Glass garden
| Glass garden | |
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| Goethe's heirs / Heppner | |
| publication | October 22, 2001 |
| length | 3:59 |
| Genre (s) | Synth pop |
| Author (s) |
Oswald Henke , Peter Heppner, Mindy Kumbalek |
| album | Nothing stays as it was |
Glass Garden is a song by German Dark Wave - band Goethe's heirs , in cooperation with the German synthpop musician Peter Heppner . The piece is the second single from their eighth studio album Nothing stays as it was .
Creation and artwork
The song was written by Goethe's two heirs, Oswald Henke and Mindy Kumbalek, Peter Heppner and Jürgen Jansen. The single was specially arranged, recorded, mixed and produced by the latter; some sound recordings were made together with Axel Ermes. The single was released under the music label Zeitbombe, published by Budde Zwei Edition and Candyland Edition and distributed by Indigo . The recordings and production work took place in the Hamburg Candyland recording studio. On the white cover of the maxi single - next to the artist name and song title - a flower made of glass can be seen. On the cover of a limited maxi single, the image appeared with a black background.
Publication and promotion
Glasgarten was first published on December 22, 2001 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In addition to the single version, the regular maxi single also includes the album version and a so-called "dream version" of Glasgarten , as well as a reduced version of the song Missing Dream and a music video for the previous single, Der Eisturm , as a B-side . A “limited edition” of the maxi single released at the same time also contains two live recordings of the songs The Door in the Past and Pascal laughs .
background information
Glass garden was a piece of Goethe's heirs, which was created long before its publication. It was not to be found on any album before, but was only played at a few concerts . Mindy Kumbalek stated that something was always missing for this piece. They were looking for a distinctive, beautiful voice that can also sing properly and simply represents a counterpart to Oswald Henke's spoken chant . You came across Peter Heppner because he had a warm, beautiful voice. Goethe's heirs sent a demo recording of the song to Heppner, who a few weeks later sent a CD back to Glasgarten with his own ideas . The single version differs greatly from the album version, which is due to the fact that initially only one vocal contribution was planned for the album.
In 2018, in an interview with Radio Schwarze Welle , Heppner said that the immediate commitment to cooperation was on a "funny" background. It was very "funny" because the very first book he read in his life was a children's book - one about a little cork man and his world, which is made entirely of glass. That was the crazy thing, when Oswald came up with the idea, had been a completely common idea of a garden made of glass for 20 years. Heppner had to do it just because he was so familiar with it. He grew up with this idea of glass gardens and glass cities, glass forests and glass worlds, etc. and immediately felt at home in the song.
content
The lyrics to Glasgarten are written in German. The music was written by Jürgen Jansen and Mindy Kumbalek, the text by Oswald Henke and Peter Heppner. Musically, the song moves in the field of synth pop . The song begins with the chorus, which is sung by Heppner. This is followed by the first stanza by Henke, which is interpreted in spoken chanting, while Heppner's voice can be heard almost continuously in the background. The following refrain is interpreted by both, with the main focus on Heppner. Both sing a different text, with Henke only being noticeable in the background. This is followed by the second stanza and the third chorus in the same way. The third verse is sung solo by Heppner before the last common refrain follows.
- Refrain Heppner, original excerpt
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- Refrain Henke, original excerpt
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1302km Iceland - In search of the glass garden
| Goethes Erben / Heppner: 1302km Iceland - In search of the glass garden |
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| Label: | Blindhead Enterprises |
| Format: | DVD |
| Genre: | Music film / documentary |
| Year: | October 22, 2001 |
| Running time: | approx. 34 min. |
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| FSK : | from 0 years |
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| TV standard: | PAL |
1302km Iceland - In search of the glass garden is a DVD with content for the single release Glasgarten . The focus of the music film is the making of the music video shoot for Glasgarten . In addition, the accompanying music video and a music video for the previous single, Der Eisturm , can be found on the DVD. It is a collector's item limited to 1,000 units.
The interpreters, together with Ulrike Rank, did the filming and shooting on their own. The DVD was mastered by Jochen Schoberth from Etage Studios . The DVD was released under the Blindhead Enterprises label and distributed by Strange Ways Records. On the cover, which is kept dark, - in addition to artist names and song titles - screenshots can be seen against the background of a landscape shot. The photographs are from Heppner, the artwork from Rank.
- Track list
- Glass garden (4:11 min.)
- 1302km Iceland - In search of the glass garden (25:48 min.)
- The ice storm (4:25 min.)
- Music video
The music video for Glasgarten was shot in Iceland in mid-September 2001 and premiered in October 2001. You can see Goethe's heirs and Peter Heppner singing the song at various sights. The shoot lasted a total of four days. The total length of the video is 4:11 minutes. Directed by Oswald Henke, Peter Heppner, Mindy Kumbalek and Ulrike Rank. The video was produced by Erben Rank Enterprises.
- Locations
- Jokulsarlon ( glacial lake )
- Skaftafellsjökull (10 km long and 2.5 km wide glacier tongue of Vatnajökull )
- Skógafoss ( Waterfall of the Skógá River )
- Geyser ( thermal spring )
- Bláa Lónið ( thermal baths )
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reception
Reviews
The German-language e-zine Plattentests.de rated the overall product Nothing stays as it was with four out of ten points, highlighting Glasgarten as one of two “highlights” alongside Fleischschuld . Oliver Ding came to the decision that Heppner had "given the song a little beauty" with his voice.
Charts and chart placements
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Glasgarten reached position 62 in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the charts for a total of three weeks. In Austria and Switzerland, entry to the chart has been denied to this day.
For Goethe's heirs, this is the only chart success to this day. For Heppner as an interpreter, this is the third chart success in Germany after Die Flut and Dream of You , as well as the seventh chart success as a songwriter.
Web links
- Music video for "Glasgarten" on YouTube
- Music film for "1302km Iceland - In Search of the Glass Garden" (Part 1) on YouTube
- Music film for "1302km Iceland - In Search of the Glass Garden" (Part 2) on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Online database - musical works. online.gema.de, accessed on November 22, 2015 .
- ^ Goethe's heirs / Peter Heppner - Glass garden. discogs.com, accessed November 22, 2015 .
- ↑ Glasgarten - Maxi-Single CD. musicline.de, accessed on November 22, 2015 .
- ↑ Goethe's heirs interview. amboss-mag.de, accessed on November 22, 2015 .
- ^ Dori, Peter Heppner: Nachtfalke - guest: Peter Heppner. Radio Schwarze Welle, August 21, 2013, accessed on September 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Goethes Erben & Peter Heppner - 1302km Iceland - In search of the glass garden. discogs.com, accessed November 22, 2015 .
- ↑ In search of the glass garden. goetheserbe.de, accessed on November 22, 2015 .
- ↑ Mummery. plattentests.de, accessed on December 27, 2017 .
- ^ Goethes Erben & Peter Heppner - Glass garden. officialcharts.de, accessed on November 22, 2015 .