Despite the passing of Gabi Delgado in 2020, Robert Görl tried in some way to keep the historic Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft project afloat, first with a new, all in all decent work (“Nur Noch Einer”) and then with a series of celebratory concerts unfortunately devoid of the restless presence of the late frontman. Better then to concentrate on a solo album under the name Görl, for the occasion created in cahoots with the DJ and producer Sylvie Marks, a leading figure within the group clubbing Teutonic.
Characterized by an unfailing analogue minimalism, “Dark Silver Moon Light” offers us ten rather varied compositions: in fact, we move from the Ebm waste of the more rigid “So Wie Du Bist”, “Falscher Ton” and “Wir Brechen Aus” (here the spirit of Daf hovers undaunted) to more elegant and sophisticated passages, such as “Don't Stay At Home” (where the attitude of the German musician seems to even chase a certain Berliner Bowie, especially in melodies). Furthermore, Robert Görl reminds us that he is still a valid experimenter: the case of “Der Fluss” (crossed by an instrumental skeleton devoted to cosmic couriers) or of “Bänder Im Haar”, a midtempo obsessive in which the work of subtraction leaves corrosive traces of acid flowing.
For the German musician born in 1955, this album represents one of the best works created outside of the amazing union with Delgado, a pleasant surprise inferior only to the synth-pop of the dated but still current “Night Full Of Tension”, an album released in 1984 (in the name of Robert Görl) with Annie Lennox guesting on some songs. Maybe some other diversion (at least at the level of vocals) wouldn't have hurt, but “Dark Silver Moon Light” still remains a solid product, as well as intriguing and well produced. THE'electronic body music never dies.
06/19/2026
Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
