Wanja Rosenthal - LÜFPYRÜN (2024) [Hi-Res]

Recorded at Loft, Cologne, the debut album’s musical focus is in the zeitgeist of Modern Creative Jazz. LÜFPYRÜN is a musical journey to Wanja Rosenthal’s impressions from different stages of his life. The album title, for instance, is originated in a fictive word creation from his childhood. Ranging from the movement of squirrels to the inflation of pesto in the supermarket, the compositions are inspired by various moments and stories.

Since 2021, he has played together with the three Cologne-based musicians Adrian Gallet, Daniel Oetz Salcines, Mathieu Clement. After a long creative process in working with Wanja’s compositions, they have worked out a distinctive band sound of their own. Here, where the guitar constantly moves between the role of a piano and a horn instrument, the combination takes advantage of its own possibilities and limitations.

Adrian Gallet - tenor saxophone
Wanja Rosenthal - guitar
Daniel Oetz Salcines - bass
Mathieu Clement - drums