The devil invented the gas pedal
And now we're doing our laps
And filling up with a little more gas
At the piano, a grand master of the harsh narrative. Beguiling and sovereign.
ROLLING STONE
Sold-out tours and a jubilant press.
In just a few years, Martin Bechler, head and singer of the Cologne-based indie band Fortuna Ehrenfeld, has taken his project from a moderately attended pub concert to a sold-out Cologne Philharmonic Hall.
With his idiosyncratic poetry and unpredictable sound cosmos, he has created a completely independent genre. In rare solo concerts, Bechler takes us back to his study at his piano, where he creates the songs for Fortuna before putting them through the wolf with his playful band. In Solo am Klavier , quiet, deep spaces open up - lyrics and his unmistakable voice come to the fore.
In 2024, he is awarded the German Cabaret Prize for his "intoxicating melodies and musical resistance".
Once the left ventricle poured out over the keyboard and the right one thrown furiously behind it.
MARTIN BECHLER
FORTUNA EHRENFELD hit the heart.
STERN
One of the greatest songwriters of modern times.
SCHALL MAGAZINE
So there it is, the new benchmark for pop music.
MZ