Since the early 90s, Ben Schadow has been a music-driven man: producing, composing, arranging, writing lyrics, and touring wherever and however he can. It's no secret that the shy and quiet musician prefers to operate from the background. However, if you look around the German music scene, you'll find his name almost everywhere: whether on bass with Bernd Begemann and Dirk Darmstädter or in the studio with Sophie Rois and Paul Kuhn.
Just as Ben passionately works for other musicians, he writes his own diverse songs with equal passion.
Musically, his debut album bridges the gap between 60s pop, 90s underground, and the present day. His lyrics mostly deal with the thrill of social clashes, not only in the real world but also in the fantasy world. Hence the album's title, "Love in the Time of Automatons"... a reference to a novel by his favorite author, ETA Hoffmann.
01 intro
02 I always fall for the same things
03 Wooden heart
04 Grace is carried in coffins
05 How easy it would be to just stay
06 One out of pride, one out of shame
07 Together last
08 Actually, it can't get any better
09 Bright spot in the Black Sea
10 What if it discovers me awake?
11 I dreamed I was dead
12 Outro
