zweitonegoismus

zweitonegoismus
Release date	2008-12-16
Genre	Ambient, Electronica, House
Running time	41:04
BAM number	50
Bandcamp	Name your price

zweitonegoismus is German for "two-toned egoism" and was C418's first venture into making a serious, full-length album.

Official descriptions

My most experimental album yet.

—C418, Bandcamp

zweitonegoismus is probably the most concise and least eclectic album I created. If you scrub through it, you probably notice that it generally sounds brooding and depressing. I created this album to describe my mood, being a worker bee in an assembly line factory. zweiton egoismus translates to “two tone egoism”. If I remember correctly, I was trying to imply that I wanted to make an album purely for myself and nobody else. I was ashamed of being too repetitive and not being varied enough. So here’s an album that has about two different kind of changes of tones. And a lot of “egoistic” minimalism.

—C418, c418.org

zweitonegoismus is a short album, but I think it’s good that it doesn’t waste anyone’s time. When I showed it to a coworker, they asked why the hell I am still working there. That kinda stuck with me. Years later I quit that job to be a full time composer. Thank you, coworker friend.

—C418, c418.org

Tracks

zweiton

zweiton
Length	2:29
BAM number	50.1
Bandcamp	$1 or more

intro of zweitonegoismus

—C418, Bandcamp

Trivia

• Dreiton references this track and Daniel has described it as a tribute to "the times when [he] wrote albums like Zweitonegoismus". Vierton, a remix of Dreiton, continues this naming scheme.

egoismus

egoismus
Length	8:42
BAM number	50.2
Bandcamp	$1 or more

the only track I'm not entirely happy with

—C418, Bandcamp

“egoismus” was my attempt at making minimalistic house music, at the time. I was always kind of jealous of composers that were able to accomplish so much with so little. It was also really hard for me to do as little as possible when composing. I feel like if I repeat a phrase too often, it looks like I’m lazy. I think that’s why I named the track “egoism”.

—C418, c418.org

Connections

• Remixed on 2 years of failure as egoismus_2016edit, presumably to remake it in a form that C418 is happy with.

einfallslos

einfallslos
Length	4:55
BAM number	50.3
Bandcamp	$1 or more

I have no idea

—C418, Bandcamp

kopfmusik

kopfmusik
Length	4:41
BAM number	50.4
Bandcamp	$1 or more

You can probably hear that the most in “kopfmusic,” which is a song that essentially describes an average workday. From waking up, to having the grueling walk to work, the dull work day itself and finally the walk back home.

—C418, c418.org

Trivia

• A similar style of mixing environmental sound effects with a changing melody was used in Höre and In Berlin people act differently.
• The only track on zweitonegoismus not to have a description on Bandcamp.

phlips

phlips
Length	2:34
BAM number	50.5
Bandcamp	$1 or more

If you don't enjoy it, try to listen to it till the end.

—C418, Bandcamp

“phlips” was a challenge a friend I hold very dear gave to me. He gave me a set of samples and I had to create a song with it. This is the result. I still like it to this date.

—C418, c418.org

krank

krank
Length	3:21
BAM number	50.6
Bandcamp	$1 or more

I wasn't in the best state of mind when I created this track.

—C418, Bandcamp

Trivia

• Daniel also referenced being ill in 004.

phleps

phleps
Length	1:46
Additional artist(s)	smn, flip
BAM number	50.7
Bandcamp	$1 or more

a collaborative effort

—C418, Bandcamp

Similarly in “phleps” he recorded a simple guitar strum, and I made a song based on that with another old friend, “sohnemann”. He’s responsible for all the lyrics on this album. Contrary to popular belief I didn’t sing on this album. At least I think I didn’t, haha.

—C418, c418.org

Lyrics

Note that these lyrics were transcribed by a fan and may not be accurate.

The weeks have been passing by quite slowly
But now it is time
to let go of all the bitterness
Time to get by
Time to get by

I've cost myself all things I couldn't influence
Shed bitter tears over nothing at all
But now it's finally time to get my life back
Stop thinking of you and leave it all

Trivia

• Sohnemann (also known as smn) previously did vocals for BAM #33 and jacke.
• Although smn performed the vocals to both phleps and plastik, C418's voice was previously heard in BAM #23. The vocals in thank and will/Pink are also believed to be his, albeit with heavy editing.

sand

sand
Length	3:32
BAM number	50.8
Bandcamp	$1 or more

yes, sand is a joke

—C418, Bandcamp

Trivia

• A similar style of water-based music was later used in Kitchens are best for making sound effects and water.

anthem

anthem
Length	2:59
BAM number	50.9
Bandcamp	$1 or more

something I never tried before. quite weird, isn't it?

—C418, Bandcamp

plastik

plastik
Length	2:57
Additional artist(s)	smn
BAM number	50.10
Bandcamp	$1 or more

sohnemann helped a lot.

—C418, Bandcamp

Again with “plastik,” sohnemann provided the lyrics, while I created a song based around it. He didn’t even sing the notes. I completely modified his vocals, haha. Probably the first time I tinkered around with melodyne.

—C418, c418.org

Lyrics

Note that these lyrics were transcribed by a fan and may not be accurate.

Yep. [clears throat]
[clears throat]

Hey you
Do I know you from somewhere?
I'm not quite sure but I think
I have seen you before

It's just a feeling
You look so familiar to me
Maybe, maybe we have met in some strange place
in my head
But you don't seem to recognise me
which makes me wonder
Where does this memory come from?
I just don't know
Maybe if you'd like
we could introduce ourselves

So we wouldn't be strangers
Anymore

ritalin

ritalin
Length	3:28
BAM number	50.11
Bandcamp	$1 or more

this is the end of this album. goodbye and thiank [sic.] you.

—C418, Bandcamp

Trivia

• There is a very quiet song hidden at the end of this track which can be heard if the volume is turned up.

Album trivia

• The penultimate BAM release.

• Could be considered the precursor to 148's Semantic Satiation, Septic Shock, and Seismic Stratigraphy due to their similar themes and style.