Birth Control

Birth Control – Operation (1971/2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:01:56 minutes | 739 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Ohr

Birth Control’s second album, Operation, stands as one of the band’s finest recordings, getting the vote as the second best album of 1971 by one of Germany’s leading music magazines. Operation has Birth Control employing a nine-piece string section as well as a smaller brass entourage in order to produce a larger sound, and while their progressive air is just beginning to flourish, a rather large difference in musical strength and instrumental craft is noted right away. Not fully abstract or left-of-center just yet, the powerful crunch of Bruno Frenzel’s guitar surely leads the way, dominating the rhythms of every track while complimenting the aeronautics of the keyboard passages. With the tempos quicker because of the stern synthesizer work, the entire album moves along at a brisk pace. “Stop Little Lady” has the vocals on par with the whirlwind guitar riffs, echoed perfectly to produce a mysterious rippled effect. “Just Before the Sun Will Rise” and “Flesh and Blood” utilize the keyboards at the heart of both the songs, while the full 11 minutes of “Let US Do It Now” emanate Birth Control’s instrumental coalescence in the momentum of both the drums and guitar. “The Work Is Done” became one of the group’s most renowned efforts, with rocksteady percussion creating the perfect bottom-heavy underlay for the strings and horns.
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Birth Control – Bäng! (1982/2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 53:22 minutes | 698 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Ohr

The 13th Album from Birth Control in 1982 featuring Bruno Frenzel before his demise in 1983. This is the last album before the band split up after eight years together on the road.

BANG! is a 1982 release by German progressive rockers Birth Control, featuring ‘Get Ready To Run.’
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Birth Control – Open Up (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 53:14 minutes | 636 MB | Genre: Progressive Rock, Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Birth Control

The new BIRTH CONTROL album “OPEN UP” will be released on June 3rd, 2022. 8 new studio tracks, including a reworking of the 1972 “superhit” GAMMA RAY, are put on the turntable. The new studio album “OPEN UP” shows the creativity and range of the current line-up, their wealth of ideas and the motivation to get to the heart of BIRTH CONTROL in 54 minutes. The album was conceived during the 2020 lockdown and recorded between January and June 2021. The release is on June 3, 2022 as LP/CD/Digital.

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