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The world has changed rapidly since Lali Puna released Our Inventions in 2010 (MORR 098CD/LP), a fact that is also reflected in the band’s fifth album, Two Windows. Written and produced over almost two years, these twelve new songs meet those changes head-on both musically and lyrically. Songwriter and singer Valerie Trebeljahr and long-time band members Christian “Taison” Heir” and Christoph Brandner – Two Windows is the first album recorded after Markus Acher’s departure from the band – opted for a more dancefloor-friendly sound while not neglecting the pop sentiments rooted in Lali Puna’s sound. Taking it’s cues from a brand of music spearheaded by the likes of Caribou, Ada, or even Mount Kimbie, Two Windows sounds lush and focused, balancing the emotional qualities of Trebeljahr’s songwriting with energetic rhythms. A tour in South Korea rekindled Trebeljahr’s urge to make music after she had focused her career as a journalist as well as on her family. While she was mostly working on new material with Heiß, Trebeljahr also sought out collaborations: Keith Tenniswood (Two Lone Swordsmen) contributes as Radioactive Man; Dntel, aka Jimmy Tamborello, is featured; harpist and Ghostly International alumna Mary Lattimore and experimental artist Midori Hirano (MimiCof) also appear. While Two Windows is thus partly a collaborative effort, it is first and foremost an album about emancipation and a new beginning for Lali Puna. The album explores topics including personal freedom, the presence of surveillance technologies in our lives, and the progressive gentrification of urban centers. Two Windows is not an explicitly political album however. In fact, much like a window, Trebeljahr’s lyrics always allow their listeners to look at things from two sides. While they emphasize problems, they also empathize with those who have to put up with them. Trebeljahr has not come to preach, but wants to forge emotional connections. Musically speaking, the lyrical subtleties are reflected in a well-defined sound that likes to shake things up as well. Gender-flipping an old Kings Of Leon tune to present a great piece of music in an entirely different context? You possibly wouldn’t expect that on a Lali Puna record, but as Trebeljahr sings herself in “Wonderland”: “Cause all things will change / Cause all things must change”. Two Windows, an album about emancipation, presents the Lali Puna sound in a different light than before. Glossy artwork and printed inner sleeve.
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.51 x 4.92 x 0.39 inches; 2.4 ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Morr Music / M.M.
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2017
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ June 21, 2017
Label ‏ : ‎ Morr Music / M.M.
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B071XFFVLM
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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  1. Winterschläfer

    Im Gegensatz zu den ganzen Vorgängeralben (Tridecoder, Scary World Theory, Faking the books, Our inventions) kommt TWO WINDOWS tanzbarer rüber. Weniger Lounge mehr Club. Erkauft wurde sich das aber mit Vereinfachungen im Songwriting. Die Melodien sind weniger subtil, eher hypnotisch. Das könnte natürlich auch am Weggang von Notwist-Mastermind Markus Acher liegen. Nach Weilheimer Szene hört sich das schon noch an, aber die Notwisteinflüsse, das Verkopfte wurden etwas zurückgefahren. Die Texte sind gesellschaftskritisch. In “Deep dream” zum Beispiel wird das andauernde Abfilmen und ins Netz Stellen kritisiert, in “Come out your house” geht es um die 2 Klassen Reich und Arm. Valerie Trebeljahr singt das alles gewohnt schlaftrunken. Viele Szene-Künstler wie Dntel, Mary Lattimore, MimiCof oder Radioactive Man werden gefeatured, was man der Platte aber kaum anhört. Selbst ein Cover von den Kings of Leon “Bucket” erkennt man nicht.Insgesamt klingt das Album seltsam verloren und auch etwas dunkel. Etwas für 4 Uhr morgens, kurz bevor der Club zumacht und aber auch die Sonne aufgeht. Denn bei all dem Unheil besitzt die Platte auch eine für Lali Puna typische Leichtigkeit, die dezent hoffnungsvoll rüberkommt. Ein rastloser Trip durch die Nacht, ein Abtauchen in eine Zwischenwelt, eine Betäubung. Das Album kommt dadurch eher auf leisen Sohlen daher und schleicht sich ins Unterbewusstsein. Wer hier eine Platte sucht, die schnell “knallt”, wird dies hier kaum finden, aber das war auch schon bei den Vorgängern so.

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  2. David G.

    Sono anni che li ascolto, ho tutti i loro dischi. Anche stavolta una chicca preziosa! Mi fa scrivere altre parole ma più non ne ho

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  3. Giulia

    Ottimo prodotto, corrispondente alla descrizione.

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