Keimzeit - 30 Jahre Primeln & Elefanten

In the mid-90s, bands like Talking Heads, Nirvana and the legendary Wu-Tang Clan were popular. Punk and grunge reigned, the hip-hop and techno wave really took off and experimental bands like Portishead, Faithless and The Prodigy broke new musical ground. The band Keimzeit didn't care about any of this and surprised everyone in 1995 with the album "Primeln & Elefanten", which, in defiance of the zeitgeist, featured a sound of the 70s and 80s with natural instruments. It just happened like that, without any real intention. The band swam with verve and love against the powerful current of the punk and electronic sound storm that was currently popular.

"Primeln & Elefanten" - Keimzeit's fourth album - was recorded in 1994 and released in 1995. The band will celebrate this 30-year album anniversary with an extensive tour in 2025. 16 songs were recorded, 14 of them in the Audioton Studio in Berlin. The album's producer was Michael Beckmann. "For us, working on the album was heavenly," remembers Norbert Leisegang. "Everything was allowed, nobody interfered with the band." So every creative idea was pursued and lived out. The lyrics are sharply observed, true to life and playful in tone, which is further underlined by the musical mix of blues and chanson, jazz and folk, as well as waltz and Latin American elements. For this very reason, many fans of the band still consider this album to be a masterpiece today.