Karaoke Moon Warhaus

• 1 Where The Names Are Real 05:21
• 2 No Surprise 03:44
• 3 What Goes Up 04:23
• 4 Jim Morrison 06:46
• 5 Jacky N. 03:15
• 6 Zero One Code 05:07
• 7 Hands Of A Clock 03:34
• 8 The Winning Numbers 03:10
• 9 I Want More 03:09
• 10 Emely 04:26
• Total Runtime 42:55

Info for Karaoke Moon

Exactly two years after ‘Ha Ha Heartbreak’, Warhaus, the solo project of Maarten Devoldere, returns with a fourth studio album ‘Karaoke Moon’. Those who remember the heart-wrenching atmospheres of the previous album will be surprised by the opener of ‘Karaoke Moon’, the first single ‘ Where The Names Are Real’.

Devoldere had more than 50 songs on the shelf after two years of disciplined monk-like work. What did the producer say when he submitted those demos? ‘You can do better’. With time, Devoldere has learnt that it pays off to trust the right people, and by right people he means producer Jasper Maekelberg. The two musical soulmates spent nine months together in a close-knit collaboration in an attic studio in Bruges. The result is the most exciting Warhaus album to date.

In Karaoke Moon, Warhaus plays with our modern views on masculinity. With subtle humour, he smoothly sidesteps discomfort, poking fun at himself and his kind with double-edged wit. Quite often, it seems like Devoldere is shadowboxing with his own thoughts, juggling the concoctions of his subconscious. But dark soul-searching is not all of it. Evidence of this is the stunner ‘No Surprise’, initially a pumping disco track in the demo version, but transformed by Jasper Maekelberg into a sultry nightclub tune. The contrasts in Karaoke Moon makes this album grow with each listen, seducing the listener to delve deeper, layer after layer, line by line into Warhaus’ unique universe.

Maarten Devoldere aka Warhaus

Maarten Devoldere aka Warhaus
We've been waiting for new music from Warhaus for half a decade now. The side project of Maarten Devoldere, who together with Jinte Deprez is also behind Balthazar, impressed in quick succession with the two albums ‘We Fucked a Flame into Being’ and ‘Warhaus’, only to sink back into silence. This was of course due to the fact that the Belgian was busy with other things. But deep down, Devoldere simply needed a stimulus. The songs on the new album ‘Ha Ha Heartbreak’ were not created in the studio in Ghent. They poured out of him during the three weeks he spent in hot Palermo. All he needed was the solitude of a hotel room, a guitar, a microphone and a heart that had recently crumbled into a thousand pieces. Sicily was an escape that ended in a new record. The listener doesn't feel anything of this story at first. The opener swings tastefully like everything from Warhaus. Perhaps Devoldere sings a little too confidently. But with each song he opens up more and more, even if he is still somewhat gracious with himself at first. But the more he breaks down his poses, the more you can hear the pain and despair. The sound, however, remains as light-footed and glowing as a French film with all the strings, wind instruments, sensual backing singers and musical richness. All that remains of Sicily are the original and haunting vocal tracks. If you listen carefully to ‘Time Bomb’, you will notice towards the end, alongside these desperate screams, how the neighbours in the room are banging annoyed against the walls. ‘Ha Ha Heartbreak’ has two winners: Devoldere was able to process his pain and channel it artistically in the most beautiful way; and the listener gets a grandiose, even unique record in this elegant Warhaus style. The project will be coming to us on tour in March.

This album contains no booklet.