MuSaMe on Stage: Die Hektischen Flecken EP release "Melodien für Milliardäre"

In the organizer's words:

Die Hektischen Flecken come from Düsseldorf and play indie rock with a 90s influence (Bullet Lavolta, Moving Targets, Lemonheads, Quicksand). Started in 2015 by artist Cornelius Quabeck as a solo project, the music became a joint project of numerous musicians under the Fleckige banner.

"Melodien für Milliardäre" is the name of Die Hektischen Flecken's new EP, and like many things, this title is slightly misleading, as the music is an excursion into the wide field of lactic acid fermentation. Where Krautrock ends, this band begins and with five new songs tends towards kimchi. A slight spiciness pervades the music, the songs mousse, the band bubbles gently in a mason jar, like a snow globe with flavor.
"Winterschläfer" is a late wake-up call set to powerful chords, "Lose" hymn-like tells of the luck of finding a jackpot among a sea of rivets.
"Fünf Frettchen" is one of the songs that Düsseldorf rivals Kraftwerk would probably have composed if there were a speed limit on German highways. "Der Goldschakal", on the other hand, is a song that describes the moment when you think you are about to reach your destination, only to suddenly realize that you took a wrong turn a long time ago. "David Graeber", the last song on the EP, is in the tradition of encouraging songs, analogous to hope, a carpe diem for everyone with a cell phone thumb. Enough is enough, is what you want to say, but you can hold on to it: Kimchi is just a bit more elegant than sauerkraut, it's nice that the Hektische Flecken have recognized that. "Melodies for Billionaires" is kimchi rock.