Thiene not only provides Osnabrück with good drinking water, but also an extraordinary cultural asset: There, in the north of the city, Low German is cultivated by young people who have formed a band. "We've been playing together for a while, previously covering old songs. But we always wanted to create our own songs," says bassist David Hausfeld. When it came to the question of whether to sing in German or English, frontman Marcus Bruns came up with the idea of Low German. He grew up with it, and the other band members also speak it. "We think it's a cool language that shouldn't be forgotten," says Hausfeld. At the same time, they wanted to take away the antiquated quality of Low German: "Farmer's romanticism is not our thing." "Low German is a cool language"
For example, Bruns now sings about the radiation emitted by cell phones: "The cell phone in the workplace is a thing, it flies and flies like a lamb's tail," he says in the song "Dör die dör." Or he advocates breaking out of the daily grind and doing something: "Aff inne Sünne."
The album features nine songs, ranging from folk to rock, performed with mandolin, banjo, and guitar. Andre Stuckenberg sings and plays mandolin, Tobias Prause provides the rhythm, bassist Hausfeld occasionally plays the trumpet, Bruns also plays harmonica, and Tobias Büscherhoff completes the quintet sound with banjo, guitar, and vocals. (Source: NOZ, Tom Bullmann)
01 Don't wake up
02 Düssen Disk
03 Dör The Dör
04 Monkey in the Sun
05 Use Tiet
06 Kötter As Me Ment
07 Hang Up
08 Maiitiet
09 Watt Dann Kump
