Liiek

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Liiek is a new post-punk trio from Berlin, Germany, part of the Flennen collective and the Allee Der Kosmonauten "group" (if I can say that). ADK is actually a street in Berlin, which seems to have been (and to still be) an artistic hub for the youth of the german capital. In the punk scene ADK is, I think, a group of bands rehearsing and playing at the same location (somewhere in this street obviously). Achtung, a compilation of the ADK bands was released a few months ago on Billo Tontraeger and I suggest to give it a try if you are interested in modern artyish (but not only: AI) european punk.

So the Liiek members are not starting from scratch and you can find them in other present and past ADK bands like the great Pigeon, the amazing Benzin and AUS (which last album really disappointed me).

So yes, we could only expect the best... and that's what we get!

Released on Adagio830 in April, the self-titled first full length of the Berlin band features 8 songs of very enjoyable post-punk.

And when I say post-punk these guys had the good idea to really underline the punk part, no songs are longer than 3 minutes and only 3 songs are over the 2 minutes mark... it's tight, fast and sharp... with the sound of the most nervous Gang of Four tracks Liiek is not falling in the synth/cold-wave side (you have understood now that it is really not my cup of tea) and delivers a highly energetic post-punk lesson.

I mean when the first song is called Crisis you know where you going...

Yes the 80s influence is everywhere, once again the North London Bomb Factory, which seems to be the only place to record a punk album these days, managed to give the perfect sound to the Berlin trio...

a sound that brings us back to the gloomy early 80s in the UK.. and if one song is called Wire it's not a coincidence!

Despite being a bit predictable, Liiek manages to deliver the best of what we have already heard:

a fantastic punk post-punk album!

You can listen to Liiek in Rien à Faire #12.

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