Following Dirk Scheuber's initially not-intended-for-the-public solo debut ‘The Me I See’ and its follow-up ‘Changes’, ‘Shades’ is meanwhile the virtuoso lyricist’s third immensely impressive solo excursion. The wonderful, perfectly formed artwork invites you to tarry awhile. It motivates you to both conscious self-reflection and at the same time attentiveness, therefore embodying the start of a pleasant journey, driven by longing yet remaining cautious, into the stormy inner feelings of this once-again strengthened musician.
‘Shades’ is truly a work of magic driven by tireless, eruptive passion, fervour and devoted musing, which continuously captivates with its humility, gratefulness, moving poetry and awareness, as well as its romantic, seductive cascades of sound that are full of depth and substance. With a certain pop appeal, ‘Shades’ winds through dreamlike synthpop realms, classic EBM and visionary darkwave.
It’s an undisputed fact: ‘Shades’ is pure disengagement, absolute devotion and virtually a metamorphosis, reflecting the present and the authentic presence of a phenomenal Dirk Scheuber, who is fighting his personal darkness and who at the end succeeds in liberating his soul. Immense in every respect.
1. Helium
2. Smoker
3. Spirit
4. Coloured Rays
5. Reverent
6. Fame
7. Tempo
8. Move Mountains
9. Sleeping Fool
10. Bruised
11. Tainted Hearts
12. Recaptured