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Schall und Stille: Malers Hüs – Hedehusum

Welcome to the eighth and final post in a series of blog posts about the album „Malers Hüs“ by Schall & Stille (Stephan). The seventh one can be found here (and includes a link to the previous one).

Hedehusum“ is the last track on the album, an instrumental that takes you to a small dwelling on the island of Föhr in the North Sea or to any other happy or dreamy place you can imagine.

A slow and quiet piece of music, and special in a way – three musicians contributed to it. Stephan laid the foundation, MyLoFy and his guitar(s) nestle up and I had the great pleasure to play Stephan’s old alto recorder and blend in as well.

A wonderful way to end the album, and I really hope you enjoyed listening (and reading my short posts).

Make sure to get the album directly on Stephan’s website or download it from Bandcamp, and look forward to whatever Schall & Stille will be up to in future.

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Schall und Stille: Malers Hüs – The World That I See

This is the seventh post in a series of eight blog posts about the album „Malers Hüs“ by Schall & Stille (Stephan). The sixth one can be found here (and includes a link to the previous one).

The World That I See“ is the longest track of the album and the second one I had the honour to sing. (The other is „The Mill“)

You could say it’s a ballad or a poem, but I don’t think it really fits into just one category. That’s one of the things I love about Stephan’s music. You don’t open a drawer and say, oh yes, it’s this or that genre – it’s always Stephan and it’s always worth listening to. Yes, I know, I’m a tad biased, but I wouldn’t have driven 150 kilometres to Stephan’s studio for something I don’t like.

Take your time to dive into the full length of the song and follow the music along a twisted path with a few surprising turns.

If you like the album, you can buy it directly on Stephan’s website or download it from Bandcamp.

Next week this series of blog post will end with „Hedehusum“.

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Schall und Stille: Malers Hüs – Candor

This is the sixth post in a series of eight blog posts about the album „Malers Hüs“ by Schall & Stille (Stephan). The fifth one can be found here (and includes a link to the previous one).

Candor“ is the shortest track on this album, and to do it justice, you should listen to „Elude“ first and then just follow the flow.

The song feels like a duet – two souls having a conversation and they must’ve known each other for a long time. Perfectly aligned, breathing in and out together, enjoying each other’s company.

It’s conversation that doesn’t need any spoken words and so it’s just as well that this track is purely instrumental.

And I don’t want to spoil it by writing too much.

If you like the album, you can buy it directly on Stephan’s website or download it from Bandcamp.

Next up is „The World That I See“

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Schall und Stille: Malers Hüs – Elude

This is the fifth post in a series of eight blog posts about the album „Malers Hüs“ by Schall & Stille (Stephan). The fourth one can be found here (and includes a link to the previous one).

Elude“ is one of five instrumentals on the album and has an almost classical feel to it. The track is starting with the waves coming to the shore and when the music sets in it can take you anywhere. An organic combination of sounds and small musical ideas make it a great companion for a short inner journey and while I could listen to it for hours, the link to the next song: „Candor“ is perfect.

I’m going to write a bit about „Candor“ next week, but if you can, listen to both tracks today.

If you like the album, you can buy it directly on Stephan’s website or download it from Bandcamp.

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Schall und Stille: Malers Hüs – Fish out of water

This is the fourth post in a series of blog posts about the album „Malers Hüs“ by Schall & Stille (Stephan). The third one can be found here (and includes a link to the previous one).

„Fish out of water“ is sung by Susanne Balg and her voice is just perfect for this song. Stephan couldn’t have made a better decision than to ask her to sing it. For me, the song is one of the best on the album and it should be on the radio. All the time.

Okay, I’m a little bit biased here, but listen how the music makes you believe it’s an easy summer tune and yet the lyrics are so deep and so much more than just a „feel good“ song that can be in the background while you sit on the sofa with a drink.

Listen once, listen twice, listen and feel as touched as I was (and still am).

If you like the album, you can buy it directly on Stephan’s website or download it from Bandcamp.

Don’t miss next week’s post despite the title: „Elude“

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Schall und Stille: Malers Hüs – Dark Clouds


This is the third post in a series of blog posts about the album „Malers Hüs“ by Schall & Stille (Stephan). The second one can be found here (and includes a link to the first one).

The first 60 seconds of „Dark Clouds“ make me feel like I’m inside a large building, maybe a church. I’m standing and admiring the acoustics and the shiny organ pipes. Then the scenery changes.

Something is happening. Is it as dark as the surroundings suddenly appear? Or is it something else?

And another change. Has someone taken my hand and is asking me to dance?

The sky is wide.

Dark clouds are there and yet they’re not.

If you like the album, you can buy it directly on Stephan’s website or download it from Bandcamp.

„Fish out of water“ is on next.

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Schall und Stille: Malers Hüs – The Mill

This is the second post in a series of blog posts about the album „Malers Hüs“ by Schall & Stille (Stephan). The first one can be found here.

An album titled „Malers Hüs“ (the miller’s house) wouldn’t be complete without a song about „The Mill“ (written by Stephan, vocals by me).

In former times, wind mills were common in places with a fair share of wind, for example at the coast. Nowadays, wind mills are still a delightful sight, but there aren’t as many any more and while some are in great shape and some are actually in use, others are waiting to be restored. Lack of funds unfortunately is as common now as wind mills were common back in the days and so the mill in this song isn’t turning but still has a lot to say.

When I first read the lyrics, I was touched by both the simplicity and by what lies underneath.

This is also reflected in the music, the „calm and the storm“ is always there and sometimes I feel like putting the song on repeat and getting carried away by the idea of „there’s no beginning – there is no end“.

If you like the album, you can buy it directly on Stephan’s website or download it from Bandcamp.

There will be „Dark Clouds“ next week. Figuratively speaking! It’s the title of the next track 🙂

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Schall und Stille: Malers Hüs – North Wind

It’s about time that the album „Malers Hüs“ (the miller’s house) by Schall & Stille (Stephan) gets its own series of blog posts 🙂

The album was published in December 2024, so on the one hand this post comes rather late, but on the other hand I have already written quite a few fediverse posts about it – and I feel I should write a short disclaimer, too. I had the great pleasure to work with Stephan on a few tracks of the album. This wasn’t our first collaboration. The first time we worked together was in 2023 and since then we’ve been in close contact and when Stephan asked whether I would lend my voice to some of his songs for the next album, I said yes.

All proceeds from the album go to an animal sanctuary, so I have no personal financial interest in people buying the music, but I have a personal interest in sharing the music because it’s good stuff and because I think the world needs human-made music more than ever.

Malers Hüs has 8 tracks, 5 of them instrumental. I’m going to write something about each track on every Friday for the next 8 weeks, starting today. However, you might want to listen to the full album in one go, since the tracks are aligned and listening to just one at a time might give the impression of coming to a stop very suddenly.

The first track on the album is „North Wind“. Sit down and make yourselves comfortable for this instrumental. I always imagine sitting at the seashore, watching the waves and letting my thoughts come and go with the flow. But you might as well think about being in a forest, or on top of a mountain, or wherever you go when you want some peace and quiet. And please resist the urge to hit „fast forward“ after the first few seconds. Sound will emerge and part of the pleasure this song brings is to actually wait for it.

If you like the album, you can buy it directly on Stephan’s website or download it from Bandcamp.

Stay tuned 😉 for more! Next Friday I will talk about „The Mill“.

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Wochenschnipsel 2417

Schon wieder sitze ich hier und denke an einem sinnvollen Anfang für diese Wochenschnipsel herum und die innere Perfektionistin nölt und erinnert mich zu allem Überfluss daran, dass ich schon lange keinen englischsprachigen Beitrag mehr geschrieben habe und anstatt der inneren Perfektionistin zuzustimmen und mich schlecht zu fühlen, setze ich mir einfach Kopfhörer auf und höre mir einen Song an, an dem mein wunderbarer Musikerkollege Stephan derzeit arbeitet und dessen Album Biike Ihr Euch unbedingt anhören solltet (und, falls das Sparschwein groß genug ist, auch kaufen).

Der wilde Hund liegt neben mir und erholt sich von seinem ungenehmigten Ausflug auf die Pferdekoppel gegenüber. Noch ist die Koppel leer, aber da sich in den Flussauen nicht nur Füchse und Hasen tummeln (und sich vielleicht Gute Nacht sagen), gab es für ihn eine Menge zu entdecken und zu beschnüffeln und es ist gut zu wissen, dass er sich auch immer gerne wieder einfangen lässt.

In den letzten Tagen habe ich mich viel mit meinen Flöten (Block und Teleskop) und mit einem der Knopfakkordeons beschäftigt und zwei Kinderlieder gedichtet. Und es gibt endlich einen festen Termin für ein weiteres Orgelkonzert im Sommer, und außerdem werde ich, wenn alles klappt, zu einem Orgelsymposium fahren. (Nimm das, innere Perfektionistin, und halt Ruh‘.)

Meinen Tomatenpflänzchen auf der Fensterbank geht es ganz wunderbar. Wie die Apfelblüten den Frost überstanden haben, den wir vor einigen Tagen hier noch einmal hatten, wird sich zeigen.

Zum nächsten Wochenschnipseltermin habe ich Besuch und werde möglicherweise erst einen Tag später etwas schreiben. Lasst euch einfach überraschen. Wir lesen uns!

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