Scheuber – Numb (Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Wave-Pop.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: “Numb” is the fourth full length for the keyboarder of Project Pitchfork. Dirk Scheuber took off with the excellent “The Me I See” in 2016 and moved on releasing “Changes” (2017) and “Shades” (2019).
Content: The global approach on “Numb” is quite comparable to previous releases. Scheuber is mixing different elements related to Electro/Wave-pop music. The opening song “Mindflux” even has something Future-Pop driven. The songs are again accomplished with carrying choruses. Most of the tracks are danceable, but “Numb” also reveals a few calmer passages revealing a sensible and somewhat melancholic side of the musician.
+ + + : If Scheuber’s debut album was a great surprise, both following works never reached a similar level. “Numb” remains easily recognizable through its danceable and melodic approach, but I prefer this work to both predecessors. First there’s a real great opening song “Mindflux”, which clearly sounds for the dancefloor. Next there’s a perfect twist between danceable beats and sensitive passages revealing subtle piano arrangements and melancholic Electro atmospheres. “Tempting Fate” perfectly illustrates this approach, but I also have to mention “Chrystal Eyes” for its impressive progression. Last, but not least Dirk Scheuber once again proves he’s a real captivating vocalist.
– – – : Scheuber’s sound formula hasn’t that changed since the first album. There’s nothing wrong with that, but it sometimes becomes a bit predictable.
Conclusion: Scheuber clearly is much more than the Project Pitchfork keyboardist; he’s an artist with a very own sound who has already released four albums featuring a couple of great songs!
Best songs: “Mindflux”, “Tempting Fate”, “Chrystal Eyes”, “Prediction”.
Rate: (8).
Artist: www.facebook.com/scu.bar.10
Label: www.trisol.de / www.facebook.com/pages/Trisol-Music-Group/104166526285471
About Scheuber
Scheuber is the solo name of German musician Dirk Scheuber, born 24 October 1969 in the GDR. Per his Discogs profile, he met Peter Spilles at a Girls Under Glass concert in late 1988 and co-founded Project Pitchfork with him the following year, with his main contributions to the band’s work beginning in the mid-1990s. He also ran a side project called “Blackhead” from 2003 and shifted toward solo work in the mid-2010s.
Scheuber’s solo discography on Trisol runs from “The Me I See” (2016) through the “Bliss” single (2017), “Changes” (2017) and “Shades” (2019) to “Numb” (2021), his fourth full length. Machinista featured Scheuber on guest vocals for a 2017 single, per Side-Line’s report at the time. Scheuber left Project Pitchfork in February 2021, shortly after “Numb”’s release, as Side-Line reported.
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