H.S. Ziegler began flooding the German underground scene withself-released home-produced cassettes in the 1980s. Particularlyannoying naive and dada-esque, he used every style and toy instrumenthe could get hold of to develope his ways of expression. Throughout the1990s, he released a wide variety of stuff in nearly any possibleformat on a wide selection of independent labels, teamed up with Blummfor more than 3 CDs and making regular guest appearances on Mouse OnMars releases, starting with 'Iaora Tahiti'.'Kopf Zahl Bauch' (Head Number Belly) is finally his all-star album,featuring guest collaborators Mouse On Mars on "Toy Tech Two", alongwith Marcus Schmickler, FX Randomiz, Reuber, Blumm, Guido M?bius, andRon Martin (more or less the whole A-Musik crowd with Joseph Suchyco-producing). This is by no means a wild electronica avant-gardecelebrity album, but a collection of alternative pop tunes withcharming harmonies and melodies and the occasional vocal tunes aboutlost loves, daily observations, and vacations in New York. "Urlauber InNew York," for example, from the 'Staubgold 20' compilation, is used asthis album's opener. These songs can get quite emotional but never tothe point of sheer annoyance.
Ballads like "Einsam" (Lonely) or "Zwei Wochen Zwei" (Two Weeks Two,again with Joseph Suchy) or just songs like "Schenken" (Give a Gift,with Reuber) get better with each listening. The only track which is abit too drowsy for me is "Lila Regen" (Pink Rain), but otherwise, thisis a very cute and friendly album.
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