Blog: Written Words

I owe Bernhard one: he offered that I download this album about a week before its public release date so I could help him write a bit of English-language blurbery to help promote the album. I liked the music so much (full disclosure: that usually happens to me with music Bernhard is involved in) that I suggested I write a clandestine pre-release review and post it on various web sites. Unfortunately, things involving a one-eyed cat, seasonal affective disorder and an obscure, metaphysical concept named "life" happened, and it's now almost a month after "Live in New Jersey 2011"'s wide release. There's still time, right? Right?

So, as it happens, Bernhard Wöstheinrich usually tends to separate his solo output into the monickers Bernhard–ambient electronic music–and The Redundant Rocker–electronic pop. On his live tour down the eastern seaboard of the USA, during which he played live sets in front of physically present audiences and to radio audiences worldwide, his two oft-separate musical styles seem to have merged a bit, to surprisingly pleasing effect. It's ambient pop, so to speak, and "Live in New Jersey 2011" is fit for listening to while lounging on a lazy afternoon, but it's just as appropriate to enjoy during the morning commute.