It is not easy to get original albums by Stendal Blast. Their debut from 1995 is unavailable for ages, and their third opus ‘Morgenrot’ has become a sought after pearl, available at outrageous amounts of money only. This situation has not improved since the band, led by singer and songwriter Kaaja Hoyda, decided to stop the project in October 2013, after more than 20 years of creative time. Stendal Blast released 5 studio albums in its history.
Stendal Blast became real avantgarde musicians, who closed the gap between sophisticated lyrics and catchy compositions. Their last output, the album ‘Schmutzige Hände’ (2006) was a musically and lyrically very mature, brilliant album. The song "Fährmann" became another big hit in the scene and with melancholic songs like "Trümmer" or "Paradies" the musicians confirmed themselves again to be the vanguard with no fear to risk. Mr Hoyda and Mr Lottes have now selected the best songs of their career, to include them in this special ‘farewell compendium’ for their fans - especially also for those that yet are to become fans in the years to come! For each track, Hoyda has written a few commentary words inside the rich booklet, in order to give in to many fans requests for explanation about the meaning of some of his (sometimes mysterious) lyrics…
