Just under 2 weeks before the debut "Der Tisch ist gedeckt" (Morgana Films/sds Alive) is officially available in stores, the band led by frontman Philipp Taraz will celebrate the release on January 22, 2011, at "Übel und Gefährlich".
The details are as follows:
January 22, 2011: Hamburg - Übel & Gefährlich Doors: 20:00, Admission: €10.00 WARNING: Every (paying) visitor will receive an album!
Additionally, the band will present their German-language indie-pop gems live in the following cities in February:
DER REST Tour Dates: January 22, 2011: Hamburg - Übel & Gefährlich February 4, 2011: Hannover - Kulturpalast February 5, 2011: Berlin - Junction Bar February 10, 2011: Köln – Underground
You can find listening samples at: http://www.myspace.com/derrestmusik Der Rest. Music from a single mold, a vision.
Philipp Taraz, filmmaker and musician with years of production experience in the USA, has found a completely individual expression for his thoughts and feelings. These are urban songs from the pulse of the city, from the doubts of the thinker, from the hopes of a person who does not easily give up. Better to stand up than to stay down, better to speak than to remain silent, this is what the lyrics by Philipp and his sister Luisa convey. The opinion of a reflective sibling pair, articulated in words and shaped by Philipp into authentic music full of depth and resonance: This is the engine and driving force of Der Rest. The 'rest' of society, so to speak – observing, dissecting, exposing. No text without intention. Here, irritation is delivered in the best possible form. For this powerful poetry raises questions and catches conscious and unconscious gaps in our value system. It plays with clichés without denouncing them, it throws a lot into disarray and shakes up habits and routine thought structures. It dissects the core of humanity. The primal themes. Individual vs. mass, hate vs. lethargy, guilt vs. weakness. Der Rest vs. you and your doubts. Unfolded in this way, Der Rest catches you again – with empathy and the unconditional call to use your free will. Not to annoy, but to relentlessly address false comfort. Because Der Rest wants to disturb complacency. Each song has its own dramaturgy. The songs are connected by clarity, depth, and directness. Phil's compositions and the lyrics of the two siblings carry a very distinct, strong signature: unobtrusively penetrating. Pleasantly unpleasant. And at moments, with a bittersweet beauty that stirs. Vivid poetry playing with perspective – musically as well as lyrically. Recorded in their own studio and self-produced, his songs tell of a personality with facets, shallows, and strong contours, while they seamlessly penetrate the skin and log into the synapses. Not pop and not indie, not singer-songwriter or rock, Der Rest thrives on a nowadays rare quality: independence and individuality. Not as an end in itself, but as a result of natural expressiveness. Live, Der Rest becomes a smoothly flowing trip into a lived band feeling. Two acoustic guitars, bass, an expressive drum set, Taraz's voice full of curiosity and skepticism, urgency and intensity: In concert, the dark clarity of their songs transforms into a captivating wave of harmoniously tuned musicality. In two years, guitarist Anselm Klumpp, bassist Laurent Vianès, and drummer Andreas Maecker have formed what now haunts German stages. In this formation, the now-released album "Der Tisch ist gedeckt" was also created. Phil Taraz has literally given everything for it. Those who know him and observed the past year could follow this. Now it comes. Der Rest is everywhere you don't expect him. And above all, always very close to your thoughts and emotions – the ones that matter.
The details are as follows:
January 22, 2011: Hamburg - Übel & Gefährlich Doors: 20:00, Admission: €10.00 WARNING: Every (paying) visitor will receive an album!
Additionally, the band will present their German-language indie-pop gems live in the following cities in February:
DER REST Tour Dates: January 22, 2011: Hamburg - Übel & Gefährlich February 4, 2011: Hannover - Kulturpalast February 5, 2011: Berlin - Junction Bar February 10, 2011: Köln – Underground
You can find listening samples at: http://www.myspace.com/derrestmusik Der Rest. Music from a single mold, a vision.
Philipp Taraz, filmmaker and musician with years of production experience in the USA, has found a completely individual expression for his thoughts and feelings. These are urban songs from the pulse of the city, from the doubts of the thinker, from the hopes of a person who does not easily give up. Better to stand up than to stay down, better to speak than to remain silent, this is what the lyrics by Philipp and his sister Luisa convey. The opinion of a reflective sibling pair, articulated in words and shaped by Philipp into authentic music full of depth and resonance: This is the engine and driving force of Der Rest. The 'rest' of society, so to speak – observing, dissecting, exposing. No text without intention. Here, irritation is delivered in the best possible form. For this powerful poetry raises questions and catches conscious and unconscious gaps in our value system. It plays with clichés without denouncing them, it throws a lot into disarray and shakes up habits and routine thought structures. It dissects the core of humanity. The primal themes. Individual vs. mass, hate vs. lethargy, guilt vs. weakness. Der Rest vs. you and your doubts. Unfolded in this way, Der Rest catches you again – with empathy and the unconditional call to use your free will. Not to annoy, but to relentlessly address false comfort. Because Der Rest wants to disturb complacency. Each song has its own dramaturgy. The songs are connected by clarity, depth, and directness. Phil's compositions and the lyrics of the two siblings carry a very distinct, strong signature: unobtrusively penetrating. Pleasantly unpleasant. And at moments, with a bittersweet beauty that stirs. Vivid poetry playing with perspective – musically as well as lyrically. Recorded in their own studio and self-produced, his songs tell of a personality with facets, shallows, and strong contours, while they seamlessly penetrate the skin and log into the synapses. Not pop and not indie, not singer-songwriter or rock, Der Rest thrives on a nowadays rare quality: independence and individuality. Not as an end in itself, but as a result of natural expressiveness. Live, Der Rest becomes a smoothly flowing trip into a lived band feeling. Two acoustic guitars, bass, an expressive drum set, Taraz's voice full of curiosity and skepticism, urgency and intensity: In concert, the dark clarity of their songs transforms into a captivating wave of harmoniously tuned musicality. In two years, guitarist Anselm Klumpp, bassist Laurent Vianès, and drummer Andreas Maecker have formed what now haunts German stages. In this formation, the now-released album "Der Tisch ist gedeckt" was also created. Phil Taraz has literally given everything for it. Those who know him and observed the past year could follow this. Now it comes. Der Rest is everywhere you don't expect him. And above all, always very close to your thoughts and emotions – the ones that matter.
