This is Cobra Killer's fifth full-length studio album. Cobra Killer are Gina V. D'Orio and Annika Line Trost. Both have played in bands in the former West Berlin since the age of 12/13. They formed Cobra Killer in January of 1998, touring through Europe and revolutionizing the then-boring electronic music scene with their raucous show. In 2002, they took Australia and New Zealand by storm, supporting Peaches on various shows, including the Big Day Out Festival. Shortly afterwards, they were also a support act for Sonic Youth, who were very impressed by the Cobra movement. Recently, they have wowed capacity crowds supporting big names such as Marilyn Manson and Jon Spencer, who also guests on two tracks on this album. Uppers And Downers sees Cobra Killer sounding as defiant and as unpredictable as ever. Recorded in part at Einsturzende Neubauten's andereBaustelle studio in Berlin, and featuring appearances by other such special guests such as J. Mascis and Thurston Moore, the record is a roller-coaster ride that sees the band pushing the limits and again going way beyond expectations to deliver an album that's sure to please their many fans. Chock-full of totally pounding, crazed electro-punk/new-wave mishmash, and some less likely surprises.
1 Hello Celebrity 3:10
Guitar - Nikolaus Woernle*
2 Vitamine 3:51
Bass - Conrad Standish
3 Hang Up The Pin Up 4:16
Drums - Murph (2) Guitar - J Mascis , Philipp Virus , Thurston Moore
4 Goodtime Girl 4:19
Drums - Thomas Wydler Guitar - J Mascis , Leonard Svilar Guitar [Bariton] - Lars Damm Vocals - Jon Spencer
5 Schneeball In Die Fresse 3:54
Guitar - Jon Spencer Vocals - Die Prinzen
6 Mr. Chang 3:08
Drums - Thomas Wydler Guitar, Trombone - Adam Eve
7 Skibrille 3:56
Drums [Additional] - Hubert Deters
8 Upside Down The Buidling 3:49
Guitar - Jochen Arbeit Guitar, Vocals [Phenomenom-vocals] - Nikolaus Woernle*
9 My First Parachute 3:55
Guitar - Jochen Arbeit
10 Matchy Matchy 3:15
Bass, Vocals [Lovely Vocals], Handclaps - Gabriel Kinkel Drums - Thomas Wydler Guitar - Thurston Moore Guitar, Vocals [Lovely Vocals], Handclaps - Leonard Svilar
11 The Universe Is In The Oven 3:53
Bass - Gabriel Kinkel Drums - Thomas Wydler Guitar - Leonard Svilar Vocals [Shouts] - Hoss Power , Nikolaus Woernle*
