As Donna Regina, Regina and Günther Janssen have been afixture in the German indie pop and electronic scene ever since their firstrelease in 1990. From 1999 on, they have released seven LPs and a slew of EPson Karaoke Kalk. After a collection of cover versions of their songs by fellowartists and bands called _ÇPDis Cover - Donna Regina As Recorded By_Ç£ in 2015, _ÇPTransient_Ç£sees the wife and husband duo both musically and lyrically pick up where theyleft off with 2014's _ÇPHolding the Mirror For Sophia Loren_Ç£. Even after 28 yearsand 13 full-length releases, Donna Regina still have much to say and on theirfirst proper studio album in four years express it in more languages than ever.

Between the English-language opener _ÇPRoyal Blue_Ç£ and thefinal German track _ÇPLass uns so tun_Ç£, Regina Janssen also explores French (_ÇPQuatreseptembres_Ç£, written by Bertrand Burgalat's lyricist Pascal Mounet), Spanish (_ÇPMíglobo de nieve_Ç£) and, newly so, Japanese (the Ayako Akashiba-penned _ÇPMelancholyDragon_Ç£) as languages to convey complex truths with only few and simple words.Simple would be one word with which to describe the music on _ÇPTransient_Ç£,although maybe that would be a premature judgement. Even though the Janssens'music, on this album only supported by the Danish guitarist Rolf Hansen on _ÇPQuatreseptembres_Ç£, seems more minimalistic or perhaps even quieter than before, it isstill brimming with details and the occasional moment of ecstasy.

_ÇPTransient_Ç£ isn't one of those records that will startslowly, peak in the middle and then fade out, but between songs like the opener_ÇPRoyal Blue_Ç£ and the beat-driven _ÇPBlitze_Ç£ or the ambiguous up-beat track _ÇPKommlass uns heiraten_Ç£ and _ÇPMelancholy Dragon_Ç£ with its elegiac synthesizerharmonies draws on the sharp contrasts in mood and style. As such, _ÇPTransient_Ç£may just be the perfect title for this album that lyrically is more at home inthe entire world than ever before in Donna Regina's history and also makes itabundantly clear that nothing, neither happiness nor sadness, will be forever.After 28 years and 13 full-length releases, Donna Regina stay in motion becausethe world does, too.