1. Wenn der Scirocco weht 03:36 Video
2. Ultramarin 04:10 Video
3. Mann am Telefon 03:22 Video
4. Neue Lunge 03:36
5. Der Assistent und das zweite Ich 04:25
6. Doppelgänger 04:50
7. Voyage, Voyage 03:49
8. Total Confusion 04:50

Berlin lo-fi crooner Der Assistent returns with Ultramarin, a sun-faded suite of soft-focus pop, Balearic grooves and late-night yacht moods drifting between languages, moods and references – slightly surreal, and quietly melancholic.

Following the tropical haze of its predecessor Amnesie am Amazonas, his third album makes a slightly bigger splash: classic late-80s digital pianos, downbeat grooves and flashes of dub-reggae intertwine with subtle soprano and alto saxophone lines that drift between lounge melancholy and nocturnal jazz.

Laid-back opening cut “Wenn der Scirocco weht” pays homage to Japanese lovers rock, while the dubby downbeat title track celebrates the color blue in French, English, Italian and German, echoing situationist slogans and painter Yves Klein’s idea of “the invisible becoming visible.” Lead single “Mann am Telefon” dives into hazy yacht-pop and lo-fi soul, gradually unfolding into an instrumental outro that recalls the early synth romanticism of Vangelis.

Across the album, Der Assistent traces a playful tale of split personalities – with subtle nods to Fight Club and Blade Runner – culminating in the lush closing 80s R&B ballad “Total Confusion”.

Written, recorded, produced and mixed entirely by Der Assistent, Ultramarin also inaugurates his new imprint of the same name.

All tracks written, recorded, produced and mixed by Der Assistent
Master by Kai Blankenberg at Skyline Tonfabrik, Düsseldorf
Cover design and art direction: Christopher Marquez
Cover photography: Studio Maximilian König
Lacquer cut: Jochen Hinsch

Saxophone and flute on Der Assistent und das zweite Ich, Doppelgänger, Voyage, Voyage and Total Confusion: Julius Gabriel

Bass on Voyage, Voyage, Ultramarin, Scirocco, Der Assistent und das zweite Ich and Total Confusion by Magic Manfred aka Constantin Diedrichs

All drums: Berend Intelmann

Celesta an Voyage, Voyage: Friedrich Paravicini