The Dropout Patrol s/t lp

The Dropout Patrol s/t lp

The Dropout Patrol has been around for 10 years now, formerly as the solo project of singer / guitarist Jana Sotzko from Berlin/ Germany. However, to perform on stage on her own was never as much fun for her as to write the songs. A full band outfit should evolve not necessarily an easy task, especially since the songs are so close to the protagonist. It took several attempts before the current line-up, consisting of Kristof Kuenssler (drums), Stefan Diessner (bass/guitar) and Ulrich Kalliske (bass/guitar), turned out to be the perfect one. Perfect indeed, if you just look at the long term connection between all 4 members, may it be their close friendship or just being on tour and playing shows together.. it just naturally evolved. So now, after 10 years, the first selftitled Dropout Patrol album is about to be released, an album that's personal and so very close to the things that get life moving forward and things that get lost, change or just fail along the way. Sotzko observed precisely, found just the right words for things that repeat themselves but yet, stay unique. ..and in the end, "being observed" becomes a major topic itself. That's how the songs get interspersed with beautiful pictures which, at best, last longer that the actual runtime of this album: monkeys on rooftops, being chased by wolves, kisses in a hurry. It is those gorgeous moments that are created carefully and reduced.