Artist: Dictaphone | Album: Poems From A Rooftop | Released: Apr 13, 2012 | Label: Sonic Pieces | Catalog #: sonicpieces 013 | Genre: Electronic, Jazz | Country: Germany | Duration: 00:40:37

The title 'Poems from a rooftop' comes from Iran's 'green revolution', where people were so afraid to go out on the street that they emerged on their own rooftops to protest the stifling regime. This sentiment carries into the conflict and shrouded mystery in each song, from the rhythmic, emotive bar-room crawl of 'The Conversation' to the phenomenal 'Rattle', led by vocalist Mariechen Danz. It seems as if 'Poems from a rooftop' catches a point in the band's career where they appear perfectly at ease with their sound, and able to distil the jazz, subtle electronics and haunting ambience of their previous records into one deftly coherent whole. The result is an arresting, and poignant narrative record which is sure to stand as their finest to date. 'Poems from a rooftop' is proof that the greatest poems might not even need lyrics at all, and Dictaphone manage in a flurry of notes to carry more emotion than an entire script of languid language. These are, without a doubt, poems you won't be so quick to forget.

Credits:
Electronic, Bass – Oliver Doerell
Saxophone, Clarinet – Roger Döring
Violin, Quintone – Alex Stolze
Vocals – Mariechen Danz
Mastered By – Nils Frahm

CD, limited edition of 450 handmade copies in book packaging, embossed and numbered.