The fact that I usually do not review CDs has good reasons. How can one translate music into written words? One could compare the band that no one knows with other combos that no one has ever heard of either. One could wish them the plague or praise them to the musician's Olympus. This, of course, always depends heavily on the personal taste in music of the reviewer. Lock three of this kind in a soundproof room and at least seven different opinions about the sounds will roll out.
So how can the inclined listener recognize whether a music band produces sounds pleasing to their ears? Exactly, ideally, one listens to the produced records themselves. In the age of the internet, one no longer has to bother with the turntable at the favorite dealer, which one only reaches after a long journey through wind and weather, followed by a waiting time for the peculiar guy who monopolizes the only remaining functioning, shabby headphones. The internet generation simply turns on the computer and downloads the album digitally. This does not always have to be illegal, as the music industry would like us to believe. Fortunately, there are nice bands like das frivole Burgfräulein that mostly release their self-produced albums free of charge under a Creative Commons license.
Since music production unfortunately also consumes quite a bit of money, one can sometimes purchase the records at a fair price as silver discs. This is also the case with the new EP, which is initially available only digitally, and later as a physical CD, the "Mixtape" can be acquired. However, due to the included cover versions, a small fee must be paid for the download here.
Does it even make sense in this case to dive into the material of foreign artists? Yes, it does, because already with the second track "Hurra Hurra, die Schule brennt" by Extrabreit, one feels the urge to dig out the old records from back then. And when "Stefan" by the legendary Abstürzende Brieftauben follows, one already has dusty fingers from rummaging in the bottom drawer of the music shelf.
When thinking of Abstürzende Brieftauben, one inevitably recalls the nowadays frowned-upon term of fun-punk. Why is that, possibly because the parents of today's punks always had it rotating on the turntable during their wild times, and one must necessarily distance oneself from it according to old natural law? Back then, the lyrics were at least still understandable, which does not mean their simplicity but rather the calm manner of letting words that are worth noting overlay the music. The Burgfräuleins do exactly that again with their own pieces; for example, song number 1 can be found on all sorts of internet portals for a preview, which everyone should really do.
Because what they sing "...is recorded with love" can only be emphasized. After twenty years of band history, the four masculine maidens know how to coax pleasant sounds from their instruments. Eight tracks with a playing time of over 18 minutes is quite decent for an EP, and yet one wishes it would never stop. The only remedy is to press the repeat button so that even the uptight neighbors soon know the lyrics by heart during the Kesseltanz.
Even if my favorite music has changed more and more away from this style over the years, I still enjoy listening to punk rock with German lyrics in between, as long as it is not too boring. Additionally, I would give a point extra for the pricing policy of this band, but there are not ten points simply because I still believe that perfection does not exist or I want to leave room for improvement.
Tracklist:
01. Song No. 1 (A Beautiful Day) 02:46
02. Hurra Hurra, die Schule brennt 02:12 (Extrabreit)
03. Stefan 03:14 (Abstürzende Brieftauben)
04. Kesseltanz 01:59 (KNUP)
05. Hamse nich (a Mark for me) 01:51
06. Grandma has to go to the home 00:56
07. Müngersdorfer Stadion 02:41 (Zeltinger Band)
08. Poor Knights 02:48 (Die Roten Ratten)
