HINTERLANDGANG from the hinterlands of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, more specifically from Greifswald and Demmin. Especially Demmin and the Tollensetal is an area that is somewhat forgotten and has a rather poor reputation. These, in some eyes, lost territories mostly offer little besides dreariness. Often populated by many AfD voters, these areas are often avoided. What does a city like Demmin really have to offer?
But that is only one side of the coin. The other side is that there have always been young people who did not orient themselves to the right, who wanted to make something of themselves and wanted to carry forward the openness and tolerance they themselves felt. In the punk scene, I think of Zaunpfahl (even though the current development of this band raises at least questions) and of course Feine Sahne Fischfilet. Now another name is added, namely HINTERLANDGANG.
HINTERLANDGANG consists of Albert and Pablo. They released their first tracks at the age of 18, and now their first album is on the shelves of record stores.
On their twelve-track album, the two show that they can certainly measure up to the big names.
The album features sympathetic, partly self-ironic battle tracks, such as “Auf der Jagd nach Leben“. But there are also intelligent lyrics that manage to paint pictures and explain situations that the duo dealt with daily and probably still does. It’s about solidarity and friendship. Of course, that is what is important, and in an area where not much happens, to create something. It’s about managing to run away from the fascists while still looking good doing it. It’s about the country they live in. Pine forests planted to be cut down, wood plantations is the better word, which is rarely mentioned in Germany. In the area where the two come from, young people recognize the mopeds by their sound (most of the time, the mopeds are Schwalben). It’s about a huge pig breeding facility that was built in the name of jobs. It’s not just about jobs; it’s also about people (freely quoted from “3. Oktober“). Parents who hate the West and Wessis and show it at every suitable and unsuitable opportunity, well described as abandoned people. The Tollensetal, a beautiful piece of earth, and the Tollensesee where one can swim so wonderfully, who needs the Baltic Sea with its overpriced accommodations and its beach access fee, called Kurtaxe.
HINTERLANDGANG offers twelve tracks on the album that also remind one of Antilopen Gang or Disarstar.
“Maschendraht“ is a remarkable album that is of very high quality.
