Music
Everyone was expecting a little break before it was time for the main act. I guess it was only about two minutes later when the first lines of ‘The Paper-Hearted Ghost’ from the second album ‘Ghostsorys & Fairytales’ sounded out of the speakers with the “orchestra” entering the stage just a few seconds later. With ‘Freak Wave’ the set went fast-forward album ‘Transitions’ driven by rhythmic percussions and demanding violins and by bit dirty chant. ‘In my Garden’ brought a mystic breath into the venue and the green fairy sneaked onto the stage. A very calm song with gentle acoustic guitars and fragile strings. The next songs were fully dedicated to the current album. Only logical as the tour is called “Transitions / Spring Arising” and after the also calm ‘Dead Man’s Hill’ we moved into philosophical regions asking questions about the ‘Deeper Sense’ of our existence, just to get back on common ground with a song which is about love. About this special kind of love which is worth fighting for even if the times are rough.



And now Ladies & Gentlemen, imagine yourself sitting below deck on a galley, where you have to row day-in and day-out and where a ‘King of Fools’ dictates the rhythm. I was so happy when I heard the first notes from ‘Hometown’. Usually this folk stuff isn’t my cup of tea but you just have to love this song, a cheerful song which also invites to dance. Back to another clam love song with ‘A Tale of Real Love’ and the discovery ‘Life goes on’ even if it’s painful sometimes and love has got nothing to do with it. We all know the saying ‘Pride goes (Before a fall)’ because that’s what the next song is about embedded in danceable rhythms, lovely acoustic and string arrangements. And after Marcus told us how he hates to fall in love it was time for a real specialty of the evening. A cover version of the RAMMSTEIN hit ‘Engel’ during which the audience loudly sang with Marcus. The main set already ended with ‘Another Conversation’ from the first album. The band had to return a few seconds later because the crowd wanted more and they became more. With the ‘Dead Man’s Song’ they played one of my absolute favourites and ended the encore with great performance of ‘Little Devil’ to say goodbye afterwards and to thank for a great evening.