| Das nullte Kapitel | |
| Cover: | Das nullte Kapitel album art.png |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Käptn Peng & Die Tentakel von Delphi |
| Genre: | German hip hop |
| Language: | German |
| Label: | Kreismusik |
| Prev Title: | Expedition ins O |
| Prev Year: | 2013 |
| Chronology: | Käptn Peng |
Das nullte Kapitel is a 2017 German hip hop album by Käptn Peng & Die Tentakel von Delphi. It is the second album by the band, following 2013's Expedition ins O. It was published by the independent label Kreismusik. The album, as with previous albums by the band, features complex, surreal and philosophical lyrics, as well as usage of unorthodox items as instruments. It received largely positive reviews from critics, with praise for its lyricism and themes.
Käptn Peng, real name Robert Gwisdek, is also an actor. His band, Käptn Peng & Die Tentakel von Delphi includes his brother,, or Shaban, and three other musicians.[1] Its first album, Expedition ins O released in 2013. Shortly before this album's release, Gwisdek had provided the soundtrack to Axel Ranisch's film .
The album was produced in the band's Berlin studio with the help of sound engineer Jens Güttes.[2] [3] The band, as with previous albums, uses strange instruments, including among others, concrete buckets, baking trays, brushes, bicycle bells, and an improvised bass made of particle board. However, breaking from past albums, Das nullte Kapitel also includes usage of synthesizers.[4]
The album begins with an introduction by Gwisdek, who discusses the beginning of the search for the eponymous . The tracks contain poetic and philosophical lyrics. Musikexpress called it "academic" in doing so, and MZEE.com further described it as being "often more reminiscent of a poetry slam than a real rap album". The lyrics are often nonsensical, with surreal metaphors. In an interview with the Austrian newspaper Kurier, he said that his words were not meant to carry, but were instead "lots and lots of mini-statements that are hidden behind the metaphors with which I express my feelings", and that he enjoyed playing with bizarre elements.
Tracks incorporate reggae beats, with rock interludes with heavy usage of guitar. Tracks are often interrupted by a cappella monologues from Gwisdek, without music. MZEE.com described it as blurring the lines between rap and pop rock. Themes explored in the album, as with previous works of Gwisdek, revolve mostly around the psyche, madness and strange monsters, but also life, love and emotions. Relative to earlier albums, themes are more focused on reality versus strictly fantastical elements and inner reality. Other subjects include Pi, dream journeys, the death of humanity, and criticism of people and society. "Im Labyrinth" involves the character of Käptn Peng being at war with his own soul, while "Tango im Schnellsand" is a love song. The track final track, "Tier", explores the concept of endlessness, with about of its runtime repeating the same story.
The album was released 19 May 2017 by the label Kreismusik. For the release of the album, the band toured starting from the day of its release, including in Austria.
Julia Lorenz, a reviewer from Musikexpress rated the album 5/6 stars, praising the instrumentation and noting its surreal and dadaist lyrics and themes. She described the album as "party-ready. Except that partying in Peng-land probably means getting lost in the Milky Way on the way to the kitchen. Or exorcising Rasputin while lucid dreaming."[5]
Album der Woche
| Chart | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| GfK Entertainment charts[8] | 12 | |
| Austria Top 40 (austriancharts.at)[9] | 15 |