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Song number 1 “Zeig mir den Weg“ is a catchy punk rock song that doesn't reinvent the wheel but is thoroughly enjoyable and can be considered a classic German punk song. It's great for moshing and singing along.
Song number 2 “Das letzte Mal“ completely slows down the tempo compared to the first song. The guitar plays softly, the drums set the beat, and Huebschke sings about loneliness. The melodies are in minor. Every line breathes melancholy. Sadness spreads while listening. A song that reminds me of my teenage years when first love was lost and one felt empty. The longing consumed you, and you didn't know how things would go on. Atmospherically, a good song.
Song number 3 “Paar Sekunden“ carries over the melancholy from the second song, but it's more about resignation than real sadness. Even though more minor than major is played here, the lyrics reflect life experience, yet the song somehow gives courage.
A small excerpt should illustrate what I mean:
Say, do you feel the cold surrounding you
That gives you no space to breathe
The hands of the clocks do not stand still
Face them
Don't let the societal coldness and egoism defeat you. Stand against it. Because even if it's not explicitly sung, we are not alone!
Song number 4 “Stillstand“. Here the lyrics stumble a bit, life experience and melancholy are again audible. It's about societal coldness and loneliness. Once again, one could say that the two previous songs were similar.
Song number 5 “12 Grad“ is the last song in this sequence. Here too, I find the lyrics stumble a bit. It goes a bit in the direction of Hamburger Schule, and Sportfreunde Stiller also shine through textually. At the beginning, again just the guitar, again melancholy, again life experience, again loneliness, and again sadness.
What remains?
A melancholic EP with a first song that doesn't fit.
Lyrically, situations are described with vivid language that surely everyone of us has gone through and can relate to. Musically, aside from the timing, it's nothing grand, but effective.
PROJEKTGRUPPE DIE BAND is by no means what the sum of the individual band members would lead one to expect. No Deutschpunk, no Deutschrock, no Deutschpop. No anything in between. Maybe the band will be “Element of Crime for Alternative“ one day. Maybe this EP will also be the only release, who knows?
