Irretrievably subscribed to the credo "born too late", Traum explore the technical limits of time travel with their music, creating a naive alternative to the here and now in oscillating technicolour.
The trio's sound sparks reminiscences of the origins of psychedelia, acid rock and glam, carried by an escapist tunnel vision of decades of mind-expanding hedonism long gone. The band's first recordings promptly aroused the interest of the Californian, Los Angeles based psychedelic connoisseur label Hypnotic Bridge, which released two of Traum's songs on 7" vinyl in early 2024, writing: "Traum present an ode to the mystified daze of a Technicolor dream. Supercharged by vintage tape echoes and bursts of fuzz guitar, their songs are made to spiral deep into the double-helix matrix of multi-mirrored minds."
The renowned English music magazine "Shindig!" wrote: "German three-piece Traum's inaugural release leaves no doubt as to where their hearts lie. (_) The vocals are dreamy and distant; the guitars snaky and sinuous." and drew numerous comparisons to obscure representatives of psychedelic pop from the late 1960s in Great Britain.
In spring 2024, the band went back into their own studio to record four more tracks, which were mixed completely analogue by frontman Helen Lichter and seamlessly continue the vibe of the first release with their purist, dreamy sound.
White vinyl, limited to 300 copies.
