FISH AND SCALE RELEASE
NEW ALBUM ‘YOU CAN CALL
ME LOVE’ OUT NOW
Musical authenticity that opens the heart – that is what distinguishes the artist Fish And Scale aka Roland Wälzlein. He loves to touch people deeply with his music and to evoke inner knowledge and wisdom in his listeners. His artistically arranged songs pay homage to life and reflect its deeper meaning. Sometimes powerful and passionate, sometimes subtle and soulful. And always a bit different, surprising and extraordinary.
Fish And Scale has a growing and dedicated fan base. He is attracting attention all over the world.
“My favorite independent folk artist.” Journalist and Emmy Award winner Michele Gillen, USA
“Rare and unique artist.” Wyatt Easterling, former A&R Manager Atlantik Records and award winning songwriter, USA
“I truly believe that music is the voice of nature. Fish And Scale is at the very epicentre of that voice.” Chas Burns, Actor, Writer, England
“People who hear his music are touched.” Lana Read, film director, USA
In France, Fish And Scale entered the iTunes singer/songwriter charts at number 15 this year. Furthermore, he provides the movie sound track for “Key Lime Voodoo” (Amazon Prime production).The music clip for the song “Dream” by Fish And Scale, created by the Spanish artist Laura Huerta, was a finalist at the Buenos Aires Music Festival.
In 2019, Fish And Scale was very successful with the “Songs from the Inner Child” from his last EP on the “Inner Child” tour through Germany and the Benelux countries.
Roland Wälzlein describes his music as Independent Folk Music with a mystical touch. It differs from conventional “folk music” in many aspects. meaningful lyrics also ensure recognition value. Typical is the intense and at the same time soulful voice, in which one can discover a slightly smoky Mick Jagger colouring. The often unusual song structure and the meaningful lyrics also ensure recognition value. As you immerse yourself in the songs of Fish And Scale a deeper dimension of music comes into play, which roots in the mystical secret of life.
What is the story behind this exceptional music?
Growing up in Franconia (a south part of Germany), as a six-year-old child Roland survived a serious heart operation. This life and death experience stayed with him all his life. Existential questions are reflected throughout his lyrics. A turning point was his first stay in a “silent retreat”, which completely changed his understanding of life.
Ultimately, Roland sums up these experiences in his latest studio album “You can Call Me LOVE”, which will be available on all streaming portals from May 28th, 2021. “LOVE means our pure, undisguised essence,” he reveals on the album. “When we are naked and pure, free from all collective narratives, from all our expectations of how life should be and all concepts in our mind, a deeper meaning shows up that we can call LOVE. The more we dive into this dimension, the more we feel happiness, love and the joy of simplicity. We realize that we are life itself.”
In this sense, “You Can Call Me LOVE” becomes the motto of Fish And Scale’s artistic expression. The “You Can Call Me LOVE“ album contains 11 expressive songs (including 2 bonus tracks) with a synergistic effect. 11 intimate musical encounters with life that put together the message of the album piece by piece. The tracks are about the search for truth, about longing and inner conflict, about wrong decisions, reversal and arriving. An inner dialogue with archetypal figures reveals itself and leads the listener into the wondrous world of fairy tales, mystics and wisdom teachers.
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It becomes obvious that the confrontation with one’s own shadows, even with the deepest unconsciousness, already carries the path to healing within itself Surprisingly, there is sometimes only a fine line between opposite poles such as right and wrong, strength and vulnerability, confusion and clarity, accusations and forgiveness, freedom and surrender, intensity and silence. One aspect of truthfulness and being “real” is not to deny or exclude either side.
Fish And Scale’s distinctive sound mirrors this by combining different stylistic elements into a harmonious totality full of surprising changes of intensity.Roland’s voice effortlessly oscillates between rough tenderness and elemental outbursts of power. Raw, pure notes merge with gentle melodies. Dreamy soundscapes develop a wild dynamic. “You Can Call Me LOVE“ dissolves dividing lines and thus not only provides a magical sound experience, but also gets its own, authentic expression.
The theme of authenticity runs like a thread through the new album and is explicitly taken up again in the second single released “Unmask Myself”. The song describes the inner liberation from self-imposed and socially imposed role specifications that often mask our true personality core beyond recognition. The key to happiness lies in the decision for true authenticity. Only when all invisible masks, (self)-deceptions and interpersonal barriers are allowed to disappear, real intimacy becomes possible and a deeply fulfilling letting go happens. This is what “Unmask Myself” is about.
The first single released, which is called “You Can Call Me LOVE” like the album, shows us a way to deeply felt joy of life; back to our unique inner radiance and a fulfilled life in self-empowerment and fellow humanity. It is the way into our heart.
Since the release of the first two album singles, interviews and reviews about Fish And Scale have been published in many different German and international music magazines and blogs. A worldwide promotion of the “You Can Call Me LOVE” tour is currently underway and has met with a great response. The “You Can Call Me LOVE” tour can be understood as a process of consciousness-raising that takes place inside each listener. The aim is to strengthen one’s own heart intelligence and to come closer to oneself again. The songs on the album describe the different steps of this inner musical journey.
When external circumstances allow it again, the “You Can Call Me LOVE” tour will be continued as a live tour.
With his outstanding musical potential, his open-hearted, amiable way of inspiring people and a lot of contagious soulfulness Fish And Scale is now well on the way to making it big internationally.
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