From the central perspective to Dreidimesionalität

When a band brings their own sound to perfection of form, usually bears the related album as an expression of the band name.
In the case of new Tocotronics, selbstbetiteltem album wonder that, for it is a departure from the original self-image of the band. The counterintuitive - haunting lyrics, the demonstrative amateurism, as well as the youth refusing early days are definitely over. On "Tocotronic" begins a new era for by Lowtzow, Müller and strife.
The intuition has given a certain calculus, everything is through-composed, well thought-out, the dozens of times durchexerzierte Three chord scheme differs a vielschichtigeren, varied song structure. The three put their now even modest means much more aware of one, play their instruments, listen better to each other, provide details out, elaborate melodies and therefore become a docile whole. Of course in these arrangements, the studio equipment, the use of effects and samples (guitar solo on "This Boy") plays a significant role. Producer Tobias Levin (Cpt. Kirk) is explicitly mentioned in most (and best) songs in the booklet as a "fourth" member of the band.
For many fans, the almost jazzy tones are probably found little favor, but you have loved the "Toco" especially for her "punk" unprofessionalism. Despite the principled but also to see that after five albums on - the - spot - Kicking and economical change of scenery of "KOOK" was the term ripe for a change. The old image was frozen for annoying cliche, the hatred, lived rebellion extensively and no longer credible justifiable early 30s.
Often such a reorientation is quite in the pants, here it works wonders. The daily leave far, far behind him ("The so-called realism falls not significant"), instead they create substitutes a metaphysical, mystical fairytale world, a "limbo", still undiscovered and therefore endless source of inspiration: Hidden Places, "Foucault" rooms, secret doors and paths ...
It's like a dream. Moods are carefully captured and celebrated with relish, but look behind the things unmasked also the menacing face of evil. Dirk von Lowtzow succeeds on new terrain playfully grim imagery of Baudelaire with serious, existentialist thought processes zusammzuführen. He is not naive - idealizing nor complicated - spiritualized: That's wonderful poetry, full of spirit and full of magic, electrifying and imploringly: "In this location there's is more comfortable than anywhere else before." There and never return again. sis