TAUSEND AUGEN • Schock • LP

This Charming Man Records

A pulse, a shimmer, a motorik beat — and there they go again, the silver trio from the Saar: stoic, manic, motoric, electronic. The ’80s would gladly reclaim their sounds. The opening track, “Black Box,” immediately makes clear where the journey is headed.

On “Schock,” Tausend Augen continue the musical approach of their debut album “Westend” — consistently combining analog electronic music, psychedelic rock, motorik, post-punk, and noise with German lyrics. They play less, but straighter. Reduce to liberate. Minimize to maximize. Transform through repetition. They don’t take the first exit — they just keep going. Everything turns into science fiction.