Snow White - die for the dear ones

For their seventh album together to Snow White did not want to again bend to the requirements of record companies and produce their music the way they see fit. And so they are once again a new way gone and have made their album on the Internet Crowd Founden. The self-imposed 15,000-euro mark was able to become loose cracked, and already a few months later is also thanks to the producers Christian Decker already the finished work before. As always difficult the unique assignment to a music style, because Marianne Iser and Thomas Duda let themselves and their music can not be pigeonholed presses. Even the obvious tendency towards Gothic image does not really fit, but too many unusual tracks on the album brings together what is good and presents the wide range of the duo. But there is a surplus topic that runs through several tracks on the album, and that's otherness, the move away from social norms, finding their own truth. The renunciation of the dominant especially in the first albums death theme was this consistently pulled through, so that further development is evident.

We make music is well chosen as the opener. On the one hand he has with Marianne's vocals, the catchy melody, guitar riffs and superficial keyboards and pressing forward Beat enough strength and leaves you wanting more, on the other hand, the text is significant for the whole album: We are fervently gorgeous, asocial suspicious, fervently, sly, true to ourselves stayed. The children's choir in the background, Marianne's distorted voice with a line of text and a small musical quotation from a NDW-classics also evidence of a great creativity in the design of the song.

Steel on my chest is a pompous rock ballad with an almost hypnotic melody, a powerful chorus and another facet of Marianne's versatile voice. The text to repressed feelings, which can have a completely carried away, is very intense and has been written approachable. Suitable for me one of the highlights of the album and the first face-off tip.

Die for love, the title track of the album, is a question of the meaning of life, to see the two in the fulfilling love: love can only be where you dare die. Here comes the first time on the album, the orchestra really good effect, the steps forward with beautiful strings and the touching ballad, perfectly complemented.

Freedom had already been briefly alluded to in the film Crowdfounding project as piano version, but can absolutely delight in the final produced version. The gentle start, stand in the percussion instruments in the foreground, is later replaced by a driving disco beat and learns thereby further increases terrific! The plea for creative thinkers, those who love freedom also takes some very personal impacts of defeats and setbacks.

I want to feel reminded at the beginning because of the pounding beats to the advanced to a classic Kill me completely from the previous album. The song is not just text-heavy, just the chorus consists of only a few, always repeating words, but the song is great fun. And then Thomas must enter times and places Marianne angry-defiant singing a slightly quieter passage opposed to the microphone.

My Superman is seen as a male counterpart to the intermediate worlds dancer and really fun. The song about a man in women's clothes has some points that have brought me to laughter, especially to the musical interpretation and the pithy melody talk very well.

Poison me with your love is a very emotional ballad, in Marianne's voice so tender, so seems almost fragile. This is unusual, but fits very well with the orchestral instrumentation and wrestles the duo from new facets. In addition, in the chorus is very catchy, fast can you sing and sums here.

Mama To Doli is the most unusual track on the album and is also notable from previous productions of the duo out clearly. Lyrically it's about an African woman who has fled from their home country, but still feels very connected to the landscape and especially her beloved forest elephants. The presented in chanting verses stand in stark contrast to the very melodic chorus, which is supported by African songs of Marianne. Always further enhances the song into a true hurricane, engaging, and full of strength for me the strongest song on the album.

Wolf mother is the entfesseltste track of the album, full of rage and Marianne's typical screaming with her very rough voice. Lyrically very catchy a wild soul is described, which is now to adapt to the conventions of the people themselves. Even now can imagine that this song on the wonderful concerts the band a real Kracher is, even in this Studio version it is very exciting.

A thousand possibilities with its pounding beat, the vigorous chanting and schrebbelnden guitar is a rejection of the compulsion of society who want a push in a certain direction. As done in the lifestyle magazine, but sometimes is because only the naked fear that you do not manage, nor can they wrote, followed by an invitation to find your own way.

Phenomenal invites a bit of swaying. I have some time needed to get an access to the song, but now pretty much I like it. With the small story about a complicated relationship, the harmonious verses and the chorus, which appears in the background later, however, it is not the strongest or most striking track on the CD.

On the 4th view is the re-recording of the same title from the album No pain. Incredibly which conversion has been through the song: A slightly different melody, a new intermediate line that is repeated often and serves as a refrain, a catchy disco beat and many musical gimmicks can always discovering new things, so the song fits perfectly on the new album ,

Königskinder recalls also the content of the same folk song, but suggests quite different tone. An innocent couple, naïve and good-natured, is confronted with the real world and is changing so much. The thought-provoking, complemented by balanced melody creates a very strong track, I like to listen to it again and again.

At the edge of the bed is a duet with the I, together the two bands have interpreted Near several years ago. I'll tell my story as the central line of text of the tracks is intoned both of Marianne as well as Stefan, both alternate, intermix, which is expressed in the text. Also a track, in the beginning I had to listen only, but I no longer want to miss now.

Vienna, the final track of die for love opens with clarinet and also provides otherwise a well-balanced blend of classic band Instrumentation and Orchestra. Thoughtful, emotional and a rather quiet finale from the album, an ode to the city of Vienna and a very special woman.

The presentation of the album is very well done, for the first time is a Snow White Album also a booklet with. In addition to all the text and production information here are also numerous photos to see from the underwater shoot, which also graces the cover. This is really to look gorgeous with his interesting play of light and the very own charisma.

Numerous strong tracks, no slip down, only some numbers that can not be carried away especially me. However, the vast majority of songs are again typical of the expressive Duo and can convince with profound, emotional lyrics and Marianne soulful and powerful voice. A proven concept so that but seems fresh and new by new facets. Time very electronic, underlaid times with band Instrumentation times where orchestra create Snow White a varied and immersive plate full of emotion, anger, love and the desire for independence. Far from the mainstream, yet catchy show Marianne and Thomas again their uniqueness. I love this album now!