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    Posted: September 04 2006 at 20:19
Hello everybody;
 
I am a Prog rock fan and I need your help.
I have this review and need it translated from Dutch to English.
Does anybody in here speak the language?
 
I've tried online translators but they seem to get pretty confused with most of the terms.
 
I will really appreciate any help.
 
thanks!
 
here's the article:
 
 
Aufmerksamen Lesern unsere Seite wird vielleicht aufgefallen sein, dass ich manchmal dazu neige, bestimmte Bands nahezu in den Himmel heben zu wollen, und auch hier möchte ich wieder einmal eine Band vorstellen, die mit ihrem Debütalbum etwas absolut Umwerfendes, Großartiges geschaffen hat. Meine ersten Assoziationen zu dem, für deutsche Ohren irgendwie seltsam klingenden, Bandnamen gingen allerdings erstmal in ganz andere Richtungen, ich hatte tatsächlich so eine Art Punkband vermutet. Die ersten Töne der puertoricanischen Combo lassen aber zum Glück aber alle Zweifel sofort verschwinden und bereits nach dem ersten Hören der Scheibe war mir eigentlich klar, dass das Review ein regelrechtes Abfeiern werden muß. Bei Astrid Pröll handelt es sich um Veteranen der Underground-Szene Puerto Ricos, die die Band im Sommer 2004 gegründet haben. Aus ihrer Vorliebe für Krautrock und Sympathien für gewisse politische Ideale haben sie sich nach einem Mitglied der RAF benannt. Bei den Musikern von Astrid Pröll handelt es sich, wie das Wörtchen "Veterean" vermuten lässt, demnach also schonmal um sehr fähige Vertreter ihrer Zunft.

Der Opener ihres Debütalbums, "Pröll 1", entführt den Hörer zunächst in die Weiten des Alls, instrumentaler Space Rock wie aus dem psychedelischen Bilderbuch und im Wesentlichen grober Rahmen der folgenden Minuten, obwohl man bei dieser Band eigentlich nie sicher sein kann, was von einer Sekunde auf die nächste folgt. So geht dann der zweite Titel "Catastrofe" in ganz andere Gefilde, holt einen gewissermassen ruckartig zurück auf den Erdboden, irgendwo noiserockend an Sonic Youth und Konsorten angelehnt, ebenfalls rein instrumental. Der dritte Song "Perro Negro" verfolgt diese Linie und wird erstmals auch von leicht "kratzigem" spanischen Gesang erfüllt. Mit "Disidente" findet sich dann mein erster Höhepunkt der Scheibe. Ein furioser Hybrid aus Prog und Spacesounds in leicht zappaesker Manier, im weiteren Verlauf noisig aggressiv, ohne sich allerdings in purem Krach zu verlieren. "Origenes Del Movimiento" leitet danach hingegen Momente geradezu meditativer Ruhe ein und bildet einen perfekten Übergang zum folgenden, stark nach Ostinato klingenden "Resistencia". Überhaupt lassen sich viele Parallelen zu den drei US-Amerikanern finden. Ich würde sagen wer Ostinato mag, wird Astrid Pröll lieben! Mit dem folgenden Track "88 Mhz" wird die Musik zunehmend düsterer, nimmt fast verstörende, leicht psychotische Züge an. Der Einsatz von Blasinstrumenten bringt zusätzlich einen leichten Free Jazz-Flair dazu. Einfach nur krass und mit über 10 Minuten Spielzeit erstmals ein schön langer Jam-Song! Für absolute Neueinsteiger wird dieser, wie einige andere Titel der "zweiten Hälfte" der Scheibe, allerdings nur schwer zu verdauen sein. Für Freaks verkündet sich hier allerdings eine Offenbarung! Wieder ganz anders, fast ohrwurmverdächtig dann wieder "Pröll 2" - im Vergleich zum Vorläufer eher eingängiger Space Rock, wieder mit spanischen Vocals. "Torso" erinnert vom Thema her wieder sehr an "Disidente" und geht stark in Richtung King Crimson´schen Jazz Rock - eine weitere sehr geile Nummer! "Laboratorio Grotowsky" bringt als Krönung, nochmal einen unglaublichen Experimental-/Space Rock/Jazz-Mix. Letzendlich haben wir hier so ein Album, nachdem man erstmal mindestens eine halbe Stunde absoluter Ruhe braucht um derartig genialen musikalischen Wahnwitz verarbeiten zu können! Klasse Band, geile Scheibe - Freunde progressiv abgespaceter Töne sollten unbedingt auf Astrid Pröll´s-Myspace testhören!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2006 at 14:18
OK, I'm no expert at languages but this looks like German to me. I tried a bit of the first sentence in Babel Fish. If you select Dutch-English it just gives you the original text. If you select German-English you get "Will have perhaps been noticeable to attentive readers our side" which at least makes vague sense.

So it seems to be German!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2006 at 14:21
it's german
 
my german is not good enough to translate this, unfortunately
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2006 at 14:24
It is German, and I am reasonably proficient in the language to understand its content. However, it would take me quite a long time to translate it into English (which is not my native language), so I can't really commit myself to that at the moment - unless you can wait for a few days.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2006 at 22:40
^^^^
 
I can wait, no problem
 
I thank you very much for your help.
 
God Bless!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 07 2006 at 13:45
It will have perhaps noticed to attentive readers our side that I intended sometimes for it slope, volume almost into the sky to lift to want, and also here would like I again once volume to present, which created upsetting, great with its debut album somewhat absolutely. My first associations to that, sounding somehow strangely for German ears, volume name went however first times into completely different directions, I actually so a kind Punkband had assumed. The first tones of the puertoricanischen Combo let immediately disappear however fortunately however all doubts and after first hearing the disk were actually clear already me that the Review must become a proper Abfeiern. With Astrid Proell acts it over veterans of the Underground scene Puerto Ricos, which created the volume in the summer 2004. From their preference for herb skirt and sympathies for certain political ideals they designated themselves after a member of the RAF. With the musicians it acts von Astrid Proell, as the Woertchen "Veterean" lets assume, therefore thus already times over very capable representatives of their guild. The Opener of its debut album, "Proell 1", kidnaps the listener first into the widths of the universe, instrumentaler space skirt as from the psychedelischen picture book and essentially rough framework of the following minutes, although one can be safe actually never with these volumes, what from one second after the next follows. Thus then the second title "Catastrofe" goes to instrument valley into completely different Gefilde, gets one to a certain extent jerkily back on the ground, somewhere noiserockend ajar against Sonic Youth and consorts, likewise purely. The third Song "Perro Negro" pursues this line and for the first time also by easily "kratzigem" Spanish singing is fulfilled. With "Disidente" is then my first high point of the disk. A furioser hybrid from Prog and sounds of space in easily zappaesker manners, in the further process noisig aggressively, without losing itself however in pure noise. "Origenes Del Movimiento" introduces thereafter however moments of almost meditativer peace and forms a perfect transition to the following, strongly "Resistencia" sounding after Ostinato. At all many parallels can be found to the three US Americans. I would say who Ostinato like, become Astrid Proell love! With the following TRACK "88 MHz" the music becomes increasingly darker, accepts nearly disturbing, easily psychotische courses. The use of wind instruments brings additionally an easy Free Jazz-flair to it. Simply only glaringly and also over 10 minutes play time for the first time a beautifully long Jam Song! For absolute new A risers this, like some other titles of the "second half" of the disk, will have however only difficult to be digested. For Freaks here however a revealing announces itself! Again completely differently, nearly ear-worm-suspiciously then again "Proell 2" - in the comparison to the forerunner rather in-usual space skirt, again with Spanish Vocals. "Torso" reminded from the topic again very much of "Disidente" and goes strongly toward King Crimson' jazz skirt - a further very geile number! "Laboratorio Grotowsky" brings an unbelievable experimental/space as coronation/culmination, again skirt/jazz-mixes. Letzendlich have we here such an album, after one needs first times at least a half hour of absolute peace around so ingenious musical illusion joke to process to be able! Class volume, geile disk - friends of progressively abgespaceter tones should absolutely test-hear on Astrid Proell's Myspace!

Babel Fish'd it.
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