Strong and Stable, by Ornah Mental

Strong and Stable

by Ornah Mental

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1.	Crazy little thing called reality 04:30	buy track
2.	Cara-Wahn Pt.2 10:51	buy track
3.	Ornah-Mynth XIII-Bali Bernhard 01:22	buy track
4.	Mara-Cash 10:33	buy track
5.	Ornah-Mynth XIV-Afro-di-Siacam 01:35	buy track
6.	Nothing exist as appears 08:41	buy track
7.	Ornah-Mynth XV-Truffle Shuffle 01:28	buy track
8.	Bone of fortune 03:48	buy track
9.	Strong& Stable 06:44	buy track
10.	Secrcet Life of Suburbia 05:38	buy track
11.	Con-Sequences 07:20	buy track
12.	Ornah-Mynth XVI-Tanger Zone 00:43	buy track
13.	Skopolamin 11:11	buy track
14.	Tuesday Wood 04:37	buy track
15.	She-Gebeat 07:26	buy track
16.	Ornah-Mynth XVII-Maahnt 01:46	buy track
17.	Synapsis Lux 07:06	buy track
18.	Lucretia, my Longing 04:10	buy track

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EXORCISING THE EVIL SPIRITS OF MODERN TIMES.

Ornah Mental is Dirk Schlömer's ethno-dub, Kraut- and space-rock playground, which started as Dirk's solo project in 2001, Bernhard joined in 2018.
Ornah Mental's eighth release is another true celebration of organic groove music.

Dirk Schlömer (www.xn--dirk-schlmer-djb.de) is no stranger to the German music scene. Born in Cologne, he was the guitarist of the German band "Ton Steine Scherben", one of the first and most influential German-language rock bands of the 1970s and early 1980s, a musical mouthpiece of a new leftist movement at the time, especially in their hometown of West Berlin. Schlömer also worked closely with Rio Reiser, the frontman of the same band, who later became a solo artist. Schlömer was also the mastermind behind Das Zeichen, a German gothic-ethno project, to name just a few of the many other bands and projects worth mentioning.

As Schlömer's story and background suggests, "Strong and Stable" makes a statement about current socio-cultural issues. The title "Strong and Stable" refers to a phrase used almost as an incantation by former British Prime Minister Theresa May.

The music of "Strong and Stable" is a spoof on modern narratives and their obvious misdirection, but it is not a bleak dystopia. It's like a travesty by three old white men that makes you shake your hips while laughing out loud at an unsettling situation.

“Groove is the ground, that gives orientation”
– Dirk Schlömer.

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released June 15, 2023

Recorded & Produced by Dirk Schlömer at AmygdaLand, Berlin Kreuzberg

Tracks composed by Dirk Schlömer except where indicated:
Composed by Dirk Schlömer, Bernhard Wöstheinrich, Carsten Agthe

Dirk Schlömer : Guitars, Keyboards, Loops, Vocals
Bernhard Wöstheinrich : Keyboards, Synthesizers, Audio-Editing & Additional Arrangements
Carsten Agthe : Percussion, WaveDrum, Cymbals

Guests:
Leander Reininghaus : Acoustic Guitar on Cara-wahn Part II
Volker Lankow : Treated Percussion on Bali Bernhard & Synapsis Lux

Cover Art by Burkhard Girke
Excerpts from '...Burning' , 'After the Rain' and 'Red Vine'
Sleeve Design by Martina Grünewald
Mastering: Eroc

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Dirk Schlömer Berlin, Germany

Dirk Schlömer, guitarist for The Cöln and Ton Steine Scherben, transitioned to a Pop singer before founding a studio in Cologne. Obsessed with hypnotic music, he formed bands Das Zeichen and Ornah Mental. Living in Berlin for over 20 years, he now releases music under his name. ... more

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