''Morgenstund'' is the tenth studio album of the music project
Schiller
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (, short: ; 10 November 17599 May 1805) was a German playwright, poet, and philosopher. During the last seventeen years of his life (1788–1805), Schiller developed a productive, if complicated, friendsh ...
created by the German electronic musician
Christopher von Deylen
Schiller () is a German electronic music band that rose to fame in 1998 and is named after the German poet and dramatist Friedrich Schiller. Originally, it was a duo consisting of Christopher von Deylen () and Mirko von Schlieffen. Around 2001 ...
. The album was released on 22 March 2019. On this album, Schiller has collaborated with the singers
Nena, Tricia McTeague, Yalda Abbasi, Schwarz, Jhyve and
Rebecca Ferguson, the musicians
Giorgio Moroder
Giovanni Giorgio Moroder (, ; born 26 April 1940) is an Italian composer, songwriter, and record producer. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Father of Disco", Moroder is credited with pioneering euro disco and electronic dance mu ...
and Jan Blomqvist and the music group
Tangerine Dream.
It was released in different editions, including the limited "Ultra Deluxe Edition".
A new studio album was originally scheduled for autumn 2018. The album was produced between 2017 and 2018. On 3 September 2018, Schiller announced officially the release of a new album and the rescheduling of the release date to spring 2019. The name of the album "Morgenstund" and its cover artwork were announced and revealed on 14 September 2018 on Facebook and YouTube. Von Deylen described the production of the album with the words: ''"Ich freue mich sehr auf "Morgenstund". Selten hat mir die Arbeit an einem neuen Werk soviel Freude gemacht"''. (Translation: ''I'm really looking forward to "Morgenstund". Rarely, working on a new work has given me so much pleasure.'')
A first song from the album, "Morgenstund" with singer Nena, was released with different remixes on Spotify on 22 February 2019.
The first music video of the album, "Universe", had its world premiere on 2 March 2019 on YouTube. The song was released then also on Spotify. A third song, "Avalanche" with SCHWARZ, was released on 8 March 2019. A second music video, Das Goldene Tor with Yalda Abbasi, had its world premiere on 9 March 2019 on YouTube and was also put on Spotify. On 20 March 2019, the music video of Berlin Tehran had its world premiere exclusively on the homepage of the German news magazine
Stern
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. The song "Berlin Tehran" was first live performed during Schillers concert tour through the Iran in 2018. The complete album with the music videos to Universe, Das Goldene Tor, Shangri La, New Day, and Berlin Tehran was released on 22 March 2019 in the German-speaking countries. It was available on Spotify since 22 March 2019.
The cover artwork shows two hands covered in yellow liquid color. The same cover art is also used for the songs of the album, but in different colors.
[Jazz and Rock Musikmagazin]
Schiller "Morgenstund": Der Sound ist sensationell, die Musik sowieso
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Track listing
The album includes:[JCP]
Schiller - Morgenstund (Deluxe-Edition)
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CD 1 - Morgenstern
CD 2 - Voyage: Panta Rhei
# Aurora
# Kronos
# Poseidon
# Shangri La (Orchester Version)
# Aphrodite
# Berlin Tehran
# Die Farben der Nacht
# Morgenstern, Pt. 1 (with Tangerine Dream)
# Morgenstern, Pt. 2 (with Tangerine Dream)
# Morgenstern, Pt. 3 (with Tangerine Dream)
# Morgenstern, Pt. 4 (with Tangerine Dream)
# Morgenstern, Pt. 5 (with Tangerine Dream)
# Morgenstern, Pt. 6 (with Tangerine Dream)
# Morgenstern, Pt. 7 (with Tangerine Dream)
# Morgenstern, Pt. 8 (with Tangerine Dream)
# Morgenstern, Pt. 9 (with Tangerine Dream)
Ultra deluxe edition
The limited Ultra deluxe edition includes the bonus CD, "Wanderlust".
Bonus CD - Wanderlust
# Wanderlust I
# Wanderlust II
# Wanderlust III
# Wanderlust IV
# Wanderlust V
# Wanderlust VI
# Wanderlust VII
# Wanderlust VIII
# Wanderlust IX
# Wanderlust X
Music videos
* Universe
* Das Goldene Tor
* In Between
* Berlin Tehran
* New Day
* Morgenstern (TBA)
* Avalanche (TBA)
Credits and personnel
* Christopher von Deylen – music and production of all tracks
* Nena – vocals on "Morgenstund"
* Tricia McTeague – lyrics and vocals on "Universe"
* Yalda Abbasi – vocals on "Das Goldene Tor"
* Roland Mayer de Voltaire (Schwarz) – vocals on "Avalanche"; "New Day"
* Jhyve – vocals on "Dreamcatcher"
* Rebecca Ferguson – vocals on "Love"
* Giorgio Moroder – music on "Lichtjahre"
* Jan Blomqvist – music on "In Between"
* David Oesterling – music on "Morgenstund"
* Jan Weigel – music on "Morgenstund"
* Thorsten Quaeschning (Tangerine Dream) - music on "Morgenstern"
* Mike Rutherford - guitar on "Harmonia"
* Gary Wallis, percussion
Instruments
* Pouya Saraei – santour on "Berlin Tehran"
* Pirooz Arjmand – daf drum on "Berlin Tehran"
Charts
References
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2019 albums
Schiller (band) albums