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january 10th 2012 ::: THE NEW YEAR
hi! there's quite some news for this new year, or "the twelve" as we simply like to call it.
a) we are awesomely stoked to announce that we will be on a euro/germ()ny tour together with guitar mastermind Victor Villarreal of Joan of Arc, Cap'n Jazz, Owls and Ghosts & Vodka, who will be bringing his solo record 'Invisible Cinema' to europe! If you are interested in setting up a show for Victor and us, please get in touch (mail@mockmockmock.de).
b) in february we will play a four day tour with our buam buddies We Fade To Grey. finally reunited! check the dates in the 'live' section.
c) our s/t full lenght record is being manufactured at the pressing plant as i'm writing this. so more news sooooon...
d) the postponed acoustic set at Café Max Karl (in berlin-kreuzberg) will take place on the 10th of february. katching!


december 10th 2011 ::: THIS JUST OUT
we had to cancel the acousic set at café max karl on the 16th. it got postponed to january...


december 2nd 2011 ::: THIS JUST IN
another acoustic set on the 15th at Schokoladen as part of the M:Soundtrack X mas Soiree

november 28th 2011 ::: TWOTHOUSAND-END-ELEVEN
for what's left of this year we have some things lined up on our list. we are knee-deep in arranging the album. let's not waste words on trying to explain what took so long. we're on it! besides that:
- we will be recording a new song with Felix of PTPS, end of december.
- there will be a mOck acoustic set at Café Max Karl on december 16th


november 22nd 2011 ::: THE WEEKEND
saturday and sunday, Leipzig and Dresden. the former pretty spontanious, the latter long awaited.
26.11.11 - DE - Leipzig @ Frühauf w/ Radio Burroughs, Shokei, Cara Beth Satalino
27.11.11 - DE - Dresden @ Galerie Adam Ziege w/ Radio Burroughs


november 18th 2011 ::: BLÄST FROM THE PÄST
hi. here are two videos of Freddy's and Felix's former band LIN. a) rehersing a cover of Quicksand's evergreen 'landmine spring' with 2/5 of their tour buddies Treadmill b) live at Wild At Heart, Berlin. this was 1999 [c]



november 9th 2011 ::: NEXT SHOW
This Friday, november 11th, will be a blast!!! We are playing a show with our dear friends Radio Burroughs and Pete The Pirate Squid!!! Sweeeeeeeeeeeeet! [flx]


october 30th 2011 ::: FRIENDS MAKING MUSIC
our friend John, formerly of Rapid Cities, has a new band: Real Good. he recently sent us a demo tape. you should check it out. order a tape or download the songs on their bandcamp page. i somehow think of their sound as a mix of Rail and Gathering Ground (does anyone still know these bands? damn, i feel so 1995). [c]
>>> http://itsrealgood.bandcamp.com/


october 2nd 2011 ::: ZUREICH
hoi! we are very much looking forward to playing Friends Fest in Zürich at Binz on October 15th. it's a great occasion to see our friends of The Rabbit Theory and Dying In Motion again, who we played our very first shows with. and say what you will about the golden girls - you gotta love the poster. [c]



september 25th 2011 ::: SOME PICTURES
some pictures of us and freddy's pOnk are to be seen here: www.berlinbeat.org/photos


august XXth 2011 ::: POST HAMBURGIAN CUISINE
we like to cook our salaries...



august 5th 2011 ::: BUS TO DRESDEN
dear Berlin citizen! in case you wanna see Algernon Cadwallader, 1994! and us play in Dresden at OffSpot TOMORROW, we still have seats to fill in the van. drop us an e-mail: mail@mockmockmock.de


july 19th 2011 ::: THE PROCESS
recently we locked ourselves into a room over the weekend, working on an installation that is, in a 2D version, going to be the cover for our LP. we can't wait to hold that thing in our hands. thanks to Jan, Hannes and Shuah at Siegfriedstraße 12.  // in the meantime we're looking forward to playing with Algernon Cadwallader in Dresden on the 8th of August and the show in Hamburg on the 26th of August. // Felix at work:


june 30th 2011 ::: SECRET SOURCES
hello. for those of you who consider themselves explorers of the things happening behind the scenes here's a little treat. Felix used to produce hip hop oriented musik under the alias Casual some years ago. the track "pistol 79" from around 2000, which also Freddy contributed to, built the basis for our song "another sea" from the split 7" with ...We Fade To Grey. fun facts for you. you can download the track here >>> Casual : "pistol 79"


april 24th 2011 ::: FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS
it took a bit for them to get over the big pond - now we have a handful of copies of the Love/Hate Records compilation "Friends With Benefits" in stock. it is featuring 18 bands, amongst them Rapid Cities, Leaf Routines, Ex Wife (just to name some we played with). our contribution is the first song we ever wrote together as mOck called "erster". a great compilation with quite some variety of underground bands from the east coast diy scene and beyond. to get a copy just write us at mail@mockmockmock.de // friends overseas please contact Love/Hate Records >>> http://ilovetohaterecords.bigcartel.com/


march 21st 2011 ::: STUDIO IMPRESSIONS
after recording our album we are now getting the tracks ready to send them to Mr. McEntire for mixing pretty soon. in the meantime we hope you enjoy the by now traditional studio impressions video. this time starring Mr. Hauspurg, who did a fantastic job behind the knobs (!!!), Mr. M(o)ck (tearin' down the house), Mr. Kep(p)ler (invisible) and ourselves. more news very soon...


february 20th 2011 ::: REC REC REC
today we're going to Hamburg to set up everything for recording our LP with our friend Robert Hauspurg during the next week. maybe now is a good time to reveal that it's going to be John McEntire of Tortoise (and Sea & Cake, and, and...) who will be mixing our album at SOMA Studios in Chicago. we are extremely happy about this and already shaking with excitement to hear the outcome. big deal for us! ... so now it's thumbs up for some music and a good time with Robert. it will look like this:



february 16th 2011 ::: a recommendation
our first show of the us tour last summer was opened by these young chaps, who made some tunes that are stuck in my head these days. ADAM & NAIVE from Smithtown, Long Island, NY are five best friends who play music together. and they are pretty productive. all the band members have solo projects and together with friends around them they form a collective called Practice Room Records. defenitely worth checking out if you're looking for music to have a jolly good / dreamy time to. on their page you find all their music (some 15 eps and albums!) downloadable for free. "sunbrella", "skymother" and "less than two" are straight up hits! c.
>>> www.practiceroomrecords.com



january 17th 2011 ::: foxin' sweet flyer for our first show in 2011

january 10th 2011 ::: new year. new page.
hello!
this is mockmockmock.de
it's new.
we're saying hi to a new year. and 2010 - we take a bow, because it has been an incredible year for us. we were given the chance to do a tour in the US and for a band that started playing live only a bit over a year before, that, i reckon, is PRETTY SOMETHING! it was an amazing experience that sometimes feels a bit unreal, thinking back. it takes a special place in our hearts and heads. Rapid Cities! we love you. you'll be missed. thank you so much for doing this with us.  //  the year already started super fresh: in february we had nine days with the amazing ...We Fade To Grey. guys, the road is waiting for this dynamic duo to return! // we were very happy to play with such fine musicians and fine people such as Joan Of Arc, Haymarket Riot, A Tundra, Love Of Everything, Adam & Naive and Future Islands. it's been a super soaker 2000 of a year for us. thanks Asymmetrie, Love/Hate Records, Time As A Color!
what's ahead:
we are going to be in the studio at the end of february with our friend Robert Hauspurg in Hamburg, recording our first album. we just did some test recordings, which went pretty well. we are excited!

::: upcoming shows :::

10.02.12 - DE - Berlin @ Café Max Karl [acoustic set]

17.02.12 - DE - Marburg @ Rakete_Bettenhaus w/ We Fade To Grey
18.02.12 - DE - Kassel @ tba w/ We Fade To Grey
19.02.12 - DE - Darmstadt @ Oettinger Villa w/ We Fade To Grey
20.02.12 - DE - Landau @ Fatal w/ We Fade To Grey




::: past shows :::

-----2011---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

15.12.11 - DE - Berlin @ Schokoladen w/ The Dropout Patrol, Mika Risiko, C.J. Boyd, John C. Judd
27.11.11 - DE - Dresden @ Galerie Adam Ziege w/ Radio Burroughs
26.11.11 - DE - Leipzig @ Frühauf w/ Radio Burroughs, Shokei, Cara Beth Satalino
11.11.11 - DE - Berlin @ Kastanie w/ Radio Burroughs, Pete The Pirate Squid
15.10.11 - CH - Zürich @ Binz  "Friends w/ The Rabbit Theory, Adolina
29.09.11 - DE - Berlin @ Schokoladen w/ Kid Ikarus, Petula (ein song. zählt.)
10.09.11 - DE - Berlin @ Lohmühlenplatz w/ Robotron, Der Endgegner, Ganz Gut
26.08.11 - DE - Hamburg @ Reitbrooker Deichpartie
06.08.11 - DE - Dresden @ OffSpot w/ Algernon Cadwallader, 1994!

Split 7" w/ Rapid Cities:

This single from Love/Hate Records, like the split with Tragwag from yesterday also has a Brickmower connection. Those guys get around, actually just noticed they're in Brooklyn, Nov 4th. Might just have been a coincidence, but I'm pretty sure that's how this ended up in the 7Inches mailbox. This split single is from rapid cities and mOck, Rapid Cities just finished a tour with mOck and they must have played with Brickmower at some point being from New Brunswick, N.J.....N.J. could use more of this polished post-hardcore sound. There's nothing wrong with a great melodic complex foundation, you can be just as angry. Then there's the title, "Techno After Party?", uh oh. But no, the insert card actually has the lyrics, which completely explained this and added another level to the track. Frustration over a shared bill with people dancing to techno. I get it, I could see this...what kind of scenes exist anymore? Is it all just a mess of genre smashing? or You'll dance to anything?. I like the idea that all of these things could come together and be appreciated on some level....not like Judgement Night, but that there could be a mixed show of guys all working in interesting ways that cross over more subtly. Enough to be appreciated by the other group of dudes there to see it. That's what's great about the Fucking Champs, and even Ween, their audience is all over the place. But after playing a show to a disinterested crowd and they started raving out...it would be make me throw my hands up. At least that's what I'm getting out of this...it's pretty abstract in that great way. Sunny Day Real Estate lyrics. I'm also not going to say it's like Fugazi, that's obviously too easy..and aren't there any other bands working in this melodic heavy way with understandable vocals? Complex changes where rhtyhms are forced to fit together, almost to see if this is really going to work. It's well thought out, playing on the classic elements of the genre, intricate distortion, off rhythm, unnatural changes. The quiet breakdown, overlapping melody, repetitive vocals over the crunk, crunk of muted chords, that understated buried yell. The mOck side, from Germany, are pushing this sound as well, testing the complexity of the pieces. I think this math, post hardcore sound is always going to work for me. I feel smart...at least these guys are busting their ass, rehearsing, playing with the rhythm structure. I have to put it on another level immediately. I just wonder with a band like this...it reminds me of the Sailors or Bronze situation...they must be a little isolated and have to play with those terrible pointless split bills as well?....but maybe I'm just thinking about that because of Rapid Cities. They break off into instrumental sections with lots of what has to be fret tapping, it almost feels proggy even. The vocals are even more abstract in this one, but that's to be a little expected.Solid, interesting, smart post punk rock....And it's $4???!!!! On clear blue vinyl from Love/Hate Records. Wait...who hates records?

(http://7inches.blogspot.com)

Having listened to Rapid Cities since their first demo, it has been great to watch them progress toward the sound they achieved here. Rapid Cities played D.C. influenced post-hardcore and always put on a phenomenal show regardless of the size of the venue. They parted ways shortly after this release, and after hearing “Techno After Party,” it was evident everything was coming together and they easily would have been one of the best bands playing this style right now. mOck is a band from Berlin, Germany that draw comparisons to North of America and Karate and I desperately wish they would put out a full-length. I played this split to death over the last half of 2010 and watching these bands perform together was one of the most awe-inspiring shows I have seen.

(http://www.thenewscheme.com)

First up we have one song from MOCK, a band from Berlin, Germany.  This reminds me of some of the more recent offerings from Dischord.  It's a bit on the slow side, the vocals are a bit drab, but the song takes some twist and turns, such that at almost six minutes long, it doesn't get stale.  RAPID CITIES is from New Brunswick, New Jersey and contributes two songs, though one is a short instrumental.  I think they would fit nicely on the No Idea roster of bands alongside TWELVE HOUR TURN and STRIKEFORCE DIABLEO - a little melody, a little dissonance, with sung/spoken vocals.  RAPID CITIES has released an LP and I plan to search it out.  Blue vinyl. (MD)

(Maximum Rock N Roll Nr. 331)

Hmm, jetzt sitze ich schon 10 Minuten vor dem Cover der mOck & Rapid Cities Split 7inch und versuche eine evtl. Kernaussage aus dem Gekritzel zu interpretieren. Zu einer Antwort bin ich dennoch nicht gekommen. Die abstrakte Note passt allerdings prima zu mOck aus Berlin, welche mich schon seit dem voran gegangenen Split mit We fade to gray zu begeistern wussten. „Count and Release“ heißt ihr Beitrag auf dem 500 Stück limitierten blauen Vinyl. Ich bin erstaunt wie Präzise man in der limitierten Spielzeit einer Single in einem Song soviel Stimmung rüber bringen kann, wie es andere Kapellen nicht auf einem Longplayer schaffen. Knappe 6 Minuten wird hier eine Exkursion durch diverse Post Indi Bereiche mit Math Rock Ausflügen geboten. Man nimmt sich ausreichend Zeit für den Stimmungsaufbau und entgeht gekonnt möglichen Überfrachtungen. Zwischendurch hört man etwas alte Karate und ein wenig Fugazi von Seiten der feinen Bassbetonungen. Klingt äußerst anspruchsvoll und spielt mit der Liebe zum Detail.
mOck präsentiert Musik zum zurück lehnen, um diese gedanklich zu sezieren. Rapid Cities aus New Jersey bieten melodisch angehauchten rockigen emotionalen Hardcore, breakreich und eigenwillig. Auch wenn ihr Beitrag „Techno after Party“ und das instrumentale Follow Up „After after Party“ nicht zu 100 % meinem Geschmack entspricht, klingt deren Sound dennoch besonders und hebt sich deutlich vom Einheitsbrei der Releasefluten ab. Besonders zu gefallen weis der ausdrucksstarke Gesang der gefühlsbetont jedoch niemals weinerlich klingt. Der Song entwickelt sich zum Ende hin in eine experimentellere Richtung als erwartet. Für die ein oder andere Überraschung gut….

(http://www.durchdeswelt.de)

Split 7" w/ ...We Fade To Grey:

Zwei relativ frische und unbekannte Bands aus Deutschland geben sich auf dieser 7inch die Ehre. Beginnen dürfen mOck aus Berlin. Abgesehen von der Demo ist das hier ihr erster „richtiger“ Release. Und was soll man sagen? mOck dürften all jenen gefallen die auf Bands wie Shokei, The Falcon Five, Solemn League oder Kids Explode stehen. Reduzierte, melodische Passagen treffen auf Post-Punk-Ryhtmik und minimalistische Jams – der typische Sprechgesang darf ebenso wenig fehlen wie diese leicht schluderige Herangehensweise. Die Jungs haben sowohl Shellac als auch Cap’n Jazz gehört. Wirklich sympathisch, das. Wer auf sowas steht, sollte die Berliner unbedingt antesten. Etwas komisch fand ich nur das Ende ihrer Seite, da diese bei mir etwas zu abrupt endet – so als ob man die letzten drei Sekunden des Songs weggeschnitten hätte. Auf der anderen Seite haben wir …we fade to grey aus München, die schon etwas länger dabei sind. Stilistisch war nicht zu erwarten, dass …we fade to grey großartig von ihren Kollegen abweichen. Das tun sie auch nicht. Auch sie berufen sich auf ähnliche Referenzen, klingen dabei aber um einiges melodiöser und besitzen viel mehr Einflüsse von angeschrägtem Midwest-Emo. Und so erinnert das auch gerne mal an Algernon Cadwallader, What Price Wonderland? und Snowing. Wo der mOck-Song etwas zersetzt und disharmonisch wirkt, da fließt ihr „Diamonds“ wunderbar dahin. Schnelle, treibende Parts wechseln sich gleichermaßen ab mit eher langsamen Parts. Hinzu kommt der wunderbar melodische Gesang, der gerne mal von ner zweiten Stimme unterstützt wird. Richtig schön zum Mitsingen geeignet! Ganz tolle Band, ganz toller Song. Während man mOck also im Auge behalten sollte, sollte man schleunigst alles vorhandene Material von …we fade to grey aufsaugen. Die anderen Songs auf ihrem Myspace treten auch Ärsche! Dieser Split hat mir klar gemacht, dass ich mir von diesem Math-Post-Emo-Punk-Zeug definitiv zu wenig reinziehe. Danke fürs (Augen) Ohren öffnen!

(http://borderlinefuckup.wordpress.com)

Schon alleine die hübsche Aufmachung der Split mit mOck und We fade to grey gerechtfertigt den Kauf des auf 330 Stück limitierten 7incher. Durchsichtiges Vinyl und abstraktes Coverartwork auf durchscheinendem Papier zeichnen eine gewisse Extravaganz aus. Künstlerisch und leicht verschoben beginnen mOck aus Berlin, die ebenfalls eine Split mit Rapid Cities auf Asymmetrie veröffentlicht haben. Experimentell und etwas getragen/verträumt klingen die ersten Akkorde. Nach einer Weile wechselt der Track in einen Drumbeat betonten Part, der mich dort an einen Mix aus Fugazi und Karate erinnert. Alles sitzt am richtigen Platz, Einfallsreichtum und Stimmungsaufbau laden zu einem spannenden Genuss ein …. Auf der zweite Seite der Flipside toben sich We Fade to Grey aus München und Bremen aus. Musikalisch verschlägt es sich vom Kern her in eine ähnliche Indi Post Emo Sparte wie bei mOck, sie gehen die Sache jedoch rockiger an. Der Track „Diamonds“ beginnt sanft/verspielt, und erinnert ebenfalls an Karate zu deren Anfangstagen. Nach dem Einspieler verschlägt sich der Sound zum Refrain in ein Monochrome nicht unähnliches Fahrwasser. Dazu gibt es rockig/melodischen Emopunk. Sehr abwechslungsreich und ich sollte mir nun unbedingt auch die Split mit Fluten besorgen…

(http://www.durchdeswelt.de)

"back to the futr" demo - mini cd / tape:

Noch einmal vielen Dank an dieser Stelle ans Hause Asymmetrie fürs Empfehlen von
mOck. Seit den beiden erschienenden Split 7inchern der Berlinern bin ich völlig hin und weg von deren spannendem Indi/Math Rock. Natürlich musste ich mir nun auch deren Debüt besorgen, welches 2009 in Form einer Mini CDR erschienen ist. 4 Songs plus ein instrumentales Stück finden sich auf der digitalen Konserve, welche in einer schicken selbst gebastelten Hülle steckt.

mOck klingen auf ihrem Erstling rauer, was an der etwas schlichteren Produktion liegen kann. Jeder Song steht für sich und bietet zahlreiche Überraschungen. Von Math Rock über hypnotisch anmutende Parts bis hin zu Indi Einflüssen und auch ein gewisser Easy Listening Chill Out Flair ist erkennbar. Dürfte Freunden der ersten Karate Platten Freudetränen ins Gesicht zaubern.

Mit das Beste was ich in den letzten Monaten in den Finger bekommen habe!

(http://www.durchdeswelt.de)