Flake feiert Weihnachten is the debut album by Flake Lorenz. It was released on 22 November 2024.
Flake feiert Weihnachten | |
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Album by Flake Lorenz | |
Recorded: | 2023/2024 |
Producer: | Florian Ammon, Flake |
Released: | 22 November 2024 |
Format: | CD, Cassette, Vinyl, Digital |
Length: | 45:02 |
Label: | Snow Flake |
Stream: | Spotify Apple Music |
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Information
- The album was made available for pre-order on 7 November 2024.
- Signed copies of all versions of the album (MC, CD, LP) were available exclusively to LIFAD members.
- The album is not a pure solo album by Flake, as it also features three songs (Freu' Dich (Leise rieselt der Schnee), Tausend Sterne sind ein Dom and Es ist ein Ros entsprungen) on which Flake is not participating at all.
- The album had its own website which presented the following text:
German original |
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Weihnachten ist die Hölle. Das beginnt mit den Pfefferkuchen, die im Spätsommer bei Netto im Regal vor sich hin schmelzen, über die bürgerkriegsähnlichen Zustände an den verkaufsoffenen Sonntagen, der schrecklichen Musik und den süßlichen Filmen und endet bei dem verlogenen Gerede über Liebe und Frieden. Und dann braucht man noch Geschenke. |
English Deepl translation |
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Christmas is hell. It starts with the gingerbread that melts away on the shelves at Netto in late summer, the civil war-like conditions on Sundays when the shops are open, the terrible music and the cloying films and ends with the mendacious talk about love and peace. And then you still need presents. |
- According to this text, the version of Leise rieselt der Schnee by Flake, which was released on Rammstein's social media[1] on 10 December 2023, was originally a Christmas gift to his wife, who released it on the internet. After reading a comment that someone would buy an entire album of Flake singing Christmas songs, Flake started to record more songs on piano.
- On 7 November 2022, Stumpen posted about the album on his social media including the following text:[2]
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Flake hat mit einigen Musikanten und solchen, wie mir ein paar schöne Weihnachtslieder neu aufgenommen, oder aufnehmen lassen. Ick durfte ihm mein Lieblingsweihnachtslied aus der DDR stiften, was meine Mama einst zu Tränen gerührt hat. Und wer sich dafür interessiert muss und kann dann wohl… |
English Deepl translation |
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Flake has re-recorded, or had re-recorded, a few beautiful Christmas songs with some musicians and people like me. I was allowed to donate my favourite Christmas song from the GDR to him, which once moved my mum to tears. And anyone who is interested in this must and can then probably… |
- All profits from the album will be donated to Die Arche.
Competition
On 12 November 2024, a competition was announced for which people had to find two Flake feiert Weihnachten-themed cars in Berlin, take a photo with them and post the results onto Instagram including the tagging of @christianlorenz and #flakefeiertweihnachten[3]. The first pair of coordinates were shared on 13 November, at 11:00 CET[4], with the second batch posted on 18 November, at 10:00 CET[5]. The following day, the validity of the second pair got extended to 24 November instead of 22 November[6].
Timespan | Car | Coordinates | Location |
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13 Nov 2024, 11:00 CET - 17 Nov 2024, 16:00 CET | 1 | 52°31'34.2"N 13°24'41.2"E | Babylon |
2 | 52°30'14.1"N 13°26'34.6"E | My God, Help Me to Survive this Deadly Love | |
18 Nov 2024, 10:00 CET - 24 Nov 2024, 23:59 CET | 1 | 52°30'50.7"N 13°21'04.3"E | Siegessäule |
2 | 52°31'19.6"N 13°23'10.7"E | Berliner Ensemble |
Features
The albums has a total of ten different guest musicians. Some of them appeared in the Rammstein cosmos before.
- Icke & Er: Berlin-based rap-duo. Flake joined them during a concert on 11 November 2016.
- Jenny Rosemeyer: Visual arts artist. She is also Flake's wife. Jenny previously did the whistles in Roter Sand and Liese.
- Farin Urlaub: ⅓ of German band "Die Ärzte." Also active as a solo artist.
- Käptn Peng: Known to Rammstein fans as Robert Gwisdek, the director for the music videos for Zeit and Angst. He also directed the upcoming short film Tag mit Mutter, in which Till is an actor.
- Tausend Tonnen Obst: Punk band from the GDR. Formed in 1988, disbanded in 1995.
- Stumpen: Singer of Knorkator. Till featured in their video for Du nich.
- Andrea Hüber-Rhone: She was a member of the GDR bands Frechheit and Keine Ahnung, which both also featured later Rammstein members.
- Michael Robert Rhein: Singer of In Extremo. His band can also be seen in the movie Achtung! Wir kommen.
- Doro Pesch: German rock singer, active since 1980.
- Joey Kelly: Together with Till Lindemann he released the three books Yukon (2017), Amazonas (2020), and Der Rhein (2024). In 2020 he featured together with Flake in an episode of Durch die Nacht.
Tracklist
Standard album |
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Formats
Release | Country | Label | Type | Comment | Discogs | ||
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2024-11-22 | Germany | Snow Flake | CD | Digipak | |||
2024-11-22 | Germany | Snow Flake | LP | ||||
2024-11-22 | Germany | Snow Flake | MC | 180 g vinyl | |||
2024-11-22 | Germany | Snow Flake | Digital | 24-Bit/44.1 kHz |