This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders
The back cover of the album Höllenhelle Eisenbahn. All fifteen tracks are, in my opinion, truly excellent. This time, the focus is much more on quality lyrics, something that was less emphasized on that reggae album. I also made mistakes with that previous album—mistakes I avoided with this one. It had to do with the resolution I was using for a long time, 197KHZ, which is completely pointless and made the process unnecessarily difficult due to excessive bottleneck issues with the processor.
Inspired by DAF, naturally, but the album strikes a balance between an 80s sound and a more modern vibe with tracks that lean towards dance music.
I believe this album can justifiably be called a classic within its genre.
The concepts are solid, the lyrics are strong, the music is excellent, and so is the mastering.
Benders is a name that traces its origins to East Germany, to the historic region of Prussia. During and after the Prussian expansion, many families from the area of East Germany or Prussia migrated to other parts of Europe, spreading the name as they went.
It’s no wonder, then, that western Poland felt so familiar to me—ancestral territory.
My command of the German language is also exceptionally good for someone from the Netherlands. This is closely tied to the fact that my mother often turned on German television to entertain me when I was younger. Back then, there weren’t so many channels, and I think she wanted to embed the German language in my veins. Mission accomplished!
Endlich mal Schallplatten von echten Männern, die Charts beschatten