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Bielefeld - Michael of musik. terrorverlag.de - Translated by Recky Reck.

East Westfalian Germans are notorious for their stubbornness and reservedness, a reputation that may stem from the fact that they don't eat stuff they don't know.

Tonight, however, there was served a brilliant festive three-course menu, each course a specialty in its own right. Shortly after SUPERIKONE from Cologne had left the stage, GREENHAUS, hailing from England, took to the podium. I had never heard of them before, but some audience members may have remembered them from the three gigs which they had played at the former PC69 during 2002. Right from the start of the concert, I was very impressed with the stage presence of lady singer PJ, only 160 cm tall.

GREENHAUS, founded as a techno/instrumental project in 1998, had been joined by this petite, charismatic singer of Asian origin about 18 months ago. She assured me that she has never had any classical vocal training, but I didn't believe it - or I didn't want to believe it...Susanna, the lady on keyboards, was a new band member. It was obvious that she knows her classical piano.

A perfect symbiosis of Massive Attack, The Cure and VNV Nation,GREENHAUS impressed song by song. Not only could one tell that they were having a great time playing their music, but also that they knew exactly what they were doing. After some initial scepticism amongst the 300 audience members, the ice was quickly broken, and PJ, Susanna and their band mates clearly enjoyed the lively atmosphere. Their very trancey waves of sound in conjunction with PJ's powerful and clear voice took the listener on a voyage on an ocean of melodies.

It was almost therapeutic, making forget the day's stress in view of the highly competent performances on vocals, guitars, bass, synths and e-drums.

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