Sarajane has recorded her first album, "# Step One". "For me," says the Hamburg native, "this is the first step in the fundamentally right direction, even if I don't yet know if I might end up running into a wall. It's like saying 'I love you' for the first time and not knowing if the other person even wants that – or not. I have absolutely no idea if anyone has been waiting for me, but I really want to find out." In a way, she already has, as Sarajane not only sings in the background choir of Ina Müller, but she also has had her own concert series called "In The Mix" in Hamburg for a while now and has performed more than occasionally at Angie’s Nightclub.
Her music, an amalgam of fortunately rather classic soul and R’n’B, rock, and sometimes the fleeting idea of a church gospel evening, is complemented by English lyrics of her own making. "Even though I was definitely advised," she grins, "to sing in German. I tried that briefly, but somehow I found it rubbish; it doesn't touch me. I have to write in the language in which I also dream." German feels simply wrong to her, at least as a singer. "Besides, I also want to play my songs in England and put them to the test. In Germany, listeners can retreat to the melodies if necessary; in England, it definitely works differently." Sarajane seems so brave and self-sufficient in everything she is currently doing. "When the first major labels actually called," she recounts, beaming, "and told me, yes, interesting, I just needed to find myself, I founded my own label." She didn't want to search and wait any longer. "I'd rather use the now-closed contacts, which include a few promoters who find me completely uninteresting as an act, but why shouldn't I tap into the knowledge of the old clan leaders?" By now, she has gathered a proper team around her, "which functions like an intact, small community. In other words: Now it’s starting!"
And it starts with eleven songs, none of which, really not even a single one, bathes in melancholy. "I personally love some cheesy-sad songs," says Sarajane, "but I almost never write them myself. I need music that lifts my spirits, even for myself." After all, for an independent artist, the next setback can lurk around every corner, after which one thinks again, "Oh God, the world doesn't care about me at all. And after the next gig, I'm totally euphoric again."
Almost like the listener of "# Step One." Especially since its singer still keeps a few seemingly unsolvable secrets and, for example, cannot be associated with any image at all. Is she not at all concerned about such a thing? "Whenever I think about it, I immediately feel bad," says Sarajane. But it happens, of course; everyone needs a few boxes, "I do too. But what I wear on stage at night or how much I put on makeup ultimately depends on my mood that day and should do so." She has the feeling that "the more and longer I ponder such things, the more I start to doubt." So she prefers to ensure that she feels as good as possible, "then I don't have to think long about everything else. It doesn't help me at all to have role models whose opportunities I will never have. I can't even look at them because a ticket for Beyoncé is way too expensive for me." All those who feel the same way now have an alternative, one that is flesh and blood and, also not experienced for a long time, with a lot of real humor.
SARAJANE LIVE:
19.03. Mannheim, Nelson
26.03. Stade, PiPaPo
29.03. Hamburg, Knust
15.04. Berlin, Grüner Salon
23.04. Rostock, Ursprung
30.04. Rendsburg Kinocenter
22.05. Köln, Wohngemeinschaft
23.05. Bonn, Kunstrasen
29. + 30.05. Bremen, Gastfeld
Video:
Sarajane "# Step 1" Trailer:
http://youtu.be/iQqwKNG43NI
Web:
www.sarajane.eu
https://www.facebook.com/sarajaneofficial
Her music, an amalgam of fortunately rather classic soul and R’n’B, rock, and sometimes the fleeting idea of a church gospel evening, is complemented by English lyrics of her own making. "Even though I was definitely advised," she grins, "to sing in German. I tried that briefly, but somehow I found it rubbish; it doesn't touch me. I have to write in the language in which I also dream." German feels simply wrong to her, at least as a singer. "Besides, I also want to play my songs in England and put them to the test. In Germany, listeners can retreat to the melodies if necessary; in England, it definitely works differently." Sarajane seems so brave and self-sufficient in everything she is currently doing. "When the first major labels actually called," she recounts, beaming, "and told me, yes, interesting, I just needed to find myself, I founded my own label." She didn't want to search and wait any longer. "I'd rather use the now-closed contacts, which include a few promoters who find me completely uninteresting as an act, but why shouldn't I tap into the knowledge of the old clan leaders?" By now, she has gathered a proper team around her, "which functions like an intact, small community. In other words: Now it’s starting!"
And it starts with eleven songs, none of which, really not even a single one, bathes in melancholy. "I personally love some cheesy-sad songs," says Sarajane, "but I almost never write them myself. I need music that lifts my spirits, even for myself." After all, for an independent artist, the next setback can lurk around every corner, after which one thinks again, "Oh God, the world doesn't care about me at all. And after the next gig, I'm totally euphoric again."
Almost like the listener of "# Step One." Especially since its singer still keeps a few seemingly unsolvable secrets and, for example, cannot be associated with any image at all. Is she not at all concerned about such a thing? "Whenever I think about it, I immediately feel bad," says Sarajane. But it happens, of course; everyone needs a few boxes, "I do too. But what I wear on stage at night or how much I put on makeup ultimately depends on my mood that day and should do so." She has the feeling that "the more and longer I ponder such things, the more I start to doubt." So she prefers to ensure that she feels as good as possible, "then I don't have to think long about everything else. It doesn't help me at all to have role models whose opportunities I will never have. I can't even look at them because a ticket for Beyoncé is way too expensive for me." All those who feel the same way now have an alternative, one that is flesh and blood and, also not experienced for a long time, with a lot of real humor.
SARAJANE LIVE:
19.03. Mannheim, Nelson
26.03. Stade, PiPaPo
29.03. Hamburg, Knust
15.04. Berlin, Grüner Salon
23.04. Rostock, Ursprung
30.04. Rendsburg Kinocenter
22.05. Köln, Wohngemeinschaft
23.05. Bonn, Kunstrasen
29. + 30.05. Bremen, Gastfeld
Video:
Sarajane "# Step 1" Trailer:
http://youtu.be/iQqwKNG43NI
Web:
www.sarajane.eu
https://www.facebook.com/sarajaneofficial
