BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:947@keepkarlsruheboring.org SUMMARY:PRIMITIVE MAN + KOLLAPS DTSTAMP:20260423T101958Z DTSTART:20260505T170000Z DTEND:20260505T190000Z DESCRIPTION:Einlass: 19 Uhr Erdbeben: 20 Uhr : 22€ // AK: 25€ Magma: // 𝗣𝗥𝗜 𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘\n𝗠𝗔𝗡 (𝗨𝗦) return with their most crushing album to date\, Observanc e. After\ntwelve years at the forefront of underground music\, PRIMITIVE M AN takes\nmerciless aim at the plentiful ills that besiege the world aroun d them\, and in\nthe process of doing so do not spare themselves from thei r flagellating\ntongue-lashings. With motifs and symbols recurring through out the lyrics and\nartwork (also created by McCarthy)\, and drawing influ ence from the work of Tongo\nEisen-Martin - specifically Blood on the Fog - McCarthy doesn’t offer answers\,\nhe only seeks to share his experiences . Personal and professional pitfalls are\nexplored against the backdrop of a broken social contract that is decimating the\nlives of working class c itizens. While party politics dominate the media\, a more\ninsidious divid e preoccupies McCarthy as he is haunted by techno feudalism and\nthe futur e of human rights and social unrest. Whilst McCarthy’s lyrics are a\ndomin ant presence throughout Observance\, the six songs that make up the album\ nare a truly collaborative effort written and arranged with absolute devot ion.\nDrummer Joe Linden\, bassist Jon Campos and McCarthy threw themselve s into\nwriting shortly after the release of 2022’s Insurmountable EP. Com mitting to the\ntask at hand\, the trio describe themselves as “obsessed” during the genesis of\nObservance\; the intricacies of shaping their evolv ing\, trance-inducing sound\nbecame all-consuming. Despite leaning into th eir more experimental side\,\nPRIMITIVE MAN maintain a tight grip on the h eavy sound that has defined them for\nyears. Observance is still a challen ging record\, demanding the listener’s\nattention at every turn. The sound of Observance is imbued with a new element\nfor the band - sadness. Yet M cCarthy describes this as the most positive\nPRIMITIVE MAN record to date\ ; even as they pick over the carcass of\ndisillusionment they still seek a way out\, a path towards the light. Observance\nwas recorded and mixed th roughout February and March 2025\, at Bricktop Recording\nStudio in Chicag o with producer Andy Nelson\, before being mastered by Arthur\nRizk. 𝗞𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗔 𝗣𝗦 (𝗔𝗨) is an Australian post-industrial project whose\nhistory is insepar able from violence—both as subject matter and as physical\nmethodology. Fo rmed on the periphery of collapse and personal disintegration\,\nthe proje ct has cultivated a reputation for performances that are\nconfrontational\ , ascetic\, and unwavering in their commitment to realism. The\nband has r ecently relocated to Iceland\, a move that reflects its ongoing pursuit\no f isolation\, severity\, and a more unforgiving creative environment. The live\napparatus centres on a set of morgue-derived instruments and impleme nts: blood-\nand saliva-stained headrests\, knee pins\, hacksaws\, throat expanders\, and other\ndevices once used to manipulate\, open\, and restra in the human body. These\nobjects are not symbolic. They function as percu ssive tools and structural\ncomponents in performance\, carrying the resid ue of their original purpose into\nthe project’s sonic architecture. Since its inception\, Kollaps has maintained a\nrelentless touring history acro ss Europe and beyond\, appearing at major\nfestivals including Roskilde\, Roadburn\, Wave-Gotik-Treffen\, Soulcrusher\, and\nother significant insti tutions within the industrial\, experimental\, and\nextreme-music circuits . On stage\, Kollaps operates less as a traditional band\nthan as an appar atus of tension and rupture\, constructing compositions from\nmetal fatigu e\, concrete pressure\, ruptured electronics\, and recurring motifs of\nde cay. Kollaps represents a form of post-industrial music that rejects nosta lgia\nin favour of excavation: unearthing the mechanical\, the biological\ , and the\nviolated. It is a documentation of harm\, endurance\, and the m achinery of the\nbody—ultimately\, a study of disappearance and the residu e left behind when\ncivility is stripped away. URL:https://keepkarlsruheboring.org/event/primitive-man-kollaps GEO:48.989;8.37185 LOCATION:P8 - Schauenburgstraße 5\, 76135 Karlsruhe STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:karlsrunruhe,test X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Einlass: 19 Uhr
Erdbeben: 20 Uhr
: 22€ / / AK: 25€

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𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗡 (𝗨𝗦) return with th eir most crushing album to date, Observance. After twelve years at the for efront of underground music, PRIMITIVE MAN takes merciless aim at the plen tiful ills that besiege the world around them, and in the process of doing so do not spare themselves from their flagellating tongue-lashings.
Wi th motifs and symbols recurring throughout the lyrics and artwork (also cr eated by McCarthy), and drawing influence from the work of Tongo Eisen-Mar tin - specifically Blood on the Fog - McCarthy doesn’t offer answers, he o nly seeks to share his experiences. Personal and professional pitfalls are explored against the backdrop of a broken social contract that is decimat ing the lives of working class citizens. While party politics dominate the media, a more insidious divide preoccupies McCarthy as he is haunted by t echno feudalism and the future of human rights and social unrest.
Whils t McCarthy’s lyrics are a dominant presence throughout Observance, the six songs that make up the album are a truly collaborative effort written and arranged with absolute devotion. Drummer Joe Linden, bassist Jon Campos a nd McCarthy threw themselves into writing shortly after the release of 202 2’s Insurmountable EP. Committing to the task at hand, the trio describe t hemselves as “obsessed” during the genesis of Observance; the intricacies of shaping their evolving, trance-inducing sound became all-consuming.
Despite leaning into their more experimental side, PRIMITIVE MAN maintain a tight grip on the heavy sound that has defined them for years. Observanc e is still a challenging record, demanding the listener’s attention at eve ry turn. The sound of Observance is imbued with a new element for the band - sadness. Yet McCarthy describes this as the most positive PRIMITIVE MAN record to date; even as they pick over the carcass of disillusionment the y still seek a way out, a path towards the light. Observance was recorded and mixed throughout February and March 2025, at Bricktop Recording Studi o in Chicago with producer Andy Nelson, before being mastered by Arthur Ri zk.
𝗞𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗣𝗦 (𝗔𝗨) is an Australian post-industrial project whose history is inseparable from violence—both as subject matter and as physical metho dology. Formed on the periphery of collapse and personal disintegration, t he project has cultivated a reputation for performances that are confronta tional, ascetic, and unwavering in their commitment to realism. The band h as recently relocated to Iceland, a move that reflects its ongoing pursuit of isolation, severity, and a more unforgiving creative environment.
T he live apparatus centres on a set of morgue-derived instruments and imple ments: blood- and saliva-stained headrests, knee pins, hacksaws, throat ex panders, and other devices once used to manipulate, open, and restrain the human body. These objects are not symbolic. They function as percussive t ools and structural components in performance, carrying the residue of the ir original purpose into the project’s sonic architecture.
Since its in ception, Kollaps has maintained a relentless touring history across Europe and beyond, appearing at major festivals including Roskilde, Roadburn, Wa ve-Gotik-Treffen, Soulcrusher, and other significant institutions within t he industrial, experimental, and extreme-music circuits. On stage, Kollaps operates less as a traditional band than as an apparatus of tension and r upture, constructing compositions from metal fatigue, concrete pressure, r uptured electronics, and recurring motifs of decay.
Kollaps represents a form of post-industrial music that rejects nostalgia in favour of excava tion: unearthing the mechanical, the biological, and the violated. It is a documentation of harm, endurance, and the machinery of the body—ultimatel y, a study of disappearance and the residue left behind when civility is s tripped away. BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:PRIMITIVE MAN + KOLLAPS TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR