Architecture in Helsinki, Badly Drawn Boy, Billie Holiday, Brand Bjork, Broken Social Scene, Cary Grant, Death From Above, Devendra Banhart, Eagles of Death Metal, Eels, Elliott Smith, Gary Cooper, Gordon Downie, Grand National, Jim Guthrie, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Johnny Cash, Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Love, Mark Lanegan, Neil Young, Of Montreal, Orson Welles, one of the Twins from across the street that kissed me for the first time at the age of ten, Pain, Paul Auster, Piratas, Rain, Russell Means, Sly & The Family Stone, Snow, Sonic Youth, Sufjan Stevens, Sun, Suzie Quattro, The Black Keys, The Dears, The Sweet, Tom Waits, TV On The Radio, Water, Wind
"Filmpalast" was started by Cologne based producer and songwriter Dirk Schilling. His new album “Birth Of The Perfectly Known Stranger” is his 3rd full length CD after having released on labels such as: Hope Recordings, Trapez, Perfecto, Warner, Salz, Kontor and his own label, Projektor.
After making his first steps as a guitarist in bands such as “King Candy”, “Bandaloop”, “Motorsheep” und having been in "Hoelderlin" lately, he began to perform and produce as “Filmpalast”. In an attempt to find out what was beyond his world of songs and guitars, he played around in his living room with a synthesizer and a sampler...and got astonishing positive feedback from all over the dancing underground world, finding himself on stages such as the "Roskilde" Festival. Besides that, he was building a reputation as a photographer also using the alter ego “Filmpalast”. After producing music ranging across the whole spectrum of the electronic genre he felt like wanting to go “home” and recorded “Birth Of The Perfectly Known Stranger” in two days in the most intimate atmosphere there was for him...his living room. No editing, no overdubs, just the songs, his acoustic guitar and voice... +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Here are some first reactions:
“Fascinating lyrics!!"
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“I love the raw simplicity of his songs...” +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
“Hypnotic and beautiful.”
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“Who knew that one man and his guitar could take a listener to so many places within one album. What may well be a personal journey through the singer’s autobiographical romances and reflections, “Birth Of The Perfectly Known Stranger” nonetheless brings the listener into their own world; from the first track, Schilling lets you dive back into your own firsts, be it the first reckless fall into love or the idealistic notion that you can save the world. Although extremely personal, solely composed and performed by one person, the album is far from one-dimensional. Schilling’s voice remains present yet unassuming, inviting you to delve into his melody and into your re-collective reveries. Schilling takes us to places at times heavy, but always brings us back to warm conclusions. “Birth Of The Perfectly Known Stranger” is humble and direct in its intentions; as he sings in Little Sensation “This music made to grab your shoulders / and walks you across the gramophone”. So on that note, put it on, drift away and let yourself be wrapped up in a big, warm hug. “
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“ A heartrending voice grown from the roots of Lanegan, Cohen and Sylvian.”
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“Little Sensation” has a melody that wraps you up in your first love story, pulls you to your first interlude, surrounds you, where the music is made to grab your shoulders, slowly…pulls you back or even brings you just there, where you give yourself over to that first feeling...”
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Please check out the band website
filmpalast.co.uk
for historic details and the label site
projektor-label.com to listen and purchase.
If you are interested in my work as a photographer
please go to+++++
photobucket/filmpalast and virb.com/filmpalast
...by the way: i'm constantly looking for opportunities to play...cozy bars, opening up for a good band or artist...everything...in case you're interested to have me play somewhere, please get in touch...all the best and take care, dirk
21:30h ist noch zu vergeben. Wer zuerst zusagt, bekommt das Set.
Mi.22.07.09 Steffi‘s Rhythm & Blues Session http://buergerhauskalk.de/index.php
20:00h Stephan Neetenbeek & The Real Blues Band 20:30h Engin & Patty 21:00h The Feel Session 21:30h ??? vielleicht deine Band 22h - ca. 0:30h Open Stage
BluesSession@web.de 0178-450 85 94
Na, Lust? Kommt doch mal rein! Ich freue mich auf dich. CU, Steffi
Dear Dirk, I you am sorry not to have answered before, now I live in a littel farmhouse near Puntalón and do not have Internet; only low when to house of my parents, it estupéndo that you avenge in July to be able to enjoy the whole summer. There are two pub to be able to touch in acoustic and different where if one can in electrically; we have to touch together this summer I wait soon for your return, a strong embrace NonoT.
Hallo, lange nichts mehr voneinander gehört, warten wir´s ab ;-), unsere Frau Wiese ....... , hab garnicht gewusst, das du HSV Fan bist, auf ein nettes , spannendes Spiel, ganz lieben Gruß, Kirsten
tja, sry... ich hab leider auch kein auto. vielleicht hat das mädl, das auch mitkommt ne karre. ansonsten weiß ich auch nicht genau, aber dann bliebe noch der zug... grüße jean
Hi there.
<br />New song up, El Ombligo del Mundo (The navel of the world). There’s also a blog with the lyrics translated, just in case somebody is interested.
<br />Hope you like it.
<br />All the best.
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Sounds good, we should make some international exchange..would love play to in Berlin, I can send contacts in Madrid.Now, w/ a german drummer makes sense. Cheers. i
Hey hey! Mein neues ALbum "Tiny Fires" ist ganz frisch aus dem Presswerk raus. Es wäre ehrenwert von Dir mal reinzuhören. Vielleicht möchtest du ja sogar eine Kopie haben? Bestes aus Köln, Ebbel.
PS: Natürlich kann man auch diese Nachricht als puren Spam bezeichnen. Wer sich belästigt fühlt: einfach löschen. Danke vielmals:)
