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| Remove the Ties | ||||
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| Released | September 26, 2025 | |||
| Recorded | Frühjahr 2025 | |||
| Genres | Neo-Psychedelic Rock, Neo-Kraut Rock | |||
| Length | 42:36 | |||
| Label | Tonzonen Records | |||
| Producer | Vibravoid | |||
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Remove the Ties is the nineteenth studio album of Düsseldorf-based neo-psychedelic rock and Neo-Kraut Rock band Vibravoid. It was released on 26 September 2025 through the German independent-label Tonzonen Records. The album combines elements of Pop music, psychedelic rock of the 1960s and influences of the Düsseldorf school.[1][2]
Background
[edit]The release of Remove the Ties coincides with the 35th anniversary of Vibravoid. The album was released exactly 25 years after their debut album, 2001. Stylistically, the album connects the band’s early work and their current output.[2]
Production
[edit]The album was recorded and produced in the spring of 2025 at Vibravoid Studio in Düsseldorf. Analogue effects and recording techniques were used during the sessions. The sound is characterized by 12-string Vox Phantom guitars, Mellotron and theremin.[3]
First pressing
[edit]The first pressing was released as a vinyl record in three coloured editions. These comprise 500 copies of the "Iris Juice" variant, 300 copies of "Anemones In The Sea" and 20 copies of the test pressing on ‘Grey Smoke Vinyl’. All editions come with a poster and a 12-page A4-sized booklet containing liner notes, concert photographs and historical posters.[4]
Reception
[edit]The music magazine Legacy noted that "Vibravoid were pioneers in many respects", highlighting their early revival of psychedelic rock and their integration of Krautrock elements long before the sound became "chic" and "cult". Furthermore, the review emphasized that the group released vinyl records at a time when the format was virtually dead. The magazine concluded that Remove the Ties is "psych at its best".[5]
Uwe Schleifenbaum reviewed the album for Classic Rock magazine, describing it as "all killers, no fillers".[6]
Frontview Magazine wrote that the album set new standards for modern psychedelic rock and cemented the band’s status as influential representatives of their generation. The magazine mentioned the parallels with the band’s debut album 2001 and described Remove The Ties as ”probably the best neo-psychedelic album of the last 25 years”. The reviewer pointed out that the band avoids terms like “psychedelic” and “Krautrock”, which they had popularised but are now overused.[2]
Walter Sehrer reviewed the album for Eclipsed Rock Magazine and drew stylistic comparisons with artists such as Syd Barrett, Iron Butterfly and Kraftwerk. Editor Bernd Sievers emphasised that with this album the band was further consolidating its position in the German psychedelic rock scene. The editorial team named the title track “Remove the Ties” as the album’s “Top Track”[7]
Stephan Schelle in Musikzirkus Magazin described the album's opening track “Computer Dreams” as a catchy pop song reminiscent of Kraftwerk. He noted that the track “Neustart” had a distinct groove, whilst “The Power of Dreams” conveyed a 1960s flair. He attributed a dense atmosphere with a distinctive bassline to the track “Follow Me Follow You”. Schelle concluded that the album was “a statement that set new standards” and confirmed Vibravoid as one of the most influential bands on the current psychedelic rock scene.[1]
The Greek music portal Diskoryxeion (Δισκορυχείον) discussed the band’s popularity abroad and the incorporation of elements of the Düsseldorf School and Motorik Rock. Phontas Troussas described the song “Your Revolution Is Dead” as having a slightly punk-inspired style, noting traditional Indian musical influences to the track “A State of Mind”. The review concluded that "Vibravoid have delved deeply into all the old formulas of late-1960s and early-1970s rock, picking out the best for their own work".[8]
Sarah Gregory reviewed the album for the British music magazine Shindig and described Vibravoid as embodying the fusion of Krautrock’s past and future. Despite the band’s 35-year history, "the group continues to immerse itself in the neo-psychedelic style". She concluded that the album was an excellent choice for lovers of cosmic rock music with a German flavour.[9]
The online magazine Der Hörspiegel points out that "this album stays with you for a long time and you find yourself wanting to press play again and again. Timeless, catchy and brilliant!"[10]
In a review for the Italian music magazine Rockerilla, Aldo Chimenti described that the band was the “tribe with the most inspired priests of acid psychedelia. Every new album cemented the group’s place amongst the electric jugglers who never put a foot wrong”. He noted that the album offered a “cinematic spectacle of driving rhythms and flashes of swirling riffs that take the listener’s breath away". [11]
Track listing
[edit]Side A
- Computer Dreams – 4:06
- Neustart – 6:06
- The Power of Dreams – 4:02
- Follow Me Follow You – 7:52
Side B
- Your Revolution Is Dead – 3:39
- Increasing the Pain – 5:02
- A State of Mind – 4:04
- Remove the Ties – 7:29
References
[edit]- 1 2 Schelle, Stephan (2025-09-01). "Vibravoid – Remove the Ties". Musikzirkus Magazin. Retrieved 2026-08-22.
Die Band hat hier einen eingängigen, psychedelischen Popsong erstellt, der schnell ins Ohr geht. Ein Song der einen mitreißenden Groove hat; 60'er-Jahre-Flair kommt dann in dem treibenden Psychedelic-Rocker „The Power Of Dreams" auf. Angetrieben wird das Stück von einem fetten Bass, der vom Schlagwerk unterfüttert wird. Das Vibravoid eine der wichtigsten und einflussreichsten Bands der aktuellen Psychedelic-Rock-Fraktion sind, das beweisen sie eindrucksvoll auf ihrem neuesten Werk „Remove The Ties". Ein Statement, das Maßstäbe setzt.
[The band have created a catchy psychedelic pop song that quickly gets into your ear. A song with an infectious groove; a 1960s flair emerges in the driving psychedelic rocker “The Power of Dreams”. The track is driven by a powerful bass underpinned by the drums. Vibravoid prove impressively on their latest work “Remove The Ties” that they are one of the most important and influential bands in the current psychedelic rock scene. A statement that sets new standards.] - 1 2 3 "Neo Psychedelic Legends VIBRAVOID To Release New Album "Remove the Ties" This Week!". Frontview Magazine. 2025-09-24. Retrieved 2026-08-22.
Although the band has for years steered clear of the terms they themselves popularized and which have become inflationary today, such as Psychedelic and Kraut Rock, Remove The Ties is probably the best Neo Psychedelic album of the last 25 years.
- ↑ Remove the Ties (Media notes). Tonzonen Records. 2025.
- ↑ "Vibravoid – Remove the Ties". Discogs. Retrieved 2026-08-22.
- ↑ Wachter, Christian (2025). "Vibravoid – Remove the Ties". Legacy Magazin. No. 158. p. 45.
VIBRAVOID waren in vielerlei Hinsicht Wegbereiter: Da wäre zum einen der Psychedelic Rock [...], zum anderen besann sich die Band bereits relativ früh auf das musikalische Erbe ihres Heimatlands, indem sie Krautrock-Elemente, lange bevor dieser Sound plötzlich „chic" und „Kult" wurde, in ihre Kunst integrierte. [...] brachte ihre eigenen Scheiben auf Vinyl zu einer Zeit heraus, als dieses Format quasi tot war. [...] Keine Frage: „Remove The Ties" ist Psych at its best.
[VIBRAVOID were pioneers in many respects: For one thing, [they revived] Psychedelic Rock [...], for another, the band reflected relatively early on the musical heritage of their homeland by integrating Krautrock elements into their art long before this sound suddenly became "chic" and "cult". [...] released their own records on vinyl at a time when this format was virtually dead. [...] No question: "Remove The Ties" is psych at its best.] - ↑ Schleifenbaum, Uwe (October 2025). "Vibravoid – Remove the Ties". Classic Rock. No. 143.
[...] auf dem interessanten, rhythmisch unkonventionellen ›State Of Mind‹ krautrockt es gewaltig. All killers, no fillers.
[[...] on the interesting, rhythmically unconventional 'State Of Mind', there is a massive Krautrock vibe. All killers, no fillers.] - ↑ Sehrer, Walter (October 2025). "Vibravoid – Remove the Ties". Eclipsed Rock Magazin. No. 274. p. 68.
- ↑ Troussas, Phontas (2025-09-10). "VIBRAVOID το νέο LP μιας αγαπημένης μπάντας και του ελληνικού κοινού". Diskoryxeion (Δισκορυχείον) (in Greek). Retrieved 2026-08-22.
Η Side B ανοίγει με το 4λεπτο και ελαφρώς punky "Revolution is dead" ... Ένα από τα πιο ενδιαφέροντα tracks του "Remove the Ties" είναι το λυσεργικό "A state of mind" (που διαθέτει και indian-hints) ... Οι Βιβραβοιδ έχουν ψάξει βαθιά όλες τις παλαιές συνταγές του rock των late 60s-early 70s, κορφολογώντας τα καλύτερα για τις δικές τους δουλειές
[Side B opens with the four-minute and slightly punky “Revolution Is Dead” ... One of the most interesting tracks on “Remove the Ties” is the lysergic “A State of Mind” (which also features Indian influences) ... Vibravoid have delved deeply into all the old formulas of late-1960s and early-1970s rock, picking out the best for their own work.] - ↑ Gregory, Sarah. "Vibravoid – Remove the Ties". Shindig!.
- ↑ Brinkschulte, Michael (2025-09-27). "Vibravoid – Remove the Ties". Der Hörspiegel. Retrieved 2026-08-22.
Dieses Album geht einem nicht so schnell aus dem Kopf und man ist gewillt immer wieder den Start-knopf zu drücken. Zeitlos, eingängig und gut!
[This album stays with you for a long time and you find yourself wanting to press play again and again. Timeless, catchy and brilliant!] - ↑ Chimenti, Aldo. "Vibravoid – Remove the Ties". Rockerilla.
Il culto della psichedelia acida ha i suoi officianti più ispirati nella tribù tedesca dei Vibravoid [...] ogni nuovo album non solo li riconferma nel novero dei giocolieri elettrici che non sbagliano mai un colpo, ma che sanno sviluppare percorsi inaspettati [...] Lo sfolgorio cinematico di Remove The Ties è puro spettacolo di ritmiche incalzanti e saette di riff vorticanti, caleidoscopio di figure spaziali dai colori accesi: otto trasvolate soniche che tolgono il respiro
[The cult of acid psychedelia has its most inspired officiants in the German tribe of Vibravoid [...] every new album not only confirms them among the electric jugglers who never miss a shot, but also shows them developing unexpected paths [...] The cinematic splendour of Remove the Ties is pure spectacle, with driving rhythms and flashes of swirling riffs, a kaleidoscope of brightly coloured space figures: eight sonic flights that take the breath away.]