While his last two trio recordings "kitchen music (2007) and "cruisen" (200) were more committed to Nu Jazz, Thomas Siffling lately felt a desire to deal intensively with the ballad-genre. After all, he always had a preference for calm tunes, which gave him the space to savor tone and melody.

After an inspirational duoconcert with Mannheim piano player Daniel Prandl, an adequate fellow musician for this ambitious project was found.

Both artists joined in a creative process, tested various possibilities concerning sound and interpretation- always in search of homogeneous and warm moods. Should it be standards? Or maybe a program comprised of German folk songs? What about reharmonising children songs and treat them like standards? Ideas were roaming and strolling. What seemed to be reasonable and coherent, apparently didn´t fit in the following session.

All along the main goal for both musicians was to capture those special moments, in which the inspiration and creativity of two individuals lead to a congenial and personal interplay.

Playing in the Twilight Zone: a couple of evening studio sessions were arranged, that provided both - a relaxed atmosphere and high concentration- the basic principle to get deepness and sensuality out of music material.