Our new album
"Portraits of Invisible Places"
is out!
"Rarely do we hear East Germany’s history told with such depth and empathy."
- Neon Music
"The two Danes have managed to capture something that many Germans struggle to put into words: the feeling of lost places and life in the former East Germany."
- Urbanite
"Finally, an art project that treats East German history with respect."
- Ahoi
The Danish duo Linebug, based in Zeitz, East Germany, is releasing the album Portraits of Invisible Places – a unique art project where music and animation merge to tell the stories of East Germany’s often overlooked towns and fates. The album consists of ten songs, each accompanied by a music video portraying ten places with a special history – some tragic, others marked by resilience and cultural richness.
The album takes the listener to places where past and present intertwine. Temporary Home captures the decayed charm of Zeitz, while The Last Hearts Made of Coal tells the story of former mining towns like Deuben, struggling to find a new identity. Eythra, a village near Leipzig, was leveled in 1984 to make way for the coal industry. Hoyerswerda became infamous for violent racist riots in the 1990s. Demmin still bears the scars of World War II, where Germany’s largest mass suicide took place in the town. And in Prora, the massive holiday complex built during the Nazi era now stands gleaming and newly renovated – a place that holds history and evokes memories of a dark past.
"Portraits of Invisible Places" is out 14th of March