BRIXTONBOOGIE

Yes, that´s how it could be: World economic crisis, productions cut down, business failures, continuous credit clamp and again more unemployed. Even the English Premier League clubs, governed by investors, get to feel the new situation with full force. Many start singing the blues. And they misunderstand something quite basically. The blues is not only lament, not only wail and chattering of teeth. The blues is primarily an attitude. Blues also means: Analysing the situation precisely. Gath...

Yes, that´s how it could be: World economic crisis, productions cut down, business failures, continuous credit clamp and again more unemployed. Even the English Premier League clubs, governed by investors, get to feel the new situation with full force. Many start singing the blues. And they misunderstand something quite basically. The blues is not only lament, not only wail and chattering of teeth. The blues is primarily an attitude. Blues also means: Analysing the situation precisely. Gathering strength to find peace of mind. Defending oneself against humiliation. And going forward merrily and open minded. That´s how Hamburg music producer Krisz Kreuzer sees it. Since his youth he loves the blues and played the harmonica in various bands. Kreuzer has little in common with people who still wreck any “Ten Years After” song at neighbourhood jamborees. In 2005 he founded BRIXTONBOOGIE to implement his idea of modern urban blues. “I played a couple of old vinyls to my studio partners, leftovers from my record collection. It was like very old friends suddenly reappeared.” You just don´t screw beats to samples. You remember and preserve the depth and spirituality of an ancient tradition. Not being under pressure, Kreuzer quietly developed different songs and looked for comrade-in-arms who like him did not accept any genre limits. BRIXTONBOOGIE´s album “Urban Blues” (Ferryhouse/Warner Europe) will be released August 21 2009. “Nobody But You”, the first single (out May 27 2009) is an energetic “love struck” theme that deals with anything but self-pity. “Urban Blues” proves: You feel the blues when you´re down and out. However, the album also proves: The blues helps you to get up again. “Urban Blues” is such a whip. A giver of strength. A donor of courage!