Gespeichert unter: 01. concert reviews | Schlagworte: düsseldorf, festival, open source, tocotronic
Tocotronic (klicken zum vergößern)
It’s only been a recent evolution that Tocotronic has literally grown on me. At first this superficial unmotivation just sucked the hell out of me before the vibe of the rejection of the daily (german) workday grind or culture to the self-reflective point of view and sloganeering totally hit on me. Recently Tocotronic’s lyrics rather tend to dwell on introverted reverie or the fact of thinking (maybe too much). A clever move though. You name it, I’m rather a second generation aficionado.
At the Open Source Festival situated on a picturesque scenery of the Düsseldorf horse racetrack, parks and golf courses, Tocotronic were the headliners. This evening they celebrated an inspiring yet festival compatible best-of set with anything you could ever wish for (except Jackpot maybe!?). They’re always best when they don’t noise around aimlessly, but play on a concentrated, controlled and purposive level. This is when a fascinating symbiotic link between their music and lyrics grows and shows what a brilliant songwriter Dirk von Lotzow actually is. His dedicated performance with his characteristic laconic vocal panache was in perfect harmony with the straight forward rocking sound of the band. Obviously Tocotronic will never join the pantheon of the most virtuosic musicians ever. But fuck this fact, Tocotronic played as stirring as you’d expect from the good conscience of german indie music.
This one is one to remember.
Setlist: Angaben ohne Gewähr!
(Tocotronic, Setlist – Open Source Festival: klicke auf das Bild zum vergrößern)
Tocotronic – Explosion (Berlin String Theory Version)
