Dinosaur Sr. (2022)

… an adventure in stereo

Alain Neumann: percussion
Awa Taban-Shomal: vocals
Chris Toff Brill: bass guitar, upright bass, vocals
Frank J. Meyer: drums, percussion
Kathrin Berger: baritone, tenor & soprano sax, glockenspiel
Sigrid Münchgesang: cello
Thom Berger: electric guitar, vocals
Zippo Zimmermann: keyboards, vocals, percussion, acoustic guitar

Special guest:
Meike Degand: theremin (on 1, 8, 11, 13)

• Arranged, recorded & produced by Savoy Truffle 2019 – 2021
  except saxophones & some percussion: recorded by Marcel Sude
• African field recording on “Dreaming of Elephants” by Frank J. Meyer
• Mixed by Zippo
• Mastered by Marcel Sude @ his Rinkowsky Suite, www.rinkowsky.de
• Artwork by Zippo, www.designladen.com
• Band photos by Katrin Reis, Lara Neumann, Katia Berger & Zippo
• Cat photos by Thom Berger, Nicole Bartoli, Katrin Reis, Tatjana Meng-Braun, Awa Taban-Shomal & Marcel Sude
• Cat in space suit: S. Bachstroem

Live at Truetone Records (2016)

1. Acceptance (06:02)
   Music: Zippo Zimmermann, Lyrics: Marietta Schröder
2. Cutting Hair at Night (04:23)
   Music: Zippo Zimmermann, Lyrics: Johannes Becker
3. Inside of the Moon (04:28)
   Music: Zippo Zimmermann, Lyrics: Johannes Becker
4. For a Little While (05:49)
   Music: Zippo Zimmermann, Lyrics: Erika Labinsky
5. Mi Desengaño Personal (04:47)
   Music: Thomas Josef Berger, Lyrics: Isabel María González Gómez, Manuel González Gómez
6. Hallucinations (on a hot summer’s day) (06:37)
   Music & Lyrics: Urban Weber
7. Oceans (04:35)
   Music: Zippo Zimmermann, Lyrics: Dominik Lermen
8. Give It Up (04:10)
   Music: Zippo Zimmermann, Lyrics: Erika Labinsky
9. Turn Me On (05:59)
   Music & Lyrics: Thomas Josef Berger
10. Sag lieber Lebewohl (03:55)
    Music: Zippo Zimmermann, Lyrics: Erika Labinsky

Arranged, produced, mixed & mastered by Savoy Truffle
Recorded by Oscar Braun & Lars Grote, www.truetonerecords.com
Photos: Katrin Reis & Sascha Markus (concert), Jonas Wimmerström (sheep)
Artwork: Zippo Zimmermann, www.designladen.com

Alain Neumann/ percussion
Awa Taban Shomal/ vocals
Frank J. Meyer/ drums, percussion
Kathrin Berger/ sax, flute, glockenspiel
Natalie Kielbassa/ bass, backing vocals
Sigrid Münchgesang/ cello
Thom Berger/ guitar
Zippo Zimmermann/ key, guitar, voc, accordion
Special Guest:
Meike Degand/ theremin

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Zing! (2014)

1. Dance, Stranger, Dance
2. Punks in July
3. Praise
4. No Kiss Left
5. Love Songs
6. Ein Mann gibt Auskunft
7. Take the Burden off My Shoulders
8. Waltz No. 1
9. Poupée de Cire
10. Ride on New Horses
11. Sachliche Romanze
12. Waltz No. 2

Featuring the regular members:

Alain Neumann: percussion
Awa Taban Shomal: vocals, accordion on “Waltz No 1”
Frank J. Meyer: drums & additional percussion
Kathrin Berger: tenor, alto, baritone sax & flute
Natalie Kielbassa: bass on “Ride on New Horses” , “Take the Burden” & “Waltz No 1”, additional bass on “Punks in July” & “Love Songs”, backing vocals on “Punks in July”, “Love Songs” & “Praise”
Sigrid Münchgesang: cello
Thom Berger: guitar
Zippo Zimmermann: piano/organ, glockenspiel, clarinet, melodica, harmonica, accordion, additional vocals on “No Kiss Left” & “Sachliche Romanze”, additional guitar on “No Kiss Left”

... and the honorary members:

Dausi Jacoby: bass, additional bass on “Ride on New Horses”
Nina Ruchatz: additional vocals on “Poupée de Cire”, backing vocals on “Ride on New Horses” & “Ein Mann gibt Auskunft”

... also featuring the following guest musicians:

Friederike Simon: violin on “Dance, Stranger, Dance” & “Praise”
Karla Lee: backing vocals on “Love Songs”
Katharina Rimbrecht: trumpet on “Poupeé de Cire” & “Take the Burden”
Meike Degand: theremin on “Waltz No 2”
Uwe Himbert: mandolin on “Poupée de Cire”

... and the lyrics by Christoph Endres, Erika Labinsky, Marietta Schröder, Kjartan Fannberg, Erich Kästner & Serge Gainsbourg

All tracks arranged, recorded, produced & mixed by Savoy Truffle between January 2012 & June 2014
Sax & flute recorded by Marcel Sude
Mastered by Michael Schwabe

Photos: Lara Neumann, Katia Berger, Katrin Reis, Zippo Zimmermann, Benno Zimmermann, Nina Ruchatz, Holger Ruchatz

Cover Photo: “Running Boy at Al Alzhar Park” by Linh Nguyen
Artwork: Zippo Zimmermann, www.designladen.com

Special thanks to Marcel Sude & Thomas Braun!
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deux zéro zéro deux

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1. Acceptance 5:44
2. No Fifty Ways 2:33
3. Realize 5:53
4. Finally 2:47
5. Give it Up* 4:02
6. The Tube (20th anniversary) 3:43
7. Thunderstorm 4:22
8. Invisible Strings 5:12
9. For A Little While 5:33
10. La Salvación 3:38
11. Last Night 4:59
12. Where is the Love? 5:24
13. Sag lieber lebewohl 3:23
14. The Tube (Reprise) 1:36

* inspired by a short story by Franz Kafka

Music by Zippo Zimmermann except "Realize" & "Invisible Strings" (by Nina Ruchatz) and "La Salvación" (by Zippo Zimmermann & Nina Ruchatz)

Lyrics by Marietta Schröder ("Acceptance", "No Fifty Ways"), Nina Ruchatz ("Realize", "Invisible Strings"), Erika Labinsky ("Finally", "Give it Up", "Thunderstorm", "For a Little While", "Sag lieber Lebewohl"), Karsten Ries ("The Tube"), Diana Carmen Bernardi ("La Salvación"), Katrin Reis ("Last Night") & Alain Neumann ("Where is the Love?")

featuring:

Nina Ruchatz (The artist formerly known as Nina Widjaja) //
vocals, melodica, glockenspiel, piano
Sigrid Münchgesang // cello
Kathrin Berger // alto, tenor & baritone sax, trumpet, flute
Alain Neumann // percussion
Frank J. Meyer // drums & percussion
Thom Berger // guitar
Holger Ruchatz // bass, backing vocals, additional guitar
Zippo Zimmermann //
piano & organ, guitar, clarinet, backing vocals on "Thunderstorm"

special guests:

Jennie Kloos // backing vocals on "No Fifty Ways" & "Give It Up"
Aline Widjaja // violin on "The Tube" & "Thunderstorm", backing vocals on "For a Little While"
Anselm Vogler // violin on "Realize"
Johanna Vogler // viola on "Realize"
Felix Hubert // contrabass on "For a Little While" & "Sag lieber Lebewohl" Katrin Reis // handclaps on "Give It Up"
Michael Schiefner // bass on "La Salvación"

very special guests:

Urban Weber // backing vocals on "The Tube"
Dausi Jacoby // guitar on "The Tube Reprise", bass on "Last Night"

special thanks to:

Thomas Braun, Marcel Sude, Danielle Houset-Kurtenacker, Rudolf Kurtenacker, internett.de

thanks to our supporters:

Annette Speicher/ Autotechnik Steffes/ Barbara Feld/ Bernd Hackstein/ Erika Labinsky/ Familie Kaiser/ Ilona, Heiner & Christian Meyer/ Karin Hohlfeld/ Katia Fuchs/ Katrin Reis/ Lara Schneider/ Michael Grundhever/ Monique Schmidt/ Thomas Flach/ Tom Treitz – you made this possible!

Recorded between January 2010 & March 2011 in Behren lès Forbach, Saarbrücken & Köln. Arranged, recorded & produced by Savoy Truffle.

Mixed by Savoy Truffle & Marcel Sude, mastered by Marcel Sude.

Wir grüßen Nikolaus Kiefer. ¡Saludos a Mariano & Miguel!

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Private Star

1. A Little Moment Only
2. Lost In Silence
3. The Sky
4. Why Do I Cry?
5. Anyone Else
6. Blowing Up Time
7. It’s Cold
8. Private Star
9. Angel
10. La vida es sueño
11. When Faith Has Gone
12. Turn Me On
13. Not Now

Jennifer Kloos: voz y cores
Nina Widjaja: cores y voz
Alain Neumann: percusión y piano eléctrico
Zippo Zimmermann: piano y órgano eléctrico, sintetizador, guitarra acústica
Jens Gebhardt: bajo, violín, guitarra acústica y cores
Frank J. Meyer: batería
Kathrin Berger: saxo alto y saxo tenor
Thom Berger: guitarra eléctrica y voz
Judith Schimanowski: chelo y cores

Músico invitado: Urban Weber: cores

Grabado y mezclado por Marcel Sude en el estudio "Twilight Music", Illingen/Alemania 2003.
Masterizado por Michael Schwabe
Producido por Savoy Truffle

Diseño gráfico: Zippo Zimmermann

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¿Dónde está la piscina?

1. ¿Dónde está la piscina? (3.46)
   (Original Soundtrack from the Movie »¿Dónde está la piscina?«)
2. Mi desengaño personal (4.10)
3. Where is the Love? (6.45)
4. Ein Mann gibt Auskunft (3.58)
5. Ven hacia mi (5.04)
6. Before the Sun Goes Down (2.32)
7. Tonight (4.27)
8. Mira Mira (3.18)
9. Ann' the Twen (3.32)
   (dedicado a Anja Beckert)
10. Caw the Mew's Caw (2.48)
11. The Drunken Man's Lullaby (1.49)
12. Afterglow (5.25)
13. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (1.17)

Isabel González Gómez: voz y cores
Alain Neumann: percusión y rap
Zippo Zimmermann: piano y órgano eléctrico, sintetizador, guitarra acústica, acordeón
Urban Weber: bajo, voz y cores
Frank J. Meyer: batería
Thom Berger: guitarra eléctrica y acústica
Heidrun Klemm: chelo y cores

Tema 1,3,5,6,8,9,10,11,12 grabado por Marcel Sude en el estudio "Twilight Music", Illingen/Alemania 1999
Tema 2,4,7,13 grabado por Thomas Braun y Eric Hübner en el estudio "Klangkanzler" Sulzbach/Alemania 1999
Mezclado y masterizado por Marcel Sude
Producido por Savoy Truffle

Diseño gráfico: Zippo Zimmermann y artista desconocido

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Chicas & Pigs

1. Tomorrow (4.00)
2. Not For You (4.15)
3. Until I'm Down (3.21)
4. Africa (4.10)
5. Strong Enough (4.54)
6. Standing Still (2.29)
7. Dead End Road (3.09)
   

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Isabel González Gómez: voz y cores
Alain Neumann: percusión
Zippo Zimmermann: piano y órgano eléctrico, acordeón, harmónica
Urban Weber: bajo, guitarra acústica y cores
Frank J. Meyer: batería
Thom Berger: guitarra eléctrica y acústica, voz
Heidrun Klemm: chelo

Músico invitado: Thomas Jacobs: flauta

Tema 1-6: Grabado y mezclado por Marcel Sude en el estudio "Twilight Music", Illingen/Alemania 1997
Tema 7: Grabado y mezclado por Thomas Braun en la sala de ensanyo de la banda, Behren les Forbach/Francia 1997

Masterizado por Marcel Sude
Producido por Savoy Truffle

Diseño gráfico: Zippo Zimmermann y Isabel González Gómez

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