PHANTOM SONGS

2011

The third in a trio of studio albums. JD Foster from NYC joined us as guest producer, along our longtime studio wizard Klaus Wagner. He encouraged us to experiment with sounds and voices, taking studio production to a new dimension. We ended up with 13 new songs with “Across Waters”, “Jolies Filles”, and “Ton etrangère” becoming classics in our live shows.

Tracklist

  1. Ton étrangère
  2. Lazy friends + promises
  3. Biese Bouwe
  4. Jolies Filles
  5. Across waters
  6. Gimme dat harp boy
  7. Dorn
  8. Singapore
  9. Blumen im Glas
  10. Mädchen im Glück
  11. Moi
  12. The train
  13. Herz auf der Zunge

Credits

Arrangements: 17 Hippies (alias Max Manila), Christopher Blenkinsop, Klaus Wagner
Music: Christopher Blenkinsop, except
#6 Don Glen Van Vliet
#3 Dirk Trageser, Christopher Blenkinsop using a traditional melodie from Albania
Lyrics: Kristin Sauer (#1,4,7,9,10,11,13) / Christopher Blenkinsop (#2,5,12) / Dirk Trageser in hessian (#3)
Recording, mix, production, mastering: Klaus Wagner, Christopher Blenkinsop
Coproduction: JD Foster