La Petite Mort/Little Death

⊹ ˖ Sasscore from 𝙁𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙛𝙪𝙧𝙩 / 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙚 ˖ ⊹ La Petite Mort / Little Death move intuitively in the in-between. With DISCO II, they present their most accessible album to date. One that doesn’t consolidate the coordinates between sasscore, screamopop and math rock, but deliberately fans them out even further. The second album by the Frankfurt- and Cologne-based band reflects on growing up and out of DIY scenes that now exist mostly as echoes: screamo and hardcore socialisation of the 2000s, sad-boy aesthetics, performative sensitivity, and the friction that arises when queerness meets spaces that present themselves as progressive but often remain narrowly defined. Recorded with Magnus Wichmann (Blond, Leoniden) at Echolux Studios in Leipzig, the production merges no-wave and hyperpop textures with the physical immediacy of post-hardcore and dance-punk. Abstract and tactile elements intertwine; spaces open up only to suddenly collapse again. It’s driving, chaotic, free and tight all at once. Fun! DISCO II is not an invitation to analysis, but an invitation to the party. How do we get there? “I will try to say out loud ‘we’ll figure that out.’ With you.” S. Lessel