Mondchateau, by unhappybirthday

Mondchateau

by unhappybirthday

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For Mondchateau, their second LP on the mighty Tapete Records, unhappybirthday swap Cocteau cool for cocktails by the pool, fusing their sophisticated pop with the louche grooves and ambient beauty of Deutsche Balearic.

Taking a stroll through Miko’s garden, the trio find Sade under the Kalimba Tree, enjoy an I.C. spritz and savour the tristeza of the late afternoon sun. Punctuated by rhythm box exotica and Diana Kim’s limber bass, the nine songs lilt and sway from T.V. Scene to Same Old Scene, the beguiling combination of optimism and melancholy yielding a yearning beauty. Equal parts brooding and ringing, Tobias Rutkowski’s guitar is the embodiment of this tension, while the digital keys, glassy mallets and moonlit chimes of Daniel Jahn’s SQ1 provide a shimmering home for his seductive croon and husky introspection.
Their ongoing collaboration with Berlin producer Jonas Meyer continues to lend a maturity and clarity to the unhappybirthday sound, while guest vocals from the likes of indie pop icon Andreas Dorau and label-mate Sebastian Lee Phillip (Die Wilde Jagd) add nuance and texture to their sonic palette.

A resort collection for SS20, Mondchateau offers horizontal dancers, beachfront dreamers and tidal drift; an aspirational statement undercut by the inescapable feeling that the summer ends only too soon.

- Patrick Ryder

credits

released September 4, 2020

Written by Jahn / Rutkowski / Kim / Meyer,
published by Tapete Songs.
Recorded in Hamburg and Berlin in 2019/20.
Production & Mixing by Jonas Meyer.
Mastering by Detlef Funder.
Illustrations & Artwork by Anh Thu Vu.

Daniel Jahn - Vocals & Keyboards
Tobias Rutkowski - Guitars
Diana Kim - Bass
Jonas Meyer - Keyboards & Programming

Andreas Dorau - Backing Vocals on 4, 6, 7
Steffi Hegenberg - Backing Vocals on 7
Zwanie Jonson - Backing Vocals on 1, 4, 6, 7, 8
Gregor Lener - Trumpet & Flugelhorn on 2, 5, 6, 8
Sebastian Lee Philipp - Vocals on 3
Carolina Ortega - Vocals on 2

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unhappybirthday Hamburg, Germany

discography

Stella Loops Remixes

Mar 2023
Stella Loops

Sep 2022
Mondchateau

Sep 2020
Margo

Aug 2020
Schaum

Sep 2018
Schauer

Dec 2015
Kraken

Feb 2013
Sirup

Sep 2012

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