Bernd Lechler and Nico Tobias were rooted in Hamburgs independent music scene before they moved to Berlin’s trendy district Prenzlauer Berg. Their debut longplayer „Everyone Loves You“ must be considered one of the most beautiful albums of the trip hop / downbeat era. amnesty international relied on Naomi’s song "Gone" to make their TV and cinema campaign featuring Franka Potente more powerful. Pop influences and song structures became even more manifest in Naomi’s second album "Pappelallee" which also carried along the small radio hit of "King Kong Is Not Dead". Süddeutsche Zeitung, one of Germany"s most respected broadsheets, described Naomi’s sound as a "perfect balance between bittersweet harmonies and relaxed rhythms which seemed to be the privilege of Air and the Pet Shop Boys" Naomi’s third album „Aquarium“ is their best one yet - more pop than ever, and as intriguing as exciting. The duo abandon their earlier love of wide soundscapes - hence no predominant samples this time, no echo loops and padded sounds. Instead we get reduced, almost minimal arrangements, guitars and Wurlitzer piano, Mellotron and sparse synthesizers over dry hiphop beats. No instrumentals anymore, not "tracks", but songs, real verse-chorus-songs. Just listen to the first single "Another Bite Of The Apple" and you know what we´re talking about... |
