On his fourth album "Jäger", Dagobert presents his music in all its diversity. Longing love hymns meet otherworldly, occult song pearls, black romanticism collides with existentialism, and all of this is infused with the peculiar Dagobert humor. "Jäger" by Dagobert will be released on January 29, 2021. The first single of the same name, along with a music video, is released today. Dagobert is planning a live tour for 2021.
The link to the new video “Jäger“ is as follows:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0P6Wh8YcWI
While Dagobert elegantly navigated this peculiar humor on his last album "Welt Ohne Zeit", it may now require some explanation: Dagobert is always funny when the absurdity of his honest expressions of feelings unintentionally comes to light; this often happened on his legendary debut album from 2013, and it is evident here again in tracks like "Nie Wieder Arbeiten" or the live classic "Wunderwerk Der Natur", which is finally immortalized on record in "Jäger".
In contrast to the rather melancholic ballads of its predecessor, there is now mostly a more buoyant and positive mood. While Dagobert has previously focused on monothematic love treatises, he takes a big leap on "Jäger" between morbid visions of the future (2070), extreme wanderlust (Aldebaran), and cybernetic love fantasies (Nie wieder arbeiten).
Jäger - The title of the album is triple-layered: First, it refers to Dagobert's real name - indeed, he sings very personally about his family in the eponymous title track and even dedicates a song to himself, in which he declares music to be his great love. Secondly, "Jäger" expresses Dagobert's unwavering will to constantly hunt for new songs, just like his namesake and namesake Dagobert Duck is eternally on the hunt for gold. And thirdly, the title is a reference to the surroundings in which the album was created, namely in the Swiss mountains with their forests.
And this is another similarity with Dagobert's debut album: He once came from the mountains to Berlin to bring his music to the people, and now he has returned to the mountains to be inspired by nature and the distance from all worldly and human matters. Following his invitation to the mountain world is his closest musical confidant Konrad Betcher, who had already produced "Welt Ohne Zeit".
One can hear Dagobert's excessive reading of Stanislaw Lem, marvel at unusual RnB influences, and realize once again that there is neither comparable music nor a comparable artist. Dagobert is in a league of his own, a savior who offers anyone who engages with him an expansion of horizons and feelings of happiness - at least for a moment. Much has been written about this mysterious hermit. Little has been understood. Those who listen to “Jäger” hear the high priest of sung love, the boundary walker between black romanticism and harsh reality. And suddenly, everything makes sense.
"Jäger" by Dagobert will be released on January 29, 2021.
Dagobert - "Nie wieder arbeiten" Tour 2021:
29.01.2021 CH-Schaffhausen, TapTap
05.02.2021 CH-Bern, Dampfzentrale
13.02.2021 CH-Aarau, Kiff
20.02.2021 CH-Basel, Hirschenegg
12.03.2021 CH-Zürich, Plaza
31.08.2021 Nürnberg, Club Stereo
01.09.2021 Stuttgart, Merlin
02.09.2021 München, Kranhalle
03.09.2021 AT-Wien, Chelsea
07.09.2021 Köln, Gebäude 9
08.09.2021 Frankfurt, Zoom
09.09.2021 Berlin, Frannz Club
10.09.2021 Hamburg, Hebebühne
11.09.2021 Chemnitz, Atomino
