Ramtatta.de is not just a melting pot for music enthusiasts and those who love to write about it, but we also have some musicians in our reporter pool.
One of them is our reporter Chris.
Chris plays in the band ALLTAGSDASEIN. This band has just released their first album. A few days ago, they celebrated their album release party at the Sage Club in Berlin, and now the baby is out.
The baby has been born quite elaborately for a debut. It comes in a digipack with a poster booklet and in color. This is Punkrock of Today, all top-notch, but still different. The commitment and attention to detail are definitely evident in the packaging. The note that the band received some support from the "Initiative Musik" of the federal government raises the question for me of why more bands don't do this. It used to be available in West Berlin as well. Many bands took advantage of it. It was called the "Senatsrockwettbewerb" and helped many combos. Then came the turnaround, and what Berlin can afford now is probably known to everyone.
Let's move on to the music.
From a presentation standpoint, ALLTAGSDASEIN is not a Deutschpunk band, even though the name strongly suggests it. The guys are sitting too well-groomed for the promo photo, which is in the booklet, under the tracks of an elevated train for a Deutschpunk band. This is not to say that Deutschpunkers are completely unkempt, but one almost expects a certain attitude or masquerade through clothing, hairstyle, and tattoos to fulfill all the known punk clichés.
However, the first impression with ALLTAGSDASEIN is not misleading. It is indeed not punk rock in the classical sense. It is a powerful sound characterized by many breaks, some singalongs, and punky mosh parts. The band Stakeout quickly comes to mind as a comparison, which has been celebrating this sound for several years and also comes from Berlin. It is a sound that is played cleanly and requires a certain skill on the instruments. It is a demanding sound that has been mastered by none other than Dog Young (Andi Jung), who has also worked the controls for Bela B.
Maybe the music can be sold as Pop - Punk - Emo?
Or as German Melody Core?
Let's leave the categorization aside. What matters is what comes out.
The lyrics are refreshingly sophisticated for the young band. One does not necessarily expect such text arrangements when seeing the guys in the photo. Here, points are awarded. Similar bands that come to mind are some combos from the Hamburger Schule, although these are much more cerebral. The Bottrops are more fitting in this regard. Omas Zwerge should also not go unmentioned.
Thematically, ALLTAGSDASEIN moves between personal experiences, situational descriptions, and everyday observations between day and night. The lyrics are very personal, as much is sung in the first person. This gives the songs a very personal character. The band skillfully navigates the pitfalls of embarrassment and the overly strong variations of their views, which can be negative in the first person because then everyone thinks the band belongs in the loony bin.
The guys are doing something very decent.
ALLTAGSDASEIN is for many Punkrock of Today. You can also see that in the tour dates. So good luck to Chris and his crew. Let's see where this leads you.
