07:00 - 11:00
Franz Ulrich, Kassel
We look forward to seeing you like lovers’ to be able to present in our Franz Ulrich!
If you are ready for an emotional musical trip, then ‘Liker Lovers’ das Richtige für euch! Am 4.7. war Michi Dreilich, der auf der kommenden Tour als Schlagzeuger bei ‘Like Lovers’ zu sehen sein wird, bereits solo im Rahmen einer Drumclinic zu Gast bei uns im Franz Ulrich und wer gesehen hat, was Michi schon allein abreißt, der wird nicht zögern zuzuschlagen, wenn er als Livedrummer der Band ein Set in voller Länge in unserem Laden spielt.
Hinter ‘Like Lovers’ verbirgt sich Jan Kerscher und das Folgende schreibt er über die aktuelle Platte ‘Syntax’ und deren Entstehungsprozess:
Selten wurden die unterschiedlichen Lebensrealitäten zwischen Stadt und Land so deutlich wie während der Corona-Pandemie. since 2 Jahren sitzt Jan Kerscher nun in einem fränkischen Dorf und arbeitet in seinem Studio als Produzent und Mixing Engineer. Er tut also genau das, what he also did the years before – withdrawn home office. And yet, here, too, completely different issues came to light. The feeling of the apocalypse around you led to a significantly changed mood, just without the everyday worries about infection, quarantine, social abstinence and all the other things, which the pandemic demands above all from people in the cities.
The work on a new album for his own music project like lovers coincidentally coincided with the corona pandemic, and yet the now completed album shows the changed mood: The songs sound even more existential, more thoughtful and therefore consistently more serious.
In order to transport this mood at the right time, the album will now be released immediately after completion. Am 31. On January 1, work on the last song of the album was completed and already on 25. The entire album will be released in February under the name "Syntax".
In order to be able to implement time-consuming processes such as vinyl pressing and pre-singles including videos for this new like lovers album, will be the album from the 25. February only for 10 Be available on the streaming services for days and then disappear again. 10 Days, where you can immerse yourself in these unique songs, 10 Days, in which you can feel directly into the creative process of album production, 10 Days, that make you aware of the impermanence of all things.
If the album after 10 days disappears again, Single single releases will follow in the coming months and the album will be released through regular channels later in the year, also available on vinyl. This vinyl variant can be used within the 10 days in advance of availability can already be pre-ordered.
With this unusual delivery of his music, Like Lovers ties in with the release of the epic single "Fall" as part of his first album "Everything All The Time Forever".. Immediately after release, the Fall video was only available from sunset to sunrise on a dedicated website.
While the debut album "Everything All The Time Forever" was still almost exclusively artistically self-directed, the new like lovers album "Snytax" is now a hodgepodge of various guests and co-songwriters. So sind u.a. the voices of Elena Steri and Hélène Ruzic (Member of the French band "-ii-") listen. Australian drummer Brody Simpson and Paul Seidel, known from FERN and The Ocean Collective, are also part of the Syntax project. From the closest Like Lovers come u.a. Contributions by Hannes Hümmer alias tenderpeaks and Jannis Scheurich.
At the beginning of “syntax” is the energetic “ego / Ahimsa”. Drums and guitar throw you right into the middle of this incredibly diverse album. Who does not want to sit after this opener, can remain the same for the following "Shaping My Shadows".. Here comes the first hit of the record - driving synth sounds are the engine of a wild musical journey.
The contemplative "Identified" then brings the first moments of calm. The repetitive piano chords lead step by step through a warm songwork.
With "Afterlife" comes a real pound of a song. Like Lovers drives its way through life after - flanked by the French words of Hélène Ruzic.
With "Delta / Samadhi”, Like Lovers then proves its great melodic feeling. This pure piano-singing song sounds like a gently rising morning sun that you squint at.
In „Breach / Samsara” Like Lovers explores the space between notwist-esque song architecture and r&B-influences and creates an extremely exciting atmosphere.
In the subsequent "Gravitation" the darkest sounds of the album waft around. Together with Paul Seidel (FERN, The Ocean Collective) Like Lovers builds a fascinatingly powerful song here - the chorus alone is worth the trip!
The album's only pre-single "Antifragility" follows. In a duet with Elena Steri, Like Lovers drills a rousing pop board that leaves all possibilities open.
In the following "The Ultimate Opinion" Like Lovers even dedicates himself to the acoustic guitar and thus adds a completely different note to the album, which works extremely well as a 90's reminiscence.
Mit „Syntax / Ananda" the album gets the best possible conclusion. Like a review of all the previous songs, the piece gently leads us out of this diverse album.
In a unique way, Syntax points to a completely different reality of life. It seems as if Like Lovers has unpretentiously created a new musical dimension in the monotony of the pandemic. Far away from everything, withdrawn in his studio in a small Franconian village.
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