Mr. Käfer & DDob - Subway Space (2019)

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The album "Subway Space" by Mr. Käfer & Ddob comes with laid-back drums, mellow vibes and chilled guitar licks. The two got to know each other in Cologne, where the Austrian Mr. Käfer completed an internship at the music label MPM Records. Both got along very well from the start and worked together on an instrumental album, which they finished shortly afterwards in Austria. 

Varying styles from lofi to boombap, the duo brings the right vibe for the upcoming spring season. The spacious and moody instrumental album offers a lot to cover, from surreal moods, that you can hear on "Enter the Void", right up to the moving tunes of "Planetary Nebulae". Listening to "Railways" one overcomes the slightly oppressive feeling of stuffy air that you know from dusty subway tunnels, while "Spherical Colors" lets you flow through musical ionosphere. On "Kamakura" you can hear a great collaboration between the duo and the producer Spaze Windu, which is complemented by gentle vocals from Yana and offers a great combination with the producer's flipped vocal quotes. The track "One For", that also represents the album's single, picks up the vibe and features a couple of scratches from Kiel's local A¢AP Creepy.