Polarkreis 18 combine driven drums, atmospheric electronic sounds and plucked guitar strings with a extraordinary, male voice. Twisted beats and powerful samples meet mellow pop melodies. The emotional effect of the songs is the most important objective of their music. On their self-titled debut album, Polarkreis 18 sometimes sound as if they were standing on mossy cliffs, clad in blue down-jackets, fur-hooded, utilizing the weather as their reverberator. Sometimes they sound like massive, moving shadows, backlit by a flashing stroboscope, their heads thrown back or bowed over the knobs and buttons of complicated consoles. 2008.