ILLEGALTEENAGEBIKINI – I Am Not Job (CD 2002)

(Precipice Recordings/WTII Records precipice@mindspring.com , www.wtiirecords.com )

ILLEGALTEENANGEBIKINI is the new musical project of Patrick Ogle, who formerly was in the Projekt Records band Thanatos. Even if Ogle has recorded this album together with some musicians, it seems, that it is some kind of solo project. The album has 9 tracks in less than 40 minutes, which seems not too much, but if you listen carefully, you will soon find out, that are no unnecessary tracks on this CD. Who needs 80 minute CDs with 50 minutes of bullshit? And remember, in the „good ol´ days“ a vinyl record has been only 40 minutes long as well. By the way, „I Am Not Job“ would be fine on vinyl, too!

The music is very simple, or better call it minimalistic, somewhere between Folk, Country and Hippie-music. The sound is dominated by an acoustic guitar and the dark voice, which reminds me on Peter Murphy or Bret Helm of Audra, filled up with slide guitars, some drum loops and a few samples, but nearly no real drumming. Some songs could also be right for open-minded Death In June fans, even, if they are not so dark. One of my favourites is „Drop The Dime“, which has a certain Gothic-feeling and could have been on an Audra album, too.

„Between The Wars“ would have been a big sucess on the legendary Woodstock festival, I think and many other songs are simply loveable singer/songwriter compositions with Patrick Ogle as a dark storyteller. If you like some bands/projects of the Projekt Records label, you will surely love ILLEGALTEENAGEBIKINI, too. For more information, get in contact with Patrick or read the forthcoming interview on www.backagain.de . (A.P.)

KONTAKT ZU DEN AUTOREN: (A.P.) = Alexander Pohle   (H.H.) = Haiko Herden