Die Liga der gewöhnlichen Gentlemen

In the organizer's words:

THE LEAGUE OF ORDINARY GENTLEMEN - EGG BENEDICT
Why "Egg Benedict"? Yes, why not? Maybe because it sounds good? That's why. For
deeper meaning may be left to others. And why "Egg
Benedict" and not "Eggs Benedict"? Never mind, too late. The record has already been pressed. Just
just let it go. That's what the League is all about, it's music for people who can let their hair down.
who don't give a shit. According to the motto: If you have a problem - fuck it!
The track also has what it takes to become a classic. The longer you think about it
the longer you think about it: isn't the sound of the league perhaps the equivalent of the egg dish, a quasi
a colorful, musical hangover breakfast? The title also melts in the mouth.
the tongue. "After 'Gschichterln aus dem Park Café', DLDGG are now releasing their
latest longplayer 'Egg Benedict'!" you might hear on the radio. That has
face!
"Give me a break with the eggs!" All right, so: this League album is also about the good, the true and the beautiful
this League album is also about the good, the true and the beautiful, about cinemas, summer, Bud Spencer's life motto, Hedy
Lamarr , parties and trade unions . The League itself has a tendency to get down on itself, "twelfth best band
band in West Hamburg" and all that nonsense. Let's tell it like it is: how dull would
Musicland here be without the 5 Gewöhnliche? Dull it would be!
"Egg Benedict" is a musical film noir in color, a Tuesday in major, agit-pop for dancing at Schloss Mühlenhof.
dancing at Schloss Mühlenhof. Anyone who likes the DLDGG mishmash of DIY northern soul,
(indie) pop, 60s and whatever else, the wide-eyed music enriched with horns, banjo, flutes, sitar and
wide-eyed guitar pop enriched with horns, banjo, flutes, sitar and children's instruments will now love it.
love it now.
And why is Inspector Clouseau from the Sûreté on the egg cover? Is it just because it's
cool or does it have a deeper meaning? Because he's cool, of course. But maybe there is a deeper meaning
there's a deeper meaning to the League and its pop that you don't discover straight away because they're so clever?
are so clever? Find out for yourself. Bon appétit!

The League of Ordinary Gentlemen, commonly known as DLDGG, formed in 2012 from the ruins of the
faded Superpunk, captivate on their now seven regular albums (+ a Best Of) with their version of
best of) with their version of pop music, which they stick to with a refreshing stubbornness.
stubbornness. Since then, they have boldly sat between all the chairs. Inspired by the idea of
original punk (you don't have to be a virtuoso to make great music),
they have been releasing great pop songs for years, strongly influenced by the three big
"M "s (Madness, Motown, Modern Lovers). With a refreshing lack of compromise
they embrace and cement their outsider status in equal measure. They either have no desire to pander to the zeitgeist in order to maximize their success or, which could also be
they simply haven't thought about it yet.
The aim of the League has always been that every album track can also be a single. On
"Egg Benedict" they have actually achieved this.
DLDGG is refreshingly far removed from the contemporary state theater and feuilleton rock
which is so popular in this country. Whenever a new League album is released, it's as if
like opening a window in a slightly stuffy apartment on the first warm day of spring
and a wonderfully light breeze blows in. It's great that they exist!
DLDGG are Carsten Friedrichs (vocals/guitar), Gunther Buskies (keyboards and much more), Tim
Jürgens (bass), Heiko Franz (drums) and Fabio Papais (guitar) and are from Hamburg and Berlin.
Berlin.