The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters.
Antonio Gramsci
It was a bright cold day in April,…
Set to drop on February 20th, 2026, GLEN´s upcoming fourth instrumental five track studio album titled after the first sentence of George Orwells, 1984,is a visceral statement of noise driven energy and eclectic free form experimentation. A hypnotic force of structured chaos delivered with absolute conviction. Unsettling in the best way.
The peaceful scenery captured on the album cover evokes a deceptive glimpse of a world in limbo that might turn to ashes in seconds.Like a contemporary descendent of Angelus Novus,the storm that we call„progress“ pushes the Angel of History backward into the future while facing the past in front of him piling ruins upon ruins.
The five poems inside the gatefold cover outline the narrative structure of the album from the maelstrom of the opening track FRENZY, to the album closing warning church bells of …AND THE CLOCKS WERE STRIKING THIRTEEN, framing the seductive LOTOSESSER, followed by the blast of BRUTE FORCE featuring the unease creaking and splintering of Kriton Beyer’s Daxophone and Norbert Stammberger’s furious Soprano and Baritone Saxophone, while SUBLIME suspends between the freedom of ascent beyond gravity and a relentless thrownness back to earth.
The boundary pushing quartet from Berlin, Germany known for its intense blend of art rock, post-rock and free improvisation, extend their classic line up of two guitars, (Wilhelm Stegmeier, Eleni Ampelakiotou), bass (Roland Feinaeugle) and drums (Achim Faerber) with these guest performances and a various range of instruments from clavinet to synthesizers, creating their immersive, dense, slow-burning sound structures and mesmerizing translucent soundscapes defined by repetition, tension and constant transformation, that shift between explosive energy, structural precision and free-flowing improvisation. Physical, atmospheric, and uncompromising GLEN oscillate between minimalism and eruption. Raw yet deliberate – a controlled chaos driven by reprise, friction and gradual metamorphosis.
Wilhelm Stegmeier - guitars, piano, e-piano, clavinet, synthesizers, percussion, voice, double bass, e-bass (Side-A)
Eleni Ampelakiotou – guitars, e-piano, voice
Roland Double Feinaeugle – e-bass (Side-B)
Achim Faerber - drums and percussion
Guests on “Brute Force”:
Norbert Stammberger: soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone & electronics
Kriton Beyer: daxophone
Recorded by Boris Wilsdorf at andereBaustelle Tonstudio Berlin
Additional Recordings by Wilhelm Stegmeier
Mixed by MACK
Mastered by EROC at Eroc’s Mastering Ranch
Produced by Wilhelm Stegmeier and Eleni Ampelakiotou for FALLING ELEVATORS
Artwork by Karl Geweke
Cover photography by Wilhelm Stegmeier
Having debuted with CRACK (2017), a collision of noise, free-form structures and dynamic currents, their follow-up PULL! (2021) and I CAN SEE NO EVIL (2023) expanded the band’s sonic vocabulary, introducing broader dynamics, cinematic pacing and a stronger sense of spatial depth. With their upcoming album release GLEN refine their identity and sonic palette further, delivering long-form compositions that evolve organically and push their sound into more sculptural territory, combining long-form tension arcs with stark contrasts and an intensified focus on form, atmosphere and momentum.
Release date: February 20th, 2026
Vinyl black and Deluxe edition Transparent Orange, Gatefold
CD, Digital
Released by Kapitän Platte (DE) and Distributed by Cargo Records
The CD edition and Download feature two additional Bonus Tracks: ZUGZWANG and IL RICORDO
