Asp: VON ZAUBERERBRUDERN/LIVE UND UNPLUGGED (Blu-Ray)

ASP: for years this name has stood for the most successful German gothic rock band and, irrespective of genre, for a concert recommendation par excellence. In 2008, the likeable band from Frankfurt went consistently further down their chosen creative path and released their masterpiece ‘Zaubererbruder – Der Krabat-Liederzyklus’ (very modestly billed as a ‘between-album’), yet another grand double album which was received enthusiastically by critics and fans alike. An entry at Number 13 in Germany’s official music industry charts Media Control was a first sign of widespread success for a genuine indie institution. In the following autumn the band set out onto another adventure and set off with four guest musicians to play an unplugged tour to go with the album, which sold out right down to the last seat! For further proof of this band’s untiring ability for self re-invention, there is a lasting document of this their latest adventure.In the band’s ten years history, Zaubererbruder ist their first ever Blu-ray release. True to a line in one of the Zaubererbruder songs, “Ich wag’, was keiner je gewagt” (“I venture to do what no one has ever dared before”) the band went to play for high stakes with this release: for the very first time, a complete concert has been filmed in high definition, using the new camera sensation RED ONE.A dark romantic adventure. Magic moments. Captured on film in double cinema resolution!Released late July, 2009 on Trisol.FORMAT: Dolby Digital 5.1 and Stereo 2.0, 16:9, All Regions, Full-HD 1080, 25fps, approx. 194 minutes170 minutes; the complete concert in one set8 musicians, 25 songs plus bonus materialFilmed in the Christuskirche (Christ Church), Bochum, Germany by a 15-strong film crewCamera lens focal length of 24–600mmFilmed with five cameras at two concerts in full 4k 16:9 RAW resolution (4096 x 2304)Over 2000 carefully chosen individual cutsFully digital, uncompressed 12-bit 4k post-production pipeline including colour gradingMastered in FullHD (1920 x 1080)Lavishly designed animated menu with numerous featuresExtensive bonus material: Making-of, snapshots from the shoot, ‘Krabat’ trailer, ‘Von Zaubererbrüdern’ trailer and much moreDolby Digital 5.1 audio and stereo soundFrom the makers of the sensational ‘ME’ videoTrack Listing:01 Betteljunge02 Beschwörung03 Krabat04 Die Teufelsmühle05 Stille der Nacht06 Wolfsspuren07 Denn ich bin der Meister08 Ballade von der Erweckung09 Nie mehr!10 Abschied & Medley11 De profundis12 The Last Lovesong13 Biotopia14 Der Schnitter Tod15 Spottlied auf die harten Wanderjahre16 Zaubererbruder17 Im dunklen Turm18 Me19 Duett (Das Minnelied der Incubi)20 Der geheimnisvolle Fremde21 Am Ende22 Varieté Obscur23 Werben24 Und wir tanzten (Ungeschickte Liebesbriefe)25 Ich will brennenBONUSMATERIAL:Making Of „Von Zaubererbrüdern“, Impressions from the day of filming, Trailer (Zaubererbruder 2008 & Von Zaubererbrüdern 2009), Does humor belong in gothic music? Geheimnis gelüftet (secret unveiled)…