In 2013 Ben Hartmann founded the rock entity Milliarden together with Johannes Aue. As a creative forge, they have remained two. For the live implementation of their songs and in the recording studio, they are joined by a permanent circle of musicians. According to Hartmann, they are all better instrumentalists than he and Aue. Lyrics and compositions, the creative impulses, however, come exclusively from the two Milliarden founders. The current Milliarden album "Schuldig" is the band's third and it marks a movement from what was before to what is now. At the same time, "Schuldig" is also so much sweat, blood, tears and flavor that the thought may quietly grasp the complete work later. At the twentieth, thirtieth hearing. With the turn to more depth, truthfulness and intensity.
Freitag 2023