Lennart Schilgen ... doesn't matter!

Lieder vom Schwarzmalen & Schönfärben

Lennart Schilgen sees a need for transfiguration. In his second program, he poems and sings against an inadequate reality. And exposes between the lines where the world and he himself are lying to themselves. It's possible that a few uncomfortable truths will emerge. But don't worry: leaving your comfort zone has rarely been so comfortable! There are party songs for people who don't like going to parties. Break-up songs for people who don't like to break up. And audience participation for people who don't like to participate in things.

With "sparkling linguistic artistry" (AZ) and subtle, light-footed comedy, he mainly talks about the things he fails at: making decisions. Impressing girls around the campfire. Abolishing capitalism. In return, he succeeds in wresting new facets from the "guy with guitar and piano" concept. Musically adept, he plays with genre traditions and casually jumps between styles and moods: from beatlesque pop to tightly marching protest anthems, from comically creepy stalker ballads to "Reinhard Mey parodies to kneel down to" (Mannheimer Morgen).

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Photo: Frank Eidel