Sonne (English: Sun) is the seventh studio album under the project Schiller created by the German electronic musician Christopher Von Deylen. The album was announced on the project's official website and Facebook page on 28 July 2012 (2012-07-28) and was released on 5 October 2012 (2012-10-05). It is internationally marketed as Sun. On this album Schiller has collaborated with among others American multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Adam Young of Owl City and Andrea Corr of Irish band The Corrs. Furthermore, Norwegian singer and songwriter Kate Havnevik and Welsh alternative pop band Paper Aeroplanes. The album includes the two music videos Solaris and Sahara Avenue.

Sonne
Studio album by
Released5 October 2012
RecordedSummer 2012
Genreelectronica, ambient, Synth-pop
LabelUniversal / Island
ProducerChristopher von Deylen
Schiller chronology
Lichtblick
(2010)
Sonne
(2012)
Opus
(2013)
Singles from Sonne
  1. "Sonne (mit Unheilig)"
    Released: 21 September 2012
  2. "Lichtermeer / Sleepless"
    Released: 8 March 2013

The Super Deluxe Edition of the new album will contain 2 CDs and 2 DVDs featuring 29 new studio productions from Christopher Von Deylen. The DVDs will include material from the Klangwelten tour, as well as an exclusive limited audience club concert in Cologne.[1]

The album achieved gold status in Germany in 2016.[2]

In 2013 there was a release of a Chill Out Edition of Sonne.

Track listings edit

Deluxe Edition edit

CD I

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Willkommen"Von Deylen1:14
2."Solaris"Von Deylen3:55
3."Kon-Tiki"Von Deylen4:24
4."Revelation"Von Deylen5:25
5."Sonne (UK: Sun)" (with Unheilig)Graf, von Deylen4:28
6."Mitternacht (UK: Midnight)"Von Deylen4:38
7."Hallucinating Beauty" (with Kate Havnevik)Havnevik, von Deylen6:36
8."Morgenrot (UK: Dawn)"Von Deylen4:49
9."Alive" (with Adam Young)Young, von Deylen4:46
10."Berlin - Moskau"Von Deylen5:03
11."Lichtermeer (UK: Sea of Lights)"Von Deylen4:23
12."Soleil De Nuit (UK: Sun of The Night)" (with Pierre Maubouché)Von Deylen4:16
13."Reach Out" (with Meredith Call)Call, von Deylen5:07
14."Das Dritte Auge (UK: The Third Eye)"Von Deylen5:04
15."Velvet Aeroplane" (with Kate Havnevik)Havnevik, von Deylen7:23

CD II

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sonnenuhr (UK: Sundial)"Von Deylen5:46
2."Oasis" (with Kate Havnevik)Havnevik, Von Deylen5:08
3."Sonnenwelten (UK: Sunworlds)"Von Deylen5:59
4."Epic Shores" (with Meredith Call)Call, von Deylen5:56
5."Energy" (with Tim Brownlow)Kayvan, Brownlow, von Deylen4:31
6."Pale Blue Eyes" (with Andrea Corr)Reed5:31
7."Ultramarin (UK: Ultramarine)"Von Deylen4:57
8."Dancing in The Dark" (with Ameerah)Roelants, Geddis, von Deylen5:27
9."Klangwelten (UK: Worlds of Sound)"Von Deylen4:19
10."Lay Down" (with Paper Aeroplanes)Howells, Llewellyn, von Deylen4:15
11."Geborgenheit (UK: Safety)"Von Deylen3:59
12."Sahara Avenue"Von Deylen5:16
13."The Silence" (with Meredith Call)Call, von Deylen4:55
14."Reprise"Von Deylen3:43

References edit

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2012-07-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Schiller)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2016-02-27.