Xaõ Seffcheque - KESS02

Review by MIGUEL ANGEL CALDERON RAMIREZ

KESS02 by Xaõ Seffcheque: A Sonic Head-Trip Through Sweden’s Industrial Underbelly Let’s get one thing straight—this album doesn’t care if you “get it” or not. KESS02 is the kind of record that smashes genres together like a toddler with too many Legos, and somehow, it all fits. Released in 2016 on the delightfully weird Kess Kill label (Sweden represent!), this beast straddles everything from EBM to Synthwave, with enough industrial grit to sandblast your eardrums clean. It's experimental, noisy, and occasionally bonkers—but damn, does it stick. The opening track Kassa-BuBu hits you like an overzealous bouncer at a Berlin club—loud, abrasive, and oddly charming once you stop resisting. The beat stomps along like Frankenstein learning how to dance, while layers of distorted synths swirl around like someone spilled glitter juice into a malfunctioning fax machine. You’ll either hate it or love it; there’s no middle ground here. I remember this track because it feels like trying to solve a puzzle where half the pieces are missing. And honestly? That’s kinda thrilling. Then there’s Eine Nacht In Deutschland. If Kraftwerk got into a bar fight with Nitzer Ebb, this would be their reconciliation jam. It’s dark, brooding, and dripping with New Wave nostalgia. The drums (courtesy of Rainer Mackenthun) clatter like old typewriters in a haunted office building, while the vocals sound like they were recorded through a broken megaphone buried under six feet of existential dread. This one sticks because it’s moody as hell but still makes you wanna move. Bonus points for being just German enough to make non-German speakers feel vaguely inadequate. The production credits read like a who’s who of underground coolness: Fredrik Möller and Titta Kallio did the artwork, which looks like what happens when David Lynch designs rave flyers. Mastered by Rude 66 and remastered by Tom Morgenstern, so yeah, it sounds as sharp as a freshly sharpened pencil jabbed into your brain. Shoutout to Ar/Gee Gleim for the photography, though—I don’t know what they shot, but it probably involved smoke machines and dramatic lighting. Here’s the kicker about KESS02: it’s not background music. It demands your attention, slaps you upside the head, and says, “Hey, listen up!” Whether it’s the relentless energy of Kassa-BuBu or the gothic swagger of Eine Nacht In Deutschland, this album isn’t afraid to push buttons. Maybe even yours. Final thought: Listening to KESS02 feels like finding a secret door in your grandma’s attic and realizing it leads to a neon-lit dystopia. Weird? Absolutely. Worth it? Oh yeah. Just don’t blame me if you start hearing these songs in your sleep.

Artist: Xaõ Seffcheque
Album: KESS02

Sweden

Electronic

2016

Rating: 4.5

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Filename: xa-seffcheque-kess02.zip

MP3 size: 12.9 mb
FLAC size: 92.7 mb

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Tracks

Track	Duration	Preview
Kassa-BuBu
Du Und Ich
Eine Nacht In Deutschland

Video

XAO SEFFCHEQUE UND DER REST - DU UND ICH

Images

Catalog Numbers

KESS02

Labels

Kess Kill

Listen online

online luisteren
écouter en ligne
online anhören
ascolta in linea
ouvir online
escuchar en línea
lyssna på nätet
lytte på nettet
kuunnella verkossa

Formats

Vinyl
12"
45 RPM
Maxi-Single
Reissue
Remastered

Companies

Role	Company
Licensed From	Schallmauer
Produced At	Olet Labor
Mixed At	Studio Klangwerkstatt

Credits

Role	Credit
Artwork	Fredrik Möller, Titta Kallio
Co-producer	Ralf Albertini
Curated By	Mika Hallbäck
Drums	Rainer Mackenthun
Mastered By	Rude 66
Photography By	Ar/Gee Gleim
Remastered By	Tom Morgenstern

Notes

First 30 copies came with a Kess Kill key ring.

About Xaõ Seffcheque

Austrian musician and screenwriter. He was born 1956 in Graz, Austria.

Real Name

Alexander Sevschek (he registered his works at GEMA under the name Alexander Seusek)

Name Vars

Alexander
Herr Saftcheck
Seffcheque
Sesfcheque
X. Seffcheque
X.Seffcheque
Xao
Xao Seffcheque O.R.A.V
Xao Seffcheque O.R.A.V.
Xaõ Seffcheque

Aliases

Alexao Sevsek

Interesting fact about Album

Did you know that the album *KESS02* by Xaõ Seffcheque is a wild mix of electronic genres, blending Industrial, EBM, and Synthwave? Released in 2016 on the Swedish label Kess Kill, it’s got this raw, experimental edge. The track *Eine Nacht In Deutschland* even features gritty drum work by Rainer Mackenthun. Plus, the mastering was done by Rude 66, who added their own industrial touch. It’s like a chaotic yet curated audio journey, with artwork as bold as the music itself.

Comments

kaizerone

2025-03-12

❤︎

suddenly2017

2025-03-12

Shoeclack à Québec en 1981

mstarr70gmailcom

2025-03-11

Xao was so far ahead of the pack - a total visionary who was mapping out the parallel future of sound with this song a blend of fifties R'N'Roll and 80s Minimal Wave - as though the 60s and 70s never existed!

jeiamariedelossantos

2025-03-10

sick <3

meancode

2025-03-10

kk geniaal beatje

gvesadventures

2025-03-10

????

kashinathkumar64

2025-03-09

Ombre Jaune, 198?

joaopaulo1623563

2025-03-08

Les années New Wave de Montréal, entendu souvent au Glace sur la rue Stanley..

karenfd

2025-03-07

Good news, reissue coming
https://soundcloud.com/kesskill/sets/kess02-by-xao-seffcheque

mohamedbensalah2002

2025-03-06

Xao seffcheque is a Genius.

leanasblog

2025-03-05

Thanks for posting this! This was a dance floor filler in the early 1980's for me in Montreal!

lastarikosmetik

2025-03-05

Wow, awesome. I partied to this while living on Sherbrooke St - great memories and great parties. Love this music.

engineero

2025-03-05

ich erinnere mich an einen Song, eine satirische Version des Deutschlandliedes, sehr hysterischer Gesang: "Deutschland,Deutschland niemals über alles!