A tribute to Philipp Otterbach usually starts with a lengthy paragraph about his impressive ability to create texture and – um – mood through mixing music as a DJ. However, following his double album release in early autumn, equal attention has to be given to his own music productions. »The Dahlem Diaries« is Otterbach’s introspective guitar album, which, despite being released on MFM, is distinctively different from the sea-inspired romanticism of Gaussian Curve and similar artists. Otterbach remains more brusque, more fragmented, a monochromatic, Bergmannesque version of Balearic blandness.
Philipp Otterbach – The Dahlem Diaries
