Das Blaue

Albenrezension

The long-awaited follow-up to their impressive self-titled Virgin debut boasts a noticeably different sound. Where their first album combined frenetic alternative rock with violin, clarinet, recorders, and saxophone, Das Eine (The One) uses essentially the same instrumental configuration but with a toned-down mood and an emphasis on ska and reggae rhythms. Perhaps the addition of bassist Pay Kohn and drummer Marco Frohn explains this group's transformation but Anita Ratai's preference of the saxophone also added to the change. A live version of "Liebe" (from Mutabor) indicates that the sound of their frenzied former selves isn't necessarily a thing of the past.