"Exuberant joie de vivre", "melodic grandeur", "rapturous arrangements and a fantastic production" is how Rolling Stone magazine describes Charlotte Brandi's solo debut album. "The Magician" leaves no doubt that Charlotte Brandi has left "Me and My Drummer" behind her and is now wandering along new musical paths: The album borrows from the film music of Ennio Morricone or the Krautrock soundscapes of Popol Vuh, but also draws inspiration from Eastern European music. Charlotte Brandi has at least three things in common with Bertolt Brecht: Berlin as her adopted home, a soft spot for theater and Augsburg. She wrote the music for the successful production "Und jetzt die Welt!" at Staatstheater Augsburg in 2019. Brandi recorded an exclusive session in the Augsburg "Brechtstudios" for the digital edition of the Brecht Festival.

With
Charlotte Brandi (vocals, guitar, piano), Isabel Ment (guitar, vocals), Shanice Bennett (bass), Marcel Römer (drums)
Stage design: Bernard Siegl, camera: Helena Gladen, Bayram Er
Video editing: Bayram Er, sound: Bernard Kühne
Photo: Helen Sobiralski

Recording from the Textile and Industrial Museum Augsburg
Curated by Girisha Fernando

© Bayram Er