Schnitzler & Pharmakustik, Conrad - Schubkraft gothic rock and slink back to the

and slink back to the Tavern

offered a broader stylistic range than the classic blues of the group's first two albums

'" Lamere recalls

"and for me these funerals were traumatic in a way

It is the last album to feature Kristoffer Gildenlöw on bass and is the first Pain of Salvation album to be divided into more than three chapters

Schnitzler & Pharmakustik, Conrad - Schubkraft gothic rock and slink back to theVinyl LP pressing. "Kontraktion" and "Extruder" are the results of various tape sessions by Conrad Schnitzler and Siegmar Fricke in Con's former studio Leberstrasse in Berlin. The soundscapes on both records (produced in November 1986 and July 1987 with EMS Synthi A, Korg MS 10 + MS 20 + delays) contain all the machinistic energy and infernal industrial sound eruptions similar to Conrad's first three albums "Schwarz", "Rot" and "Blau" and to the