Wermut | ar

WERMUT was founded in 2001 in Hamburg, Germany, by Laszlo P.S. and Sofia E.R.. Laszlo and Sofia had already been partners in crime for a couple of years under the moniker ANENCEPHALIC CRETINISTS, and were involved in various musical ventures within the virtual universe of gigabrother.com. The idea behind WERMUT was to use cold, modern electronic sounds, mixed here and there with antique instruments, to explore themes of a romantic, nostalgic and esoteric nature. An attempt for the duo to come to terms with the crisis of our modern times and express the increasing bitterness they felt in a sickly-sweet,...