Shrink (album) explained

Shrink
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Notwist
Cover:	ShrinkbyTheNotwist.jpg
Recorded:	1997
Studio:	Uphon (Weilheim in Oberbayern)
Label:	Community
Producer:	Galore
Prev Title:	12
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Neon Golden
Next Year:	2002

Shrink is the fourth studio album by German indie rock band The Notwist. It was released on 15 May 1998 by the label Community.^{[1] [2]} The album found the band moving further away from their punk rock origins and pursuing a sound more rooted in electronic music.^{[3] [4]}

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[5]

The Notwist

• The Notwist – vocals, guitars, bass, drums, keyboards, trombone, trumpet, vibraphone, electronics, samples
  • Markus Acher
  • Micha Acher
  • Martin Gretschmann
  • Martin Messerschmid

Additional musicians

• Bibul – percussion
• Johannes Enders – concert flute, tenor saxophone
• Andreas Gerth – Yamaha RY30 drum machine, theremin
• Tobias Kuhn – backing vocals on "Day 7"
• Wolfgang Petters – guitar on "Day 7"
• Christian Schantz – double bass
• Stefan Schreiber – bass clarinet
• Stefan Staudt – vibraphone
• Axel von Hoyningen-Hüne – cello

Production

• Galore – production
• O.L.A.F. Opal – mixing, recording
• Mario Thaler – mixing, recording

Design

• Thorsten Buhe – photography
• Andreas Gerth – cover artwork, cover design
• Planwerk – cover design

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'Shrink' von The Notwist. Apple Music. Germany. 23 January 2021. de.
2. Web site: Shrink. notwist.com. 23 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20000408203637/http://www.notwist.com/disco/shrink.html. 8 April 2000. dead.
3. Web site: The Notwist: Neon Golden. Pitchfork. 6 February 2002. 23 January 2021. Buckman. Luke.
4. News: Trans-Europe Expression. The Village Voice. 25 February 2003. 23 January 2021. Orlov. Piotr.
5. Shrink. The Notwist. Community. 1998. COM 1010-236-2. liner notes.