Few artists have been able to maintain their place in the scene after the ebb of the "Neue Deutsche Welle". Purple Schulz is one of them for sure. His catchy tunes from the 80s and 90s, performed with the band "Neue Heimat", are regularly heard in the radio program today. Some of them, such as "desire" or "Ponds", established themselves even as a classic German treasure of songs. The Cologne musician is this year 48 years old and it is understandable that belong to the wild days of the past. No wonder that on the latest CD instead of a full-blown band a modest Duo lineup is heard. Together with guitarist and fellow since the early days of the "new home", Josef Piek, Purple Schulz graduated from the piano a program that explicitly announces the old hits. Time for nostalgic reveling in the good old days? Not even close. What the two artists, now far beyond the present 30, is surely one of the highlights of the acute Ellen recordings of German musicians. Many new is heard, composed for the Duo lineup. Beautiful ballads, full of wit and musicality. Highlight here is certainly "change program", a wonderful song in honor of the 25th anniversary of the "Mouse TV". And a humorous proof that not only children are among the fans of this cult figure. But the fans are likely to have largely been waiting for the old, surviving in the best memorabilia. A wish come true and ensures incredible surprises. For the formerly brisk, admittedly rather superficial acting songs suddenly win amazing depth and a very different, very haunting character. "We almost let off everything you know and hear you will, that nothing is missing" commented Purple Schulz during a live performance. A concept that works. In "longing" for example, where the troubled mood of the original of a significantly more authentic, Herrlich has given depressive despair. also "in love boys", now mutated in English to "Young Boys in Love" and a really romantic ballad. Here, not only showed originality and inventiveness, but also that Schulz and Piek capable musical Championship are that leave a much deeper impression with minimal resources than many dissolute Arrangement other band with a full orchestra.
