Brother cosmonaut
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Publication |
February 20, 1995 |
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| Label (s) | Strange Ways Records | |||
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CD |
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Title (number) |
6th |
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running time |
22:35 |
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Brother Cosmonaut is the second EP of the German synth pop - duo Wolfsheim .
Creation and artwork
All pieces on the EP were specially written by the two Wolfsheim members Peter Heppner and Markus Reinhardt. All titles were produced in their studio form by Carlos Perón , three in collaboration with Heppner and Reinhardt. The songs were mixed and mastered by Perón. The EP was released under the music label Strange Ways Records and distributed to Indigo . The studio productions took place in Musik Design in Aachen , in Peron / Kostka Studio in Grafschaft and in Sound Studio N in Cologne . On the black and white cover of the EP - in addition to the artist name and album title - an aerial photograph of the Rhine-Hessian community of Wolfsheim , dated December 20, 1994, can be seen. There is a 24-page booklet for the EP , which includes various photographs of the duo and a complete discography to date . On the back is the inscription "Wolfsheim was not named after the place of the same name in Rhineland-Palatinate , but after the figure from the German translation of" The Great Gatsby "by the wanderer F. Scott Fitzgerald . As a suggestion to potential interviewers - write it behind your ears! ”To find. The pictures were taken by Willy Leisten. The artwork comes from Brücke 5, Ulrike Rank and the Neues Leben Berlin publishing house.
Publication and promotion
The first publication by Brother Kosmonaut took place on February 20, 1995 in Germany. It consists of six tracks and includes live versions of tracks from the last two studio albums No Happy View and Popkiller . The live recordings were made at two concerts during the Strange Ways Festival Tour 1994 in Frankfurt am Main ( Batschkapp ) and Hanover (Music Hall). A single release from this EP did not take place. The EP was only available in conjunction with the first 55,578 copies of the Wolfsheim compilation 55578 . An independent publication has not yet taken place.
content
All lyrics are in English, even the German title Kaufrausch contains an English text. Musically, the songs move in the realm of dark waves and synth pop . The EP consists of six live recordings of already published pieces, making it a mini compilation. The titles Angry Today , Following You and This Time are from the first studio album No Happy View . The remaining tracks (The Obvious Fact That) Scars Remain (And How to Cope with It) , Faith and Kaufraush come from the second studio album Popkiller .
| # | title | Author (s) | Producer (s) * | length |
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| 1 | Shopping Spree | Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt | Peter Heppner, Carlos Perón, Markus Reinhardt | 3:38 |
| 2 | Angry Today | Carlos Perón | 4:25 | |
| 3 | This time | Carlos Perón | 3:05 | |
| 4th | (The Obvious Fact That) Scars Remain (And How to Cope with It) | Peter Heppner, Carlos Perón, Markus Reinhardt | 3:23 | |
| 5 | Faith | Peter Heppner, Carlos Perón, Markus Reinhardt | 2:52 | |
| 6th | Following you | Carlos Perón | 5:12 |
(*) Producer information for the associated studio versions.
Contributors
- Album production
- Peter Heppner : vocals , composer , songwriter
- Carlos Perón : Mixing , mastering
- Markus Reinhardt : keyboard , composer, songwriter
- Indigo : distribution
- Strange Ways Records: Music label
- Artwork (cover / booklet)
- Willy Leisten: Photographer
- Ulrike Rank: Artwork
- Bridge 5: Artwork
- Verlag Neues Leben Berlin: Artwork
reception
The sales of the EP are added to those of the compilation 55578 , so the EP is also included in the chart evaluation of the compilation. All that is known about the sales is that the EP is limited to 55,578 copies (postal code of the Wolfsheim community).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wolfsheim - 55578. discogs.com, accessed August 5, 2015 .