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“Now Techno-Schlager is on," says Justus Köhncke in an interview for the German magazine Spex, referring to a kitsch style of German pop music. That`s exactly how it sounds on his new LP on Cologne based Kompakt-Records, “Was ist Musik” (What´s music). However the album has much more to offer than just German-versed songs: the tracks from the opening single “Jet/Shelter” are grooving club cuts, the duet with Tocotronic singer Dirk von Lowtzow, “Weil Du Mich Verstehst” (Because You Understand... Read more
“Now Techno-Schlager is on," says Justus Köhncke in an interview for the German magazine Spex, referring to a kitsch style of German pop music. That`s exactly how it sounds on his new LP on Cologne based Kompakt-Records, “Was ist Musik” (What´s music). However the album has much more to offer than just German-versed songs: the tracks from the opening single “Jet/Shelter” are grooving club cuts, the duet with Tocotronic singer Dirk von Lowtzow, “Weil Du Mich Verstehst” (Because You Understand Me), is a genuine love ballad, “Illusion” cites the song "Just An Illusion" by Imagination, “2 After 909” has the swing of an organic Metro Area track, and to top it all off we`re presented with a cover version of the Münchener Freiheit song “Du Bist Nicht Allein” (You´re not alone).
Disco, NDW (a form of 80s German music that started out as experimental, then became mainstream), House and Schlager are the ingredients of the unique blend Justus Köhncke has brewed up on his laptop for “Was ist Musik”.
Köhncke was already known to be a computer sound freak as a part of Whirlpool Productions. The group landed a veritable House hit with “From Disco to Disco”, and were even able to clamber to a top position in the Italian charts. After 4 LPs with the band he started concentrating on his solo projects and released his debut LP “Spiralen der Erinnerung” (Spirals of memory), which already contained idiosyncratic interpretations of songs by Neil Young, John Cale and other heroes of the 60s and 70s.
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