I-Wolf and The Chain Reactions: Flesh + blood (Seayou Records, 2013)

In December 2012 Wolfgang Schlögl unleashed his first recorded output under his I-Wolf solo moniker in 10 years: The single Let It Go (SEA038) was a herald to and is also included on the twin-albums Flesh+Blood and Skull+Bones in its respective versions. These two full length records even share some more songs (in different variations), yet they still sound very distinct. Flesh+Blood is the life record and dedicated to the ones we love. It is enthusiastic, excessive, impulsive. Contemporary electronic dance music, dub rhythms, jazz and soul mix to please. The 11 songs on Flesh+Blood have been recorded live in various locations all over Europe and feature a full band line-up of the Chainreactions. The Chainreactions are not a backing band, they are the wolf-pack: Portuguese harpist Eduardo Raon, Mia Zabelka and Matthias Jakisic on electric violin and music veteran Eddie Siblik on guitar and bass. Wunderkind drummer/producer Sixtus Preiss (Affine Records) joins the pack on record, Tom Marsh (Ex-IAMX) on drums live on stage. The three singers Nomadee, Aisha and Briknie shine in the often daring environment of an I-Wolf production. Additional saxophone comes from Florian Fennes, Sascha Otto contributed on flute. Skull+Bones is the death record and dedicated to the ones we lost. It is ascetic, focused, dark. Dub, jazz, soul and electro mix to challenge. Skull+Bones has mostly been performed by Wolfgang Schlögl himself with the help of Eddie Siblik and the voices of Aisha, Briknie and Nomadee with additional vocals from Moritz Vierbom. The album has been produced by I-Wolf and Eddie Siblik. Both albums form a whole: the life and death of I-Wolf. And the sound-philosophy is consistent: careful arrangements, thought out lyrics, passionate performance. As such, these twins are concept albums in the truest sense of the word.