C.A.R. Release New Album Bäckerei 2000, Announce Japan Tour 2026
Today, C.A.R. unveiled their latest album, Bäckerei 2000. This band, hailing from Cologne and Berlin, embraced improvisation during a four-day recording session at their Berlin studio, known as "Sauna," without relying on sheet music. The double album showcases a range of emotions, with all members equally contributing to the songwriting. The lead single, "Los Pinchos," features a distinctive moment where drummer Johannes Klingebiel drops a stick. Additional tracks include "Crimson and Azure Have Become as the Sun" and "Für 4K RAW Video Editing Benötige Ich Mehr Power." Hayden Chisholm makes a guest appearance on "High Profile Event Manager." C.A.R. has toured throughout Germany and Europe, with plans for a Japan tour in late autumn 2026. Label: Planet Akwa. EAN LP: 4251896116887.
Key facts
- C.A.R. released their new album Bäckerei 2000 today.
- The album was recorded over four days in the band's own "Sauna" studio in Berlin's Gaswerksiedlung without sheet music or pre-arranged riffs.
- Authorship is credited equally to all four band members.
- The first single "Los Pinchos" features drummer Johannes Klingebiel dropping a stick, catching it backwards, and resuming the beat after an improvised break.
- The track "Crimson and Azure Have Become as the Sun" includes a temple gong from Jaki Liebezeit's instrument collection.
- Hayden Chisholm appears as a guest on the track "High Profile Event Manager."
- The album title references a bakery on Berlin's Bersarin Platz, where the artwork was also created.
- C.A.R. will tour Japan from 9 to 21 November 2026 and play Berlin's Sisyphos on 22 November 2026.
Entities
Artists
- C.A.R.
- Leonhard Huhn
- Christian Lorenzen
- Kenn Hartwig
- Johannes Klingebiel
- Hayden Chisholm
- Holger Czukay
- Jaki Liebezeit
- Damo Suzuki
- Lars Fleischmann
- Max Loderbauer
- Niklas Wandt
- Pegelia Gold
- Evi Filippou
- Oxana Omelchuk
- Elif Dikeç
Institutions
- Planet Akwa
- Broken Silence
- HHV Magazine
- Goethe-Institut
- Fusion Festival
- Jazzfest Kolkata
- Sisyphos
Locations
- Cologne
- Germany
- Berlin
- Gaswerksiedlung
- Bersarin Platz
- Rhineland
- Europe
- South Asia
- China
- Japan
- Kolkata
- India