Last Updated 08/31/2024 07:22 PM EDT
LOG IN
CART
Cart Items :
Sub Total :
artist
label
title
catalog #
any field
advanced
New Releases
Artists
Labels
Forthcoming
Best Sellers
Reviews
Jobs
soundclips
[All Countries]
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
Europe
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Korea
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Romania
Russian Federation
Scotland
Senegal
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
UK
Ukraine
United States
Uruguay
World's Leading Terrorist State
World's Misleading Terrorist State
[All Formats]
Book
Cassette
CD
Clothing
Digital
DVD
MISC
VHS
Vinyl
[All Genres]
CLASSICAL
COMEDY
ELECTRONIC
EXPERIMENTAL
HIPHOP
JAZZ
Misc
ROCK
WORLD
artist
catalog #
label
title
any field
Tweet
Send Email
PRICE:
$17.00
$14.45
$14.45
IN STOCK
01. Andreas Dorau - Nein!
Your browser does not support the audio element.
02. Andreas Dorau - Unsichtbare Tänzer
Your browser does not support the audio element.
03. Andreas Dorau - Identität
Your browser does not support the audio element.
04. Andreas Dorau - Menschen Tragen Graue Hüte
Your browser does not support the audio element.
05. Andreas Dorau - Wieso
Your browser does not support the audio element.
06. Andreas Dorau - Dinge Können Sich Ändern
Your browser does not support the audio element.
07. Andreas Dorau - Gebrauchtes Herz
Your browser does not support the audio element.
08. Andreas Dorau - Du Bist Eine Insel
Your browser does not support the audio element.
09. Andreas Dorau - Naiv
Your browser does not support the audio element.
10. Andreas Dorau - Vielleicht
Your browser does not support the audio element.
11. Andreas Dorau - Hey Tonight
Your browser does not support the audio element.
12. Andreas Dorau - Fallen
Your browser does not support the audio element.
13. Andreas Dorau - Instant Magic
Your browser does not support the audio element.
14. Andreas Dorau - Schwierigkeiten
Your browser does not support the audio element.
15. Andreas Dorau - Was Immer Du Auch Vorhast
Your browser does not support the audio element.
ARTIST
DORAU, ANDREAS
TITLE
Das Wesentliche
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
TAPETE RECORDS
CATALOG #
TR 442CD
TR 442CD
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
7/5/2019
Andreas Dorau
's love affair with pop music blossomed early. Long before he had his first top ten hit at the tender age of sixteen, before he became one of a select few German artists to sign to Mute Records and before he hit the French charts with "Girls In Love", little Andreas retreated to his bedroom with a handful of singles --
Sparks
,
T-Rex
,
Beatles
,
Tina Charles
, or whoever else was hot in his childhood years -- and listened to these discs over and over again. There he sat, enthralled by the sounds coming out of his Dual-1224 record player. Yet, however much he loved "Sugar Baby Love", "Yellow Submarine", and "Hot Love", the youthful, slightly eccentric (even then) Dorau could not help thinking why didn't they get straight to the point? Why not skip "
In the town where I was born
..." for example and launch straight into "
We all live in a yellow submarine
"? Nice and simple, short and sweet. If music were a sandwich, Dorau would toss the bread and just eat the filling. To the detriment of the fragile vinyl, not to mention the displeasure of his sister (they were her records, after all), he would lift the needle and drop it onto his favored grooves (the chorus). To this day, Andreas Dorau's aversion to verses is as strong as ever. Should one point out to him that his own albums actually contain more than a few verses, the artist is wont to reply: "The record company made me!" The sheer nerve of it! Fortunately, he has now arrived at Tapete Records, a label renowned for giving free rein to libertine spirits. The songs on
Das Wesentliche
feel all the more opulent for having left so much out. And they are wonderfully brief -- a brilliant move in this internet age of shrinking attention spans. It is a stroke of genius to remove anything and everything which may run the risk of being boring or annoying. Andreas Dorau produced
Das Wesentliche
together with top producer
Zwanie Jonson
. Bubblegum, dance, HI-NRG, leftfield electronica, junk shop glam, and yacht rock are all signposted along the way. Dorau is supported by friends like the
Marinas
,
Carsten Erobique Meyer
, and
Gunther Buskies
in his daring endeavors to strip away unnecessary ballast from the music. May his confrères follow his visionary example in the future.
Other releases on TAPETE RECORDS
Other releases by DORAU, ANDREAS