Wippsteert - Flügge (CD)

The bird learns to fly, Wippsteert becomes "Flügge." On their third album of the same name, the six Low German folk-rockers from the Osnabrück region are more versatile and confident than ever. Together with producer Matthias Lohmöller of the Docmaklang studio in Osnabrück and the Bremen label Fuego, Wippsteert once again break down musical barriers without losing sight of the essence: folk-rock "in Low German" that entertains but also moves.
Already in the opener "Miegklämmken," mandolin and accordion lay the folk foundation on which the Wippsteert sound is built. When singer Marcus "Bruni" Bruns launches into a big pop chorus in a duet with East Frisian entertainer Annie Heger, he makes it unmistakably clear that the listener certainly won't find any old-fashioned folk music on "Flügge."
We dedicated the song "Is goar nich so läip" to our friend Heini, who sadly passed away two years ago. He was ill for a long, long time. "Is goarnich so läip - ist gar nicht so schwer" deals with the topic of dying. That dying can be bad, but being dead is not. It's meant to give courage and take away fear. We recorded this song together with Malte Hoyer of Versengold. Supported by Irish folk and bluegrass elements, the result is a melancholic, yet never gloomy, anthem about trust and confidence.
When Bruni becomes a “relationship orphan” a little later, a clear post-punk influence emerges.
An exotic track on the new album is “Hack Bolle”, when the mandolin cuts through 2000s metal riffs, then Wippsteert goes to the extreme.
Hack Bolle comes from "I almost had it. Hadde ick bolle" (I almost had it). It's a common phrase heard around here, and it's often pronounced by older people, shortened to Hack bolle. A grandmother from the neighborhood used to say it quite often.
Because this Hack Bolle sounds so hard, we made a pretty hard song about it, a rough and tumble piece of Platt Metal. We had some help with this song, too. Simon "Mr. Hurley" Erichsen from Osnabrück's flagship buccaneers Mr. Hurley & the Pulveraffen? Wow! Hard 'n Heavy up Platt. Hack Bolle!
A brass section drives the circus polka “Altobelli” forward.
The 11 songs on "Flügge," with their staccato vocals and dreamy folk melodies in "Herrenschokolade" to the rock stomper "Tina fällt," are held together by the lyrics exclusively in Low German. Typical of Wippsteert, it's the small hardships of everyday life, with all their facets, that become great stories.
Low German is alive, captivating, and diverse. Wippsteert is now spreading its wings to spread this message to the world and follow in the footsteps of BAP.

01 Mieglämmken
02 Mallorca
03 It's not that easy
04 Respectively
05 Relationship Orphan
06 Don't worry about the line
07 Hack Bolle
08 Tina falls
09 Men's Chocolate
10 alto bells
11 Old long villages