The good old school, with “real” instruments and voices that are able to combine emotions and words into a unity, are the basis of the music of the duo, behind which there is a couple who not only have a love for artistic expression, but also has life in common. Christine and Martin Rothe, the Upper Austrian and the Carinthian who live in Burgenland, share a table, bed, musicality and the drive to express themselves in songs and to give hope. The title of their current album “#immermehrliebe” is program.
Love as the basis of all life, the strength that can be drawn from it in order to face all ups and downs with an attitude – that may seem a little cheesy, especially in times like these. But it’s a conviction that can be found credibly in the music of the two songwriters.
Lots of acoustics, but not only
Ayensi are so with themselves even in the quietest moments (“Wisdom Of The Universe”), can open their heart without pathos and clearly show the other how important he or she is (“I gspia di”), to then loosely dance out of the quiet corner to address the importance of forgiveness in the life-affirming rhythm of reggae (“Sorry”).
Musically, the eleven songs are based on the power of the acoustic, but leave a lot of stylistic freedom. The boundaries between folk, pop and reggae blur and hip-hop becomes an important means of transporting thoughts without even being embarrassing for a moment. In addition there is the crystal clear, touching voice of Christine Rothe, which harmoniously unites with the voice of her husband to arouse many emotions.
You can feel how clever the songwriting is the more often you listen to the songs. They do not wear out, but become more and more entrenched in the memory. And the songs tell stories from the lives of the two, who are a few years old, but also new again. Switching between English and dialect linguistically without fear, Ayensi are pretty clear about their musical expression. And the fact that the older of the couple’s daughters can be heard in the almost happy song about the current state of society (the electronically refined “Lockdown”) makes it clear that a musical family is going on here (an album with music for children is in preparation ).
As Martin Rothe said aptly in the OÖN conversation: “Music has always helped me. It is like a tool to come into contact with other people, to become clear about my own emotions and thus to come to life. ”He felt this fire even as a child – and now it burns on a full flame. And it doesn’t matter if life sometimes doesn’t go the way you would like it to be. Then a sung declaration of love to a place in the campfire guitar mode (“Bradnbrunn”) remains believable because it is real.
Infos: www.ayensi.com
Source: Nachrichten
