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Short and Sweet NYC, Artist Review >>
17 Hippies. 13 Musicians. 12 Songs. 3 Languages. The sheer amount of energy exuded on the first track “Uz” is reason enough to listen to the rest of the album. The rising intensity of the strings creates a menacing mood that is quite addictive, whether you’re familiar with the language or not. (I’m not. Who knows what they’re saying.) The aesthetically engaging video for the song showcases some of the instruments that create their full sound.
Sultry singing and sauntering instruments move the second song along at a smoldering stroll that makes “Adieu” quite different from the first track, and “Stern am Ende der Welt” has an endearing, rambling detached quality about it.
On their website they describe the key components of their sound: “Our groove foundation is bass, banjo, guitar, and ukulele (and sometimes accordion and tenor horn), and then we add cello, violins, clarinets, trumpet, and trombone.” The Berlin band has written the score for a couple of movies, so it makes sense this music would make great background music. Or even better, roadtrip music, and it can provide the background to your own madcap plot. 11/04/09 >> go there
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