Take heart
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| Studio album by Felix Meyer | ||||
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Publication |
April 22, 2016 |
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| Label (s) | Dandelion media | |||
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Format (s) |
Mediabook with CD & DVD, vinyl, CD |
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Title (number) |
12 |
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running time |
43:00 |
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Thommy Krawallo |
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Studio (s) |
Kabumm Records, Golzow |
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Take a heart is the fourth studio album by the German musician Felix Meyer , which was released on April 22nd, 2016. The album was produced by Thommy Krawallo.
Emergence
After the previous album People of the 21st Century had been released by Löwenzahn Medien, some major festival appearances, various tours in Germany, guest appearances with Konstantin Wecker and Wenzel, and the shooting of an Arte documentary, the band wanted to try out other production methods, and a crowdfunding was concluded Campaign and recorded the whole album live in the studio with producer Thommy Krawallo. The name Felix Meyer was extended to Felix Meyer & project île.
The album contains 12 new pieces by the songwriter and his band.
Track list
| # | title | length |
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| 1. | Loving to deserted | 3:18 |
| 2. | Take heart | 2:41 |
| 3. | This one | 3:10 |
| 4th | The resolution | 3:53 |
| 5. | Opportunity makes love | 4:16 |
| 6th | May be | 5:05 |
| 7th | After mediocrity | 3:03 |
| 8th. | One in millions | 3:54 |
| 9. | the beast | 3:30 |
| 10. | In front of the window | 3:44 |
| 11. | Black-and-white | 4:58 |
| 12. | Lullaby | 3:20 |
occupation
- Felix Meyer - lyrics & vocals
- Erik Manouz - guitar, percussion , vocals
- Olaf Niebuhr - guitar, banjo , vocals
- Johannes Sens - drums, percussion
- Claudius Tölke - double bass , electric bass , vocals
- Johannes Bigge - piano, accordion
criticism
Petra Schwarz said on Deutschlandfunk that the title of Felix Meyer's new album was “program”. “The singer / songwriter appeals to the feeling and at the same time demands more courage from everyone. But instead of ostensibly agitating, Felix Meyer finds poetic images for his thoughts, which he sings into the microphone sometimes melancholy, sometimes rousing. "
Alexander Kinsky writes on Hinter den Kopfzeilen : “The CD is recorded live in the studio, which gives the songs a special presence: handmade, simply good arrangements that inspire and amaze at the many creative ideas in them. The songs are easy to hear without ever slipping into cheap or cliché. "
Johannes Mihram emphasizes on Plattentests.de that Meyer's voice gets “air for more multifacetedness ” in the quiet moments and points out the programmatic diversity: “In addition to love songs, socially critical songs are increasingly finding their way into the program.” The album opens with the anti-war song "Loving to deserted". In the song “Before the Window”, the singer meets “a white tank for the way to kindergarten / the little ones as a guardian”. Meyer and his band are "on the right track" with the album.
Individual evidence
- ^ Felix Meyer - Poetic Images for Political Messages. In: Deutschlandfunk. June 3, 2016, accessed August 31, 2019 .
- ↑ Alexander Kinsky: A CD tip: Felix Meyer - take heart. In: www.hinter-den-schlagzeilen.de. May 2, 2016, accessed August 31, 2019 .
- ↑ Johannes Mihram: Felix Meyer & Project Île - Take a heart. In: www.plattentests.de. April 22, 2019, accessed August 31, 2019 .