In the organizer's words:

STREICHELT + tba - 14.02.26 @ KOMMA esslingen:

Streichelt used to be active as a musician in various band constellations, today he stands alone at the front - and quite convincingly at that. What began as a side project between university and a shared flat has now become his own cosmos of disco drums, synth pads and lyrics that don't shy away from going where it hurts.

On the upcoming EP "Rosenkrieg" (expected to be released in February 2026), Streichelt talks in six songs about everything that cannot simply be dealt with in three sentences of small talk: Separation, addiction, psychological rollercoaster ride, new beginnings. "Self-doubt that turns into self-confidence" is how he summarizes the mini-record himself. It is this revelation from the inside out, the step from uncertainty to clarity, that holds "Rosenkrieg" together. Streichelt writes and produces everything himself, mostly at home. No big master plan, no elaborate production. Just a guy who makes songs until they sound exactly how he has them in his head.

You can tell immediately that he has "found his sound". The disco drums push forward, the choruses stick, and when he puts the vulnerable lyrics in the foreground in "Damals Heute", it sounds so approachable that you could almost forget that someone is talking about themselves.

"Rosenkrieg" is not a therapy report or a manifesto, but an honest interim report. This is what it sounds like when someone making music doesn't pretend to have it all figured out. And shares it.

(Text: Sofia - Picky Magazine)