专辑简介

Ten years after his 2007 solo debut ”Weddings Songs” (United Indies/UMPG), singer/songwriter, composer, music producer and multi-instrumentalist Axel Wolph is back with the second single for his upcoming sixth longplayer called ”MA‘AN”. After sixteen years of living and working in big cities such as Los Angeles and Vienna, the 1979 born father of three sons settled in a 1757 bulit, remodelled countryhouse in Aschach at the River Danube, Austria, in 2014.

”Long is the road, stony and cold, dirty, untender. Nobody knows where it ends...” is the opening line of ”Battle Alone”, a smooth and captivating uptempo adult alternative popsong on which Axel again performs all instruments by himself. Recorded and produced at his brand new The Green Meadow Road Studio together with his co-producer Alex Beitzke (Florence & The Machine, James Arthur,...) from London between June 2015 and October 2016.

After his 2013 song collection release ”LVOE - 13 Months, 13 Songs”, airplay on hundreds of US radio stations, music for films and TV/media, publishing companies and producing other artist such as e.g. Conchita Wurst (ORF-E/SONY) and Sarah & Julian (PIAS) Axel has written dozens of new songs in his own studio with oak wood floors, vintage recording equipment/instruments and a hand-chopped spruce ceiling built in 1814. This historic house in the middle of nowhere close to the mysterious and breathtaking beauty of the River Danube, surrounded by nature, his family and his motorcycles - all these life-changing circumstances helped Axel to finally ease and calm down after years of struggling and suffering from severe depressions - mainly as a twen. After eight years of working hard to handle his disease together with his spiritual teacher he is now, again, back with 12 new songs all dealing with ”MA‘AN”, as Axel calls his own state of inner peace, confidence, love, joy, passion, patience and order. ”Everyone has his own MA’AN state of mind inside. Some find it, some don‘t even care.“ says Axel.

So, now, let the music speak: ”No battle lasts forever, one day you'll defeat...no struggle's meant forever, as long as you know you battle alone...“