With 'Time Traveler,' Ute Lemper achieves the unusual feat of making the 23 years between the selected songs almost unnoticeable. The present in the past and the past in the present merge seamlessly. Musically, Ute Lemper frees herself from all categories with her new album. Depending on your background and personal tastes, you can hear these songs as pop, rock, jazz, soul, or chanson — all at once, or simply as Ute Lemper. She no longer aims to meet expectations but is inspired by songs she herself enjoys. This includes references to Hiatus Kaiyote, John Legend, Joni Mitchell, Sarah McLachlan, Annie Lennox, Erykah Badu, and Robert Glasper, without copying them. Every song is 100 percent Ute Lemper. 'Time Traveler' is a very personal album, but its message goes far beyond Ute Lemper's own life experience. Live, she will present the songs intimately and directly with her pianist Vana Gierig. A show that uniquely combines chanson, a best-of, and Ute Lemper's personal, extraordinary biography.

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