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01. Otto - Roter Teppich
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02. Otto - Auto-Disco
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03. Otto - Kanapee Pop
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04. Otto - Schuss im Schampus
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ARTIST
OTTO (GERMANY)
TITLE
Over The Top Orchester
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
BUREAU B
CATALOG #
BB 323CD
BB 323CD
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
11/8/2019
A living room somewhere in southern Germany. Embroidery graces the walls, a veneer side table with little chrome feet stands in front of a beige velour sofa, a minibar awaits. Pride of place goes to the electric organ which majestically occupies the center of the room, flanked by two oversized loudspeakers. Welcome to the world of
OTTO
. The duo comprising
Alexander Arpeggio
and
Cid Hohner
released their debut 12"-single --
Greatest Hits
-- on the Dutch label Charlois in 2016. It sounded fresh, with abundant references to old school electronic organ music. The recordings were made in Cid Hohner's home studio with the aid of various dusty electronic keyboard instruments, the most important of which was a home organ from the early 1980s -- with integrated auto bass and rhythm patterns, of course. In 2017, OTTO finally dragged their organs on stage to unleash their live set. A second disc (self-released) soon followed. The cover image of a German allotment garden anti-idyll under grey skies reflects the darker tone of Full Auto, the music driven forwards by a 1960s drum machine. OTTO headed for the grimy bars and stages of Europe to perform their new creations. A third 12" appeared in 2018.
Stimmungen
was released with the support of Orgaton, the society for the promotion of organ music. The cover could be an advertisement for a debt collection agency. Inside: bewilderingly danceable rap, a beguiling ballad, smooth as silk. Once again, OTTO defined the contours of their own organ-disco genre. And there's no stopping them now: the two-man band are set to release their long-awaited debut album in 2019 on Bureau B. The eight tracks contain familiar OTTO ingredients, from organ sounds and rhythm presets to disco strings and the monophonic waves of a 1970s synthesizer. Arpeggio and Hohner notes add extra sharpness to the proceedings. Classics from their live repertoire sit alongside brand-new numbers, invariably strange synthesizer compositions. Looking at the cover, one might be forgiven for thinking that OTTO have finally achieved their goal of establishing themselves as a renowned wedding dance band. The track titles hint at such reveries: champagne on the red carpet, riding a noble horse, fire-eaters, the delirious morning after -- OTTO offer a bouquet of hits which one cannot refuse. In their own words: "I wish it were just a dream."
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