Störtebeker...no, DISTURBED BECKER! Not quite an anagram, but almost.
Just as imperfect as DISTURBED BECKER.
Behind DISTURBED BECKER are four not entirely unknown noise makers from the Ruhr area.
The quartet consists of Fisch (Die Lokalmatadore), Alex Schwers (who knows many bands and is the mastermind behind the Ruhrpott Rodeo), Thorsten Lersch (Pott Riddim), and Nikolaj Sonnenscheiße (Die Kassierer).
What can come out when these four men make music together?
Four songs that are so diverse that one might think each person contributed a song with music, lyrics, and everything.
Fisch's vocals are so distinctive that one constantly thinks of Die Lokalmatadore, even though DISTURBED BECKER are faster and harder, but one song after another. There are only four songs, after all.
“This Man Drinks A Lot“ is a song that could just as easily come from Die Lokalmatadore or Die Kassierer. A song about alcohol. A chorus to sing along to. A simple arrangement that encourages pogoing, drinking beer, and singing along.
Clear message? Well, the man drinks a lot of alcohol.
Does every lyric need to have a deeper meaning?
“Hitler's Dick“. What can one say about that? A lyric that describes how Hitler's dick is found and becomes quite stiff while lying at Fisch's home. Good thing it's there, because otherwise a leader might be bred from the DNA of the aforementioned penis. This must be prevented, and who better to do it than Fisch himself? A song somewhere between nonsense and politics. Surely funny when a few punks in the pedestrian zone sing “Hitler's dick belongs to me now.”
This kind of humor is something you have to like.
“Good-for-Nothing“. A punk rock song with profound, intelligent lyrics that encourage reflection and even better, imitation. My favorite line in the song is the following:
On that day, I watch the birds,
and in the evening, I have a rendezvous
“Polaroid“ is the fastest and hardest punk rock song on this EP. In fact, it is also the longest song, just over two minutes.
It is a longing song. A song that reminds of long-gone youth. What one experienced there, how much fun one had, and what remains? Just a “Polaroid.”
DISTURBED BECKER, four men who simply wanted to do something together, something new, something different. What comes out of the speakers is strangely familiar, but that’s no surprise with this little “All-Star” band.
The EP makes you crave more, and the thought of seeing the four men live on stage already makes me tingle with excitement.
Physically, the four songs are available on a picture 7“ limited to 500 copies!
