Based in Munich, GODS FALL ON THEIR KNEES is the artistic endeavour of Gabriela Nelly and Christoph Gracian Schubert, a duo whose partnership in music and life stretches back decades. Soulmates and collaborators, their journey began in 1990, crafting music that merged artistic vision with industry opportunity. Signed with Warner Chappell Intersong under their first project, Velvet Link, their early work was put on hold, but while those recordings were lost, their passion for music endured.

Throughout the years, the duo’s creative output continually shifted focus; Christoph composed film scores for cinema and television from 1996 to 2008, often featuring Gabriela’s vocals. However, the subsequent decade saw their musical pursuits sidetracked by illness and personal challenges. By 2020, their hardships were behind them, and the spark to create was reignited once more.

With renewed purpose, they emerged as GODS FALL ON THEIR KNEES, a name as striking as their sound. Taken from a stage direction in Shakespeare’s Cymbeline, the name perfectly distils their ethos, even the mighty must face moments of vulnerability to find strength and courage. Together, they create what they describe as “Electronic Deep Pop,” a genre-braking sound based on both emotional and intellectual depth. Taking cues from artists like Billie Eilish and James Blake to Portishead and Caroline Polachek, they infuse their music with a blend of avant-garde experimentalism and modern pop stylings.

Recently, they’ve been riding a prolific creative wave, releasing several new singles in the build up to their forthcoming debut album, set to drop next summer. Now they bring us the release that first opened this exciting new artistic chapter with the single titled “Motu Corporum,” a song inspired by Isaac Newton’s De Motu Corporum in Gyrum. A treatise on the motion of bodies in space, the track captures their ability to blend intellectual themes with musical ingenuity via a meditation on cosmic movement, translated into soundscapes that pull the listener into orbit.

Brought in by the eerie bubble of instrumental tones, a hypnotic scene takes shape as Gabriela’s subtly haunting voice glides alongside delicate chimes and airy textures, pulling the listener into an immersive and transportive sphere. Flowing with the delicate flutter of bright tones, soft pulse of percussion and stuttered vocal elements, “Motu Corporum” casts an enchanting musical spell where intricate melodies stitch an enveloping arrangement to craft a dark and brooding soundscape.

With the twang of gentle guitar notes and winding basslines, GODS FALL ON THEIR KNEES lays down a deeply mesmeric and truly unique sound that puts their creativity, performance talent and production skill on full display. Having made an emphatic return to music on their enduring artistic story and with their highly anticipated debut album arriving next year, we can’t wait to see where GODS FALL ON THEIR KNEES’s fascinating musical adventure will take them next.