The Notwist
Biography
Founded 35 years ago by the brothers Markus and Micha Acher in Weilheim, Upper Bavaria, as a school band, the group is known worldwide for its melancholic and experimental indie rock. The band around the core trio of Cico Beck and the Acher brothers Markus and Micha usually takes its studio recordings as a mere starting point for their live performances, considering them to be possibilities that need to be explored further. This is especially true for “Live from the Alien Research Center”, a live record made under unusual circumstances. The band members rearranged songs from their ambitious 2021 album “Vertigo Days” in their studio in Weilheim to record and film a special performance. The songs took on a new life, becoming more psychedelic and intense when rearranged into a spontaneous, Krautrock-esque collage “Live from the Alien Research Center” is at once a snapshot of a certain moment in the band’s history and the quintessential Notwist live record: a unique performance that both explores the untapped potential of the “Vertigo Days” studio recordings while also serving as an inspiration for upcoming live shows.