When asked about role models, Milky Chance refers to the “old greats” of jazz, soul, blues, rock and folk, dropping names like Ray Charles, Hendrix and Dylan – which naturally takes the interview to the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature. It has become a sort of trademark approach for us.” Just like on Sadnecessary, we combine contemplative lyrics with a vibrant underbelly of beats and sounds for Blossom, too. “The real motor for me is still to digest, analyse and express events and experiences that happen in my life.
Their new song Cocoon, for example, reveals yet more heartache: “So let’s go back to our cocoon / On the blackened afternoon / I see your heart is bleeding too /Let me bleed instead of you.” While Clemens Rehbein composes the harmonies and melody for a song, followed by the lyrics, it is the co-work with Philipp Dausch which then produces what they call a “ping-pong effect of creative back and forth and an on-and-on process”, leading to their magical mix of driving beats and thoughtful, almost analytical content.ĭespite the uplifting title, after Sadnecessary the sadness has not necessarily left for Blossom either. Mixing two different elements is also crucial for their songwriting process. It is the mix of both small and big venues that we love.” Nothing is more enticing than playing on an open-air festival in summer. “I can’t wait to perform the new songs live,” says Clemens Rehbein: “We appreciate both the exclusive atmosphere of smaller clubs where the condensed energy accumulates and sizzles up to a boiling point, but also the bigger stages and festivals have their charm.
This is also mirrored by the setup for their already sold out Before Blossom tour, for which the duo will be accompanied by an additional drummer and their longtime co-musician Antonio Greger on guitar and harmonica. However, says singer and guitarist Clemens Rehbein, for Blossom, they longed for a bigger studio offering more possibilities and “more real instruments”.
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All they needed was a Mac computer, a guitar and a working internet connection. Soon, their trademark mix of dreamy lyrics and highly danceable beats was established and they started exclusively composing and producing their songs together at home. They soon began writing songs together and toured as street musicians with friends through the whole of Europe on a little bus. But let’s take a step back to the recent beginnings:Ĭlemens Rehbein and Philipp Dausch were just 16 when they got to know each other at school in music class. They consequently got in touch with renowned German songwriter and producer Tobias Kuhn to combine forces for Blossom. Within four years, their singles had topped multiple international charts, they played on both festivals and on sold-out club tours – and the fairy tale has never stopped since.Īfter a grounding period in their home town of Kassel in northern Hesse in early 2016, during which they resumed co-writing songs at their home, they decided to “take the next step” and find a producer. Soon, the two high school graduates found themselves performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and at high-profile venues like the Red Rocks open air stage. Meanwhile, Stolen Dance has been clicked on nearly 300 million times and sold two million times in the US alone. The first, equally self-produced album Sadnecessary followed through their own label Lichtdicht in October 2013. Now presenting their second album Blossom, released on 17 march by the progressive rock label Vertigo, they are taking the next step after a truly magical intro to the international musical scene.įour years ago, the young duo’s home-produced song Stolen Dance landed several hundred thousand clicks on YouTube within record time – a surprise success that no one had seen coming, least of all the two musicians. Milky Chance look back on what many would label four fairy tale years.
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