Helge Schneider – the man of a thousand characters, a thousand music styles, and the most diverse forms of artistic expression: singer, multi-instrumentalist, actor, author, film and theater director, and not least in all these different fields a true maestro of on-stage improvisation, for which the eccentric Mülheimer is both feared and adored throughout the entire German-speaking pop culture. Secret agent, Western hero, jazz diva! After a much too long winter, a dreary spring, and a rainy summer of catastrophic floods, Helge is finally putting an end to all of this – with "Sommer, Sonne, Kaktus!" the first new song material from the award-winning all-round entertainer will be released on August 9, 2013, after more than six years!
The eponymous lead single (release date: July 19, 2013) already makes it clear where the journey is headed on Helge's brand new longplayer: "Sommer, Sonne, Kaktus!" is yet another true showcase of Schneider's artistry, eccentricity, and musical genius! The highly awarded entertainment icon and cult musician himself has already very foresightedly described the song as "the official football anthem for our German team" – nothing can possibly go wrong for this year's Europa League games! But Schneider wouldn't be Schneider if he didn't have more aces up the sleeves of his second-hand suit: He has taken on immortal jazz evergreens such as Jerry Jeff Walker's cult number "Mr. Bojangles" and Judy Garland's world hit "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" for a famously notorious reinterpretation à la Helge and also showcases some original songs from his upcoming film "00 Schneider – Im Wendekreis der Eidechse" set to be released in October!
With 14 tracks, there's pure summer feeling, of course, in his own unique Schneider parameters: In the already award-worthy Kaputt-Blues "Nachtigall, huh (Es zittert unser Haus, was ist nur draußen los?)" he incorporates PSY's megahit "Gangnam Style," tells on "Offenes Hemd" about his passionate holiday fling with an ominous beauty named Jutta, perhaps delivers the next soundtrack for future model casting shows with his stammering "Catwalk Melodie," and ultimately proves himself as a clever scat man between all chairs and styles on the deconstructed George Gershwin cult cover of "It Ain't Necessarily So." "Sommer, Sonne, Kaktus!" is Schneider's grand jazz and blues album for sleepless summer nights on the porch. Or by the fireplace.
The album "Sommer, Sonne, Kaktus!" including the eponymous single is now available for pre-order everywhere! On Amazon, in addition to the regular version, the "Schneider Deluxe Edition" including CD and DVD is available, which also features great music films created by Helge himself, interviews, and an unplugged session.
TV appearances:
23.07.2013 / 05:30 AM / Sat1 / Breakfast Television
17.08.2013 / 10:30 PM / ARD / Kurt Krömer
"Sommer, Sonne, Kaktus!" tracklisting:
01. Sommer, Sonne, Kaktus!
02. Nachtigall, huh (Es zittert unser Haus, was ist nur draußen los?)
03. Offenes Hemd
04. Mr. Bojangles
05. To Be A Man
06. Somewhere Over The Rainbow
07. With Love In My Fingers (Say It With Love)
08. Drinking Blues
09. Love For Sale
10. To Be A Man (Extended VERSION)
11. Catwalk Melodie
12. Scrubble Di Bubble
13. I’m Coming From The USA
14. It Ain’t Necessarily So
DVD tracklisting:
01. Sommer, Sonne, Kaktus!
02. 18 Minutes Large Musicclip with 3 Songs from Spain! (The Longest!)
03. Interview & Recording parts from Mülheim (Spain)
Trailer: 00 Schneider - Im Wendekreis der Eidechse
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cbGYVf0OFE
