Hamburg Rome Wolfsheim

Hamburg Rome Wolfsheim
Live album from Wolfsheim
Publication (s)	October 20, 1997
Label (s)	Strange Ways Records
Format (s)	CD, digital
Genre (s)	Synth pop
Title (number)	19th
running time	73:57
occupation	Peter Heppner : Singing Markus Reinhardt : Keyboard
production	Lothar Gardener Carlos Perón
chronology Dreaming Apes (1996) Hamburg Rome Wolfsheim Spectators (1999)

Hamburg Rom Wolfsheim is the only live album of the German synth pop - duo Wolfsheim .

Creation and artwork

With the exception of two cover versions, all titles were written by the two Wolfsheim members Peter Heppner and Markus Reinhardt, the song The Sparrows and the Nightingales in collaboration with Carlos Perón . All titles (in the original) were produced by Jose Alvarez-Brill or Carlos Perón, partly in collaboration with Heppner and Reinhardt or other producers. Lothar Gärtner and Perón acted as executive producers. The album was mastered under the direction of the Romanian Radu Marinescu. The live recordings were made by Jürgen Jansen. The album was released under the music label Strange Ways Records and distributed by Indigo . The album title and the cover picture are inspired by the "Heinzelmännchen", a radio device from Grundig AG , on whose display the locations Hamburg , Rome and Wolfsheim are listed among others .

Publication and promotion

The first publication of Hamburg Rom Wolfsheim took place on October 20, 1997 in Germany. The album consists of 19 tracks and includes live versions of songs from the last three studio albums, as well as all official single releases. The live recordings were made at six concerts during the Dreaming Apes Tour . There was no single release from this album.

content

All lyrics on the album are written in German or English. Musically, the songs move in the realm of dark waves and synth pop . The album consists of 17 previously released tracks and two new tracks. The songs Intro and A Million Lovesongs were newly recorded for this album. The intro is a purely instrumental piece . It is based on a piece by the Bohemian composer Antonín Dvořák , which was reworked by Heppner and Reinhardt. In A Million Love Songs is a combination of already published titles A Million Miles and Love Song . Another cover version is the song Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town . The original was written in 1967 by the American Mel Tillis and first interpreted by Johnny Darrell.

Track list

#	title	Author (s)	Producer (s) *	length
1	Intro	Antonín Dvořák	Lothar Gärtner, Carlos Perón	1:20
2	The Sparrows and the Nightingales	Peter Heppner, Carlos Perón, Markus Reinhardt	Carlos Peron	5:09
3	A look into your heart	Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt	Carlos Perón	3:40
4th	It's not too late	Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt	Carlos Perón	4:04
5	Annie	Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt	Carlos Perón	4:12
6th	Kissing the Wall	Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt	Carlos Perón	3:39
7th	Now I fall	Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt	Jose Alvarez-Brill, Peter Heppner, Gento Navaho, Carlos Perón, Markus Reinhardt	3:33
8th	For You I'm Bleeding	Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt	Peter Heppner, Carlos Perón, Markus Reinhardt	4:31
9	Elias	Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt	Jose Alvarez-Brill, Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt	4:36
10	A million love songs	Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt	Lothar Gärtner, Carlos Perón	7:05
11	Closer still	Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt	Jose Alvarez-Brill, Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt	3:18
12	Upstairs	Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt	Jose Alvarez-Brill, Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt	4:14
13	Old Man's Valley	Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt	Jose Alvarez-Brill, Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt	2:56
14th	A broken whisper	Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt	Jose Alvarez-Brill, Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt	2:35
15th	A New Star System Has Been Explored	Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt	Jose Alvarez-Brill, Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt	4:12
16	Leave No Deed Undone	Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt	Jose Alvarez-Brill, Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt	3:59
17th	Over the year	Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt	Jose Alvarez-Brill, Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt	3:53
18th	Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town	Mel Tillis	Carlos Perón	3:33
19th	This time	Peter Heppner, Markus Reinhardt	Carlos Perón	3:21

(*) Producer information for the associated studio versions.

Dreaming Apes Tour

Dreaming Apes Tour

from Wolfsheim

Beginning of the tour	May 16, 1996
End of the tour	May 26, 1996
Total concerts (by country)	Germany
Concerts in total	9

Wolfsheim tour chronology

Strange Ways Festival Tour 1994 (1994)	Dreaming Apes Tour 1996	Spectators Tour 1998/99 (1998)

The following list is an overview of the concerts Wolfsheim played on the Dreaming Apes Tour . The tour extended from May 16 to 26, 1996 and took you through nine German cities. During the tour Wolfsheim played pieces from their three studio albums and the released singles. A recording of the concerts was broadcast on EinsLive on July 21, 1999 as part of the Kult und Kaos program . The live recordings for the album took place at the concerts in Halle (Saale) , Potsdam-Babelsberg , Hildesheim , Dortmund , Bremen and Hamburg .

Tour dates

date	city	Venue	country
May 16, 1996	Halle (Saale)	Easy Shorre	Germany
May 17, 1996	Potsdam-Babelsberg	Lindenpark
May 18, 1996	Hildesheim	Four linden trees
May 19, 1996	Munich-Haidhausen	Muffathalle
May 21, 1996	Mainz	KUZ
May 22, 1996	Dortmund	Live station
May 23, 1996	Bremen	Modern
May 24, 1996	Schwedt / Oder	P2
May 26, 1996	Hamburg	Market hall

Contributors

• Antonín Dvořák : composer (song 1)
• Lothar Gärtner: executive producer
• Peter Heppner : vocals , composer (songs: 2–17, 19) , lyricist (songs: 2–17, 19)
• Jürgen Jansen: sound engineer
• Radu Marinescu: Mastering
• Markus Reinhardt : keyboard , composer (songs: 2–17, 19) , lyricist (songs: 2–17, 19)
• Carlos Perón : Executive Producer, Composer (Song 2) , Lyricist (Song 2)
• Mel Tillis : composer (song 18) , songwriter (song 18)

• Indigo : distribution
• Strange Ways Records: Music label

reception

Until today the album could not place in any official charts. Exact sales figures are also not known.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Wolfsheim - Hamburg Rome Wolfsheim. discogs.com, accessed August 15, 2015 . 
2. ^ Wolfsheim biography. grimmfrost.de, accessed on August 15, 2015 . 
3. ↑ Wolfsheim - A Million Lovesongs. facebook.com, accessed November 1, 2015 . 
4. ↑ Online database - musical works. online.gema.de, accessed on August 15, 2015 . 
5. ↑ News. grimmfrost.de, accessed on April 27, 2017 .