Genre/Influences: Dark-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: Project Pitchfork keyboardist Dirk Scheuber a few years ago started a…
Genre/Influences: Dark-pop, wave-pop.
Background/Info:
Project Pitchfork
keyboardist Dirk Scheuber a few years ago started a solo-career. His ‘Scheuber’ project is
meant to exorcise inner demons resulting in the brilliant “The Me I See”-album
(2016). “Changes” has been released one year later and featured similar
influences, but not a same efficiency. Time now for the third full length
“Shades”.
Content:
Dirk Scheuber hasn’t
change any of his influences and sound formula. It remains a kind of dark-melancholic
pop music revealing delicate arrangements and noticeable vocals. Two songs have
been sung together with the female singer Lilli Engelhardt.
+ + + :
“Shades” is a fully
enjoyable piece of music on, which Dirk Scheuber again dares to illustrates his
fragility as human being. The lyrical content makes you reflect about life and
maybe incite to start exorcising your personal demons. “Fame” is a poignant
illustration of this lyrical approach, but it also reveals the poetic approach
of the artist. Sound-wise “Shades” is mature production revealing an elaborated
writing and a musician with great skills to compose carrying melody lines. Both
duos together with Lilli Engelhardt inject an extra sensitive flavor to the
work.
– – – :
What Scheuber is probably
missing is a potential hit song. His music is great, the songs are enjoyable,
but I can’t really say to have heard an absolute hit song… even if I really
love “Tainted Hearts”.
Conclusion:
“Shades” is a beautiful
album for its artistic production and intelligent lyrical content.
Best songs:
“Tainted Hearts”,
“Coloured Rays”, “Tempo”, “Fame”, “Recaptured”.
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