after a 3 year absence, skorbut came back in 2005 with their second full time album 'access all areas'. it should be underlined right away that the title of the album is a good metaphor for its content. from techno-like electro to industrial, old school ebm and dark atmospheric tracks, the album offers a vast variety of music without losing its focus. skorbut (which translates to 'scurvy') once again refuse to be pushed into one specific genre and consequently continue their own way of making music. the story of skorbut began in 1993 when daniel galda and jörg hüttner first met at the studios of 'das ich' and immediately started to record first electronic-experimental influenced demo tracks. both first achieved notoriety through their appearances in other bands (jörg with 'relatives menschsein' and 'dorsetshire', daniel with 'kalte farben' and as live keyboarder for 'das ich'). before their debut album 'log_in' hit the streets in 2001 (label: dark dimension), they got support from robert pollich as a third member of the group. in between the release of 'log_in' and the recordings for 'access all areas', jörg was active in the studio with working for 'evereve' and 'dreadful shadows'. additionally, he also contributed to the soundtracks of the blockbuster movies 'catwoman' and 'the ring 2'. skorbut has enhanced their own musical skills significantly without losing ground with their first release. 'access all areas' is a consistent advancement of skorbut as a group. the variety of dark music genres, the vocals and moods make 'access all areas' something outstanding in the current flood of releases of the dark electronic music scene. skorbut definitely don‘t create a new music style, but also are far from being a poor copy of existing artists. self-confident, technically perfect, sophisticated and self-contained.
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