The 6th full-length album in six years, and it really is a musical stroll through the styles and contents
have explored so far, with a strong emphasis on progress and refinement. What once started with a very 'Retro' sound has now got a lot of modern aspects sonically.
invited some well-known friends to join him on vocals.
'42 times...' starts with the uptempo 'Automatic', something
TRG hasn't done in a while.
Dirk Ivens delivers unmistakable backing vocals on 'Living in a Cage' while
Genevieve Pasquier does so on the anti-paparazzi track 'How to become invisible'. '(In search) of the Amber Room' is a Detroit-tinged electro smash. Other standout tracks are the Devo-style 'Micro Machines', a duet with
Synapscape partner
Tim, and the wonderful 'Red Light', a track in timeless pop tradition, and maybe the ultimate earworm
TRG have created so far, featuring background lyrics by
Scott Milton of American act
The Present Moment. The latter also performs the entire vocals of 'Rejection', a spine-tingling trance-infused ballad that makes way for the closing title, a very upbeat remix by
Memmaker.
'42 times...' is nothing less than a classic pop album, tightly produced and with a coherent mood, yet enough diversity in sound and content, and it displays the enormous musical talent of
Philipp at new heights!
