The band recorded their new album "RHEINGOLD", based on Myths and Legends of the Rhine River. The recordings took place at Peter Gabriels "RealWorld" Studio in Bath.
By taking up and reinterpreting traditional stories of the Rhine, Schinkel and Kuchta create a bridge between the past and the present. They bring the powerful emotionality and profound themes of the
Rhine legends and Wagner's music into a modern context. With their new program, they take on the legends of the Rhine a river that has shaped their homeland and whose stories they anchor deeply
Reviving Wagner's mighty Valkyries, the enchanting Loreley and Schumann's lyrical "Sundays on the Rhine". They transform these epic stories into unique sound experiences that capture the magic and mysticism of stories told for hundeds of years.
Recorded in Peter Gabriel's legendary Real World Studio in southern England, Schinkel and Kuchta fuse their own compositions, catchy melodies and themes from pop and rock with elements from jazz, classical music and folklore.
For Schinkel and Kuchta, the Rhine is not only a geographical feature, but also a cultural symbol that is deeply rooted in their lives and art. These legends offer a rich narrative and musical potential that fits perfectly with the complexity and emotionality of progressive rock. Their music is a tribute to their homeland and an expression of the deep connection to the river that has shaped them and to which they rare deeply rooted.
