Let Since Kunze turn of the year 2003/04 expire his soon a quarter century repeatedly extended contract with the WEA (or it was leaked), we are experiencing in close temporal change two artists named Heinz Rudolf Kunze, of which one might think at times, they may each not particularly, at least not enough to ever share a stage. Of course Kunze spagatierte even between Pop Art and before 2004. After all, although commercially less successful, but still legendary three so-called other albums already appeared during the WEA era (Zodiac: scapegoat / The Golem from Lemgo / water up to my neck is me) and the soundless, pure author in book form, there are parallel to Musicians also been from the beginning. Nevertheless, the album artist Heinz Rudolf Kunze in the last decade than ever before reached a creative width; a width that is almost impossible to cope with a balancing act, so that one might almost speak of a double artistic personality (or even just three times from one, because books are published so still and how!). The thesis shows itself when one considers that Kunze is probably the only musician who simultaneously two valid recording contracts has in his pocket, without having to gloss over one of the contracts or pseudonymous band project. Since 2004 there is the pop (and more recently finally rock) Heinz at Sony Music (only on the Ariola, later RCA label), where every two years the albums appear which are a wider audience employable; Unfortunately, sometimes with single releases, the bit too tender to the Mitklatsch audience. Parallel but there is the agreement in which small, very fine, self-sufficient Label rocket. And since getting the head-Kunze, the radical, is shunned by conventions, mainstream and compatibility with the charts not shearing artist who Sprachliebkoser and simultaneous word rapist who musically every sound auslotende, no seriousness and no silliness, which guarantees popfreie HRK any freedom they deserve an artist. I would, incidentally, be without any of the two! And this double strategy not only leads to greater intransigence within each album, but to a huge creative output since 2005 appeared incl. Caprices to date 13 albums (and five books, to the third Kunze, Heinz the deaf, at this point and again to appreciate)!
Now is about the album title caprices yes the name January Drees and only one additional aufgepappten button the relevant information with Heinz Rudolf Kunze - how charming! Credit where credit; January Drees is a fantastic musician. Since 2011, he accompanied the author Kunze in his reading tours, and offers a breathtaking musical interludes for absolutely attached enthusiasm by the audience. What this guy as fabricated acrobatics on his guitar with the help abenteuerlichster effect devices should be olympic! One worries in the auditorium when observing at times: I hope he does not hurt himself! Drees is an asset to the readings and at least as much an experience as the texts of Kunze. So the idea was to create an album together, absolutely obvious. Why is it now but when Jan Drees album hits the market ...? Because you're looking in Kunzes huge discography after the next of kin, one comes across the already mentioned water up to my neck is me from 2002, which was also not as Heiner Lürig and Matthias Ullmer album (which at that time involved instrumentalists) and only with the reference published by Heinz Rudolf Kunze.
Anyway: on caprices Kunze recites not just to a few unobtrusive guitar sounds themselves, it is not a musical audio book! There's more, yes, no doubt thanks in January Drees musically very adventurous and complex to the point. From grotesquely confused sound collages to gently friendly harmonies, of no more auseinanderzuhaltenden noise laminations up to absolutely minimalist accompaniment everything can be experienced within the good forty-five minutes, making Kunzes texts even livelier and more effective than would be the naked word only on their own. All this not only on the guitar; Drees produced his soundscapes with the inventory of an entire well-stocked tools-action. It packs a fear and it comes on the one hand a deep, calming peace - only by chimes! Shall be included the album as a bonus second CD without Heinz Rudolf Kunze with instrumental versions, is beautiful and useful; the pieces work (already proven for they are without exception Kunzes books in recent years taken) without a text, as the text also work without music.
The (we agree on) Kunze / Drees album caprices is definitely not inappropriate to allow noisemakers something from the mobile phone to Nebenherhören while shopping or to complete tedious chores elated by sonication. It's art, which applies it to indulge at leisure; a difficult successful sonification of literature, or just a really exciting album. Caprices is to wish success!
