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Um, this release – featuring my photography as the cover art (neato!) – has been out for months and now that summer is actually here I suppose it’s time I write something about it!

The song, Der Sommer ist da (Summer is Here), is a smooth and incredibly relaxing tune by Berlin-based exotic guitarist Kahuna Kawentzmann. It’s a lush piece of music and the perfect accompaniment for a tropical cocktail (aaahhh). And the guitars have a reverb-y wonder to ‘em that you really ought to give a listen to! Needless to say, I’m stoked to have my pic associated with this music. Says the Kahuna of the song:

… while working on the music in late summer, I took an afternoon walk. After a lengthy, rainy spell the sun was shining for a couple of days. I just had discovered the productive quietness of my new home, but the sunshine also made me nostalgic for the lively part of town, which I had left behind in spring. Sure I could have spent the evening in another quarter to celebrate the last sunrays. But no. For the first time in what feels like decades, I had lyrics in my head, and they went together with a current melody.

… and about my photography:

I had seen it in January 2007 on the blog of the London-based Tikiphile and secured it right away for my next release. The picture says so much and is stylistically immaculate. It even featured the block-like geometry of certain 1960s lp-layouts. It’s just perfect. There are naked people even! Back then I was still thinking about an album (crazy, isn’t it?), but after another summer had passed it dawned on me that the photograph fits Der Sommer ist da (Summer is Here) like a glove.

Der Sommer ist da is available via Payloadz (which gets you a copy of the cover-PDF), iTunes, Amazon and as a free download from the Exotic Blog of Kahuna Kawentzmann as well. More info available from the Kahuna Kawentzmann website.