Angela Aux, Roger Rekless – Im Wald ist Licht

With “Im Wald ist Licht”, Angela Aux and Roger Rekless release a joint single on Clouds Hill Records, combining an organic songwriter aesthetic with hip-hop influences. The track moves between ’70s-inspired psychedelia, lo-fi beats and nods to the Hamburg School, carried by guitars, bass and a warm, stripped-back production.

At its heart is a UFO sighting intertwined with the desire to leave this planet. The “disc of metal” becomes a symbol of a foreign, higher intelligence that could potentially bring order to the chaos on Earth. Angela Aux expresses this hope as a quiet offering to the unknown, while Roger Rekless (Deichkind’s live rapper) brings in the personal dimension – the feeling of no longer fitting into this world.

Produced by Bustla (producer of Moop Mama), with recordings by Max Wörle and mastering by Sam Irl, the track comes together as an unusual indie hit somewhere between gentle euphoria and a melancholic farewell to the supposedly most intelligent species in the universe.