Tim Baldus - Bernstein auf den Straßen 2025
- Location:
- Im Wizemann (Studio), Quellenstraße 7, 70376 STUTTGART
Tim Baldus - Amber on the streets 2025
Warner-signed newcomer TIM BALDUS is currently establishing himself as one of the most
most interesting German pop acts - with a voice that hits you in the stomach, with authenticity
authenticity, vulnerability and zeitgeist. Charismatic, poetic lyrics with depth:
Here is a clever mind at work, translating emotions into impressive songs.
TIM BALDUS' voice, which sounds powerful and sometimes almost torn with emotion,
brought the young musician comparisons with greats such as Casper, Trettmann, Kontra K or Henning May.
Henning May. His influences oscillate between indie pop, street rap and epic songwriting in an intimate setting.
songwriting in an intimate setting: TIM BALDUS draws pictures that are actually harshly realistic
but whose unique rhythm of speech turns them into a composition full of color, elegance and life,
elegance and life. No wonder: his second passion is painting.
Art brings him grounding where otherwise he feels in free fall - somewhere between euphoria and overthinking.
between euphoria and overthinking, the mid-20-year-old devotes himself to the everyday mental
struggles and how he deals with them. And he gets it right and finds official recognition early in his
official recognition early on in his career - he was nominated for New Music Awards 2023 as
Newcomer of the Year nomination. His independent sound is constantly attracting new fans
and his development is remarkable:
His debut track "Blüten" created the atmosphere for one of the most poetic German lyrics with dark, distorted bass.
of the most poetic German lyrics of the year 2023: "The stars are falling from the sky,
the sun explodes and I breathe in blossom until I can no longer function." His poetry
is based on an epic production that sets the bar considerably high - no
no problem for TIM BALDUS. He steps up his own game from single to single.
His songs deal with coming of age with a bitter aftertaste, lyrically painting a cinematic canvas again and again.
cinematic canvas with a melancholy view of excess and love in the midst of a claustrophobic
love in the midst of a claustrophobic and powerful soundscape. The streetsmart
poetry of the artist from Saarbrücken finds perfect expression in the single "Winter in
Paris": "Amber in the streets and the throats perfumed See how advertisements flicker brightly before the stars.
flicker brightly in front of the stars." He performs the intense track on ZDF Moma, among others.
"Bernstein" is also the name of TIM BALDUS' long-awaited debut EP, which will be released in May 2024.
will be released. The musician wrote the feature song "Bordsteinkante" together with Marie
Bothmer about the feeling of being trapped in a disastrous loop:
"Hit reset in reverse with anxiety sweats, I think I'm caught in a
halfpipe". On the surface, the track is a powerful pop production, behind the scenes a
a soulful interplay of guitar and piano with lyrically interlaced layers of meaning.
layers of meaning.
As if in a stream of consciousness, the 26-year-old from Saarland wraps up his longings and fears.
yearnings and fears in ambiguous metaphors, the imagery is at least as powerful
powerful as his raw, boundlessly soulful voice, the productions between
handmade-unpolished and punchy-noisy, the mood on the border between deep melancholy and
deep melancholy and defiant existentialism.
The great pop appeal of his compositions also quickly brings him into the mainstream focus of the music scene: alongside James Blunt and Alle Farben, he is performing at this year's Warner Radio Reception.
this year's Warner Radio Reception. With supports for CCOSMO, Michael Schulte, Joya
Marleen and Jack Curley, TIM BALDUS is joining the German live canon and will be playing for
confirmed for festivals such as Wein am Stein, the Cheesecake Festival and Lahneck Live.
Live as on headphones: With TIM BALDUS, it pays to listen carefully. He is not an artist
that you can just listen to on the side. "I wrote most of the lyrics for months
months until I was happy. I hope you can hear that," he says about his debut EP.
TIM BALDUS says of his choice of title: "I often associate the music I listen to with a color. And
the seven songs on the EP have in common that I associate them with the color amber.
color amber."
The color, which set the guiding theme for him, also provides the setting for his first headlining tour.
the setting: "Amber on the streets 2025" is the motto for the shows in February 2025,
which will take TIM BALDUS across Germany.