Artist: 
FJØRT

Belle Époque

Black Vinyl LP
€29,99

Release date: 20 February 2026

“Because we humans are switchable.” With the oppressive “43,” FJORT from Aachen announce the arrival of their fifth album, entitled “belle époque” (Grand Hotel van Cleef).

The first minute takes us on a balladic journey into an unimaginably dehumanized period of German history and draws a cautionary arc to our present.
Only then does the trio play its strongest card: a musical discharge that emphasizes what we have just heard. When the following verse screams “we have murdered, pillaged, raped, strangled – we are capable of it” with 98dC distortion and repeatedly urges self-reflection in the face of this horror, it becomes obvious: “belle époque” is the band's most eloquent album to date.

“We live in times of swastikas,” FJORT conclude at the end, and we become unmistakably aware of how close we are to a repeat of the past. On a musical level, FJORT continue to set their own standards: compositions like plays, emotionally dense, capable of both instilling fear and providing redemption.

Tracklisting
1.1 Messer
1.2 Hertz
1.3 '43
1.4 Kalie
1.5 Mir
1.6 Aer
1.7 Rott
1.8 Danse
1.9 22:30
1.10 Yin
1.11 Nacht

Get into the details

Format Album
Release Date 2026
Speed 33 RPM
Size 12"
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