Few bands have so polarised opinion over the last two and a half 
decades as this duo, singer Alexander Veljanov and keyboard      
player Ernst Horn: it's always been a straight case of love or   
hate. Yet only a few notes of the opener suffice to recognise    
that past judgements - good or bad - no longer hold true. Tired  
categorizations are a thing of the past for this band. Having    
laid aside their masks and stepped out from the shadow of their  
history, the two dedicated performers are centred more clearly   
than ever in their own selves - which is an open invitation to   
listeners across the board to step into their world.             
                                                                 
It's exactly five years since Veljanov and Horn released their   
last studio album "April Skies" but they haven't just been       
twiddling their thumbs in the meantime. They celebrated their    
twentieth anniversary with an opulent orchestral tour and        
continue to pursue their long-standing tradition of acoustic     
tours: opportunities enough for a little soul-searching.

"Indicator" doesn't simply rehash tried and tested formulas. It  
heralds a whole new era. Anyone who's always appreciated DEINE   
LAKAIEN will find on this album a fine range of what the duo has 
always done well. Both musicians have, after all, crammed tons   
of experience into their tour luggage. One aspect is even more   
important than their return to electronic sounds: DEINE LAKAIEN  
now work to create intimacy with their listeners. They now have  
courage enough for poetic simplicity of a kind they have rarely  
attempted before. Their songs may still be highly emotional but  
divested of any touch of pathos they sound refreshingly carefree 
and light.