After the success of the album “Lorca” released in 2018 (nomination for the German Record Critics' Award, Liederbestenliste) and the incredibly positive response from the press and radio both in Germany and abroad (such as the presentation of the entire album on the Spanish national radio RTVE and Deutschlandfunk), the Italian-German-Spanish musicians' collective Sleepwalker's Station presents its new, creative creation Manitoba.
In keeping with the philosophy of its predecessor, this album is also filled with small, sparkling diamonds – songs in five languages and various dialects. Indie folk, imbued with colorful splashes of chanson, waltz, canzone d'autore, bossa nova, and cumbia rhythms, which are rather atypical and unexpected for the genre. Added to this are subtle touches from various guest musicians from across Europe – from Iceland to Andalusia – who refine Manitoba with their regional idiosyncrasies into a truly special work.
The eleven songs were mostly recorded during a live recording session on the Atlantic in Portugal and later edited in the Harz Mountains at the 7V Studio, where the overdubs also took place and most of the additional instruments were recorded.
The song "Munich," on the other hand, was recorded in the Bavarian capital with local musicians such as Wolfi Schlick (Embryo, Express Brass Band), Chris Stöger (Keller Steff Big Band, Darcy, MarieMarie, Stefan Dettl), and Clemens Becker (Funkonfusion, Men of the Yeah). Once again, the band wanted to include exceptionally beautiful voices, such as those of Íris Thorarins from Iceland, Bea Bacher from Baden-Württemberg, and Zora Schiffer from Berlin. Also noteworthy are the musical contributions of Elena Seeger (trombone) and Theresa Thut (clarinet), who added the finishing touches to Manitoba's sound.
The album was mixed by Friedrich Störmer (Blue Man group, Nils Frahm, Konstantin Wecker) and mastered by Dennis Kern (Studio Wong).
01 Fading Names
02 Forbidden
03 Manitoba
04 Piazza della Vittoria
05 Intuition
06 The Pact of the Wolves
07 Raindrops In June
08 Worldview
09 Titanic, Elser and Galileo
10 My hour of freedom
11 München
