MILKY CHANCE No backpacks, bags, laptops or tablets allowed in the
venue. For a full list of prohibited items, click here. “Mind the
Moon” Many dreams of the German musician folk usually fall flat at
the starting line, if you were to look at how most fair against their
other countrymen in history. You have that metal wall of Rammstein
that sticks in front of most onlookers living outside of their
borders, oh and there’s Kraftwerk . Who would have imagined a
mainstream global success story for two young, German men from a
fairly small industrial town named Kassel having a hefty number of
Australians 14,000 km’s away booking tickets to see them perform
live every time they come to town. It’s a story of two unlikely
lads, but it’s also one of two incredibly talented lads that created
something different that separates them from any other popular artists
you know. Milky Chance are Philipp Dausch and Clemens Rehbein. They
met at school, growing-up listening to Bob Marley , Hendrix & Red Hot
Chilli Peppers to name but a few. Getting together to make music in
the early days was less about plotting global success, it was instead
more about having fun. One of their first songs, however, quickly
changed things - It was Stolen Dance . More specifically it was a
unique sounding folktronica song that spanned across most commercial &
alternative radio playlists across the globe. That moment they
uploaded it to Youtube was about 6 yrs ago, but the fact it’s one of
the most Shazamed songs of all time tells you all you need to know.
Like a Darwinian success story, Milky Chance quickly adapted to their
new found surroundings & pulled together an album & was touring the
world within months. That debut album, Sadnecessary , that boasts
other successful singles Down By The River & Flashed Junk Mind , went
on to become a multi-platinum record in various countries that saw
this German duo play on US late night shows like Fallon , Kimmel &
O’Brien and garner every major worldwide press outlet that had an
interest in music. Fast-forward a few years to 2017 & the band
launched their second album Blossom . This album faced the
oh-so-common question of whether to keep to what brought success or
develop into something that changed with the winds of the current
chart trends. The band chose to hold strong to what made them so
popular, but adding far more layers in quality learned on the road.
Lead singles Cocoon & Doing Good embodied their approach & it was a
hugely successful album, amassing hundreds of millions of plays across
streaming platforms, and more Gold & Platinum records came tumbling in
worldwide, and they went on to play to 241 shows across 41 countries .
After the success of Sadnecessary and Blossom , their third album Mind
the Moon is nothing less than the distillation of their songwriting
spirit. While they started off with a smooth, minimalist sound, their
second album added distinguished layers that any muso could
appreciate. Mind the Moon succeeds in embodying this paradox and sees
Dausch and Rehbein achieve the transition from a fairytale pop
phenomenon to the truly gifted songwriters that they’ve always been.
The new tracks are an easy listen with catchy melodies and a laid-back
vibe – but there is depth that hooks the listener beyond the first
impression. How much depth can a light-hearted pop song actually have?
“Mind the Moon” gives you the answer. Like its forerunner
“Blossom,” the album was produced with Tobias Kuhn . Where do
Milky Chance fit in the future, you may ask, as they embark on Album
no.3. The answer is fairly simple; This album will see them continue
to be a singular proposition in a world fall of “The Next (insert
name here).” If that all sounds a bit grandiose, just listen to new
song The Game for evidence. The track epitomizes this sound, with a
unique and self-evident blend of reggae, chillout and rock. The sounds
come together so naturally, as if it’s never been any other way. A
look at the featured artists on the album alone gives you an idea of
the breadth of genres it encompasses. The track “Fallen” was
written in London with the British artist Elderbrook, and pop-gospel
fusion track “Eden’s House” features the South African choir
Ladysmith Black Mambazo – a group Dausch and Rehbein have admired
since their school years. Their collaboration with Tash Sultana was no
less of a dream come true. The Australian-Maltese singer-songwriter is
currently causing a major stir in the world of music, and her vocals
on the first single Daydreaming add a truly unique element to the
Milky Chance sound. And last but not least, there’s Témé Tan , a
Belgian artist with Congolese roots. Both Témé Tan and Tash Sultana
have previously shared line-ups with Milky Chance on tour, and can now
be heard performing on their latest album. Rush , recorded with Témé
Tan, will also feature on the album. Dausch and Rehbein split the
recording between their own studio – which they built and decked out
in Kassel, so they could focus on the music, far from all the hype –
and studios around the world. The recording sessions took place in
locations ranging from Australia to Italy to Norway. The latter was
situated right by the water, just a few meters from the nearest fjord.
The ever-present ocean is a constant theme that runs through the new
album, reflected in lyrics like “Thoughts just keep on drowning in
my blue mind ” (Rush) and “The sea is on the low tide/trouble on
the inside ” (Oh Mama ), and even in the title of the album itself,
which venerates the moon and its incredible power to control the tie.
A mysterious, ever-present force that is as distant as it is close by.
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