit, Donzii, triumphantly returns to the dancefloor with their hypnotic disco-infused single, "For…

21 hours ago