Herr der Luft: The Ballade of the Miller and The Devil

Devilish lyrics in German and English by troubadour Daniel Kahn and Stella Morgenstern, angular earworms by multi-instrumentalist Christian Dawid, and whimsically dark drawings by Jerry Merose combine to create an epic »balladspiel«. Freely adapted from Kehlmann’s sprawling folk-masterpiece on the Thirty Years War, Tyll, this long-form balladspiel tells the story from The Lord of the Air chapter of the poor miller Claus, whose curiosity and nonconformity lead to his horrible downfall and demonic condemnation. This brutally wicked, witty incantation will seduce and disturb, thrill and inspire.

Drawings: Jerry Merose