06/27/2022 Plastic Magazine, Album review , 'Present Paradox’s Album: Caesura'

Dortmund-born songwriter and media artist David Kleinekottmann is the driving force behind Present Paradox, and has been consistently releasing EP’s and LP’s for the best part of 10 years, including a huge variation of ambient, art-rock and electronica. Kleinekottmann was receiving the plaudits from early-on in his musical career, with the likes of former Cocteau Twins bassist Simon Raymonde expressing “That’s an exciting sound David is making!” and with Thoralf Koß, chief editor of Musikreviews.de, commenting that Present Paradox are “a fine feeling for addictive melodies and poetic lyrics.”

It was in 2016 when Kleinekottmann was able to take his revered harmonious work to the performance stages and, equipped with a host of different instruments, was always prepared to give his absolute everything to ensure that his audiences enjoyed an immersive musical experience, every single time.

A significant portion of the album Caesura was made during the lockdown of 2021, thus the album somewhat symbolises that of Kleinekottmann’s own vision of the caesura that took place throughout the global pandemic. Caesura will captivate and enchant Present Paradox audiences with its ability to take listeners on a journey symbolic of the rollercoaster-ride of the pandemic itself: whereas “Warningtape and a Lost Bag” provides an edgy mood to that of the early lockdown, the stark contrast of “Ignorance Is Bliss” is a musical reflection of the political and societal responses in the anti-scientific sector.

Influences from the likes of both Krautrock, Folkrock and Radiohead are an extremely welcome theme throughout Present Paradox’s eighth album which, at times, feels more like a harmonious presentation from a whole band; particularly impressive given that this is the layered work of just one man.

Below, you can enjoy the entire album: Present Paradox – Caesura