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ARTIST
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Oval Sun Patch
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
KK 131LP KK 131LP
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RELEASE DATE
1/19/2024

Theresa Stroetges returns to Karaoke Kalk with her second album for the Berlin-based label, her fifth solo full-length with her Golden Diskó Ship project in total. Having released records with the Indian-German band project Hotel Kali as well as Painting, a group dedicated to audio-visual concepts, Oval Sun Patch sees her embrace influences from club culture, advanced electronic music, and pop more firmly than ever before. Over the past 15 years, Golden Diskó Ship has served a vessel with which the Berlin-based multi-instrumentalist has traversed a variety of genres and circumnavigated all conventions in the process. With Oval Sun Patch, Stroetges again sets sail into unknown waters with what is perhaps her catchiest album so far -- beat-driven, playful, atmospheric, and at times thoroughly anthemic. This is the sound of Golden Diskó Ship moving forward. The punchy beat and Moroder-like bassline that form the backbone of "Dolphins With Soft Helmets," the throbbing house and techno grooves underneath "Ephemeral Carnivores" and "Well-Oiled Machine," as well as the jittery IDM rhythms of "Google Your New Name" and her nods to trip-hop with "Tiny Island" do not so much follow established formulas as they use them as a starting point for wild experimentation instead. Stroetges juxtaposes complex rhythms with interlocking melodies and rich harmonies in ways that continue to surprise throughout and still leave enough space for the occasional wistful guitar or vocal passage. Oval Sun Patch is an album about change. The lyrics describe constant transformations of sceneries, relationships, physical and emotional states as well as the climate throughout its running time. Stroetges in the meanwhile leads the way as a singer, songwriter and producer who lets her music evolve constantly. This is sound, moving forward.