Stella Loops, by unhappybirthday

Stella Loops

by unhappybirthday

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1.	Nova 03:41	buy track
2.	Überall 04:54	buy track
3.	Eolomea 05:27	buy track
4.	Gus 04:34	buy track
5.	Transit 03:20	buy track
6.	Lass uns überlegen 04:32	buy track
7.	Luxor 04:46	buy track
8.	Phantom 03:43	buy track
9.	Jimmy 04:19	buy track

about

For Stella Loops, the Hamburg outfit swap the Mediterranean for the Sea of Tranquility, slipping their terrestrial moorings in the name of auditory escapism. Written in part as a response to the enforced inertia of the pandemic and ever-present anxiety of life in the now, Stella Loops finds the group staring skywards, seeking solace in the possibilities of the infinite. Using the sci-fi literature of the GDR as a lyrical launchpad, unhappybirthday stumble, tumble, float and fall through the galaxy, finding freedom in each mantra like vocal.

With space as their place, the group take inspiration from the dreamy electronica of their teenage daze, filtering their yearning melodies and intricate arrangements through core memories of Ultramarine, Gus Gus and The Beloved. Processed beats and blinking sequences underpin nonchalant basslines and graceful guitar licks while nebulous pads provide a woozy weightlessness befitting their cosmic concerns.

Recorded once again in Hamburg and Berlin, Stella Loops sees Daniel Jahn and Tobias Rutkowski working closer than ever with regular collaborator Jonas Meyer, who joined the group in addition to his usual production duties. Hamburg’s Andreas Dorau and Zwanie Jonson return to lend their vocal talents alongside Berlin based Martha Rose, while Finnish legend and Bureau B sibling Jimi Tenor graces album closer 'Jimmy' with an enchanting flute solo. The Bureau B connection also extends to the band’s first ever cover version, a suitably smooth take on 'Lass Uns Überlegen' by the oddball Swiss cassette project Die Welttraumfoscher. The latest evolution of the unhappybirthday sound, Stella Loops is replete with all the chiming motifs and intuitive arrangements we’ve come to expect from the group, this time imbued with a fresh set of influences and intentions. Who knows where they’re headed in the future, but their present is a gift.

- Patrick Ryder

credits

released September 9, 2022

Written by Jahn / Rutkowski / Meyer, published by Tapete Songs.
Lyrics for Überall written by Andreas Dorau.
Eolomea written by Jahn / Rutkowski / Meyer / Pfannenschmidt.
Lass Uns Überlegen written by Christian Pfluger.

Recorded in Hamburg and Berlin in 2021/22.
Production & Mixing by Jonas Meyer.
Mastering by Detlef Funder.
Artwork by Anh Thu Vu.

Daniel Jahn – Vocals & Keyboards
Tobias Rutkowski – Guitars
Jonas Meyer – Keyboards & Programming

Martha Rose – Vocals on 2, 4, 5, 8
Zwanie Jonson – Vocals on 1, 4, 5, 8
Andreas Dorau – Vocals on 1, 2
Bahwaka – Voice on 9
Jimi Tenor – Flute on 9

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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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