dreamdancer
I am a Fama Tuba
One might think that a place like the St. Nicolaus church in Aachen is the perfect setting for a Deine Lakaien “acoustic” concert. As beautiful as the sight is, as challenging are the acoustics of such a site, though. Dealing with a reverberation time of 5 seconds is demanding, especially for a singer. So during this evening, which started in bright summer sunlight and with a cloudless blue sky, Alexander’s part was the difficult one. But he met this challenge perfectly well. Only Vivre could not be as chanson-like as usual due to the acoustic environment. The effect of some songs was in fact even enhanced. Mirror Men sounded as eerie as it can be and Dark Star was just as forceful.
The “grand” piano on the other hand was dimensionally challenged. It must have been the smallest one available and therefore the preparation did not always work as planned. The (empty) glass bottle of mineral water used in The Fish called Prince was too heavy and the resulting damping way too strong. After a few beats, Ernst shook his head in dismay and searched for something else. Finally he got back to the sandwich paper, which was already put to use during The Game --- and which had served its original purpose before, according to Alexander.
The opener was Where you are as in past concerts and the set list turned out to be the same. I was full of bliss when the music of 2nd sun touched me softly like the sunbeams that reached through the narrow but high, gothic-style, windows of the church. And so the concert started to work its magic. The following song Who’ll save your world unfortunately will not be found on the “acoustic II” album, which is going to be released in a few days. It is one of the very few examples of songs I like the acoustic version better of than the one recorded in the studio. Its rhythm is more pressing and it sounds purer to me.
In the song description published on Pledge Music, Ernst claims that he never played the instrumental part of Without your words without making mistakes. Tonight is was no different, but there were only 2-3 to be heard. The acoustic version of Fighting the green grows more daring with every concert, I feel. Fascinating! As usual this piece lead to the intermission, the “Konzertpause”.
After 20 minutes the artists were back on stage with Vivre, while outside the sun set. The wings of Blue heart kept unfolding in the nave, carrying the enchantment of the concert deep in the hearts of everybody in the audience. The last peace was Dark Star. At its end, ErnstÂ’s arms seemed to be heavy and both artists appeared exhausted. No wonder, the concert had already lasted for 2 hours.
In the meantime, Deine Lakaien had called the night upon us with their music. Very adequately, they started the encore with Bei Nacht, followed by Wunderbar and finally this magic concert ended with Love me to the end. Though it feels that one has heard this song about a million times, in this church it sounded as if performed for the first time. Ernst played as if the concert just started and Alexander sang this song with an intensity I have not experienced before. The audience must have felt the same: the standing ovations at the end would have lasted much longer if the organizers had not switched on the lights immediately.
Driving home in this wonderful summer night took me an hour, which I felt I had to spend in silence. And as the concert enchanted the night the music reverberated in my soul filling it with comfort and peace.
The “grand” piano on the other hand was dimensionally challenged. It must have been the smallest one available and therefore the preparation did not always work as planned. The (empty) glass bottle of mineral water used in The Fish called Prince was too heavy and the resulting damping way too strong. After a few beats, Ernst shook his head in dismay and searched for something else. Finally he got back to the sandwich paper, which was already put to use during The Game --- and which had served its original purpose before, according to Alexander.
The opener was Where you are as in past concerts and the set list turned out to be the same. I was full of bliss when the music of 2nd sun touched me softly like the sunbeams that reached through the narrow but high, gothic-style, windows of the church. And so the concert started to work its magic. The following song Who’ll save your world unfortunately will not be found on the “acoustic II” album, which is going to be released in a few days. It is one of the very few examples of songs I like the acoustic version better of than the one recorded in the studio. Its rhythm is more pressing and it sounds purer to me.
In the song description published on Pledge Music, Ernst claims that he never played the instrumental part of Without your words without making mistakes. Tonight is was no different, but there were only 2-3 to be heard. The acoustic version of Fighting the green grows more daring with every concert, I feel. Fascinating! As usual this piece lead to the intermission, the “Konzertpause”.
After 20 minutes the artists were back on stage with Vivre, while outside the sun set. The wings of Blue heart kept unfolding in the nave, carrying the enchantment of the concert deep in the hearts of everybody in the audience. The last peace was Dark Star. At its end, ErnstÂ’s arms seemed to be heavy and both artists appeared exhausted. No wonder, the concert had already lasted for 2 hours.
In the meantime, Deine Lakaien had called the night upon us with their music. Very adequately, they started the encore with Bei Nacht, followed by Wunderbar and finally this magic concert ended with Love me to the end. Though it feels that one has heard this song about a million times, in this church it sounded as if performed for the first time. Ernst played as if the concert just started and Alexander sang this song with an intensity I have not experienced before. The audience must have felt the same: the standing ovations at the end would have lasted much longer if the organizers had not switched on the lights immediately.
Driving home in this wonderful summer night took me an hour, which I felt I had to spend in silence. And as the concert enchanted the night the music reverberated in my soul filling it with comfort and peace.