Traumtänzer

Traumtänzer is the seventh studio album by the German Medieval folk rock band Schandmaul. It was released on 28. January 2011 on CD, double vinyl record, and as extended edition (containing the CD and a "making of" DVD).

Traumtänzer
Studio album by Schandmaul
Released	28 January 2011
Recorded	Principal Studios Turnstyle Studio Jamlabor
Genre	Medieval folk rock, folk rock, folk metal
Length	56:27
Language	German
Label	Fame Recordings
Producer	Thomas Heimann-Trosien
Schandmaul chronology
Sinnfonie (2009) Traumtänzer (2011) Unendlich (2014)

In cooperation with Fantasy author Wolfgang Hohlbein the track "Geas Traum [Gea's dream]" references his novel Infinity – Der Turm which was published in February 2011.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Hammer	[2]
Sonic Seducer	favourable[3]

A review in the German edition of Metal Hammer lauded the diversity of emotions within the different songs and concluded that the creative pause since the predecessor album Anderswelt had been used well by Schandmaul.[2] The Sonic Seducer magazine called the album innovative and sovereign and also noted a certain tranquility that had come from the band's hiatus.[3]

Chart performance

Traumtänzer peaked at position 4 in the German Media Control Charts,[4] at position 10 in the Austrian Top 75 album charts[5] and at position 36 in the Swiss Albums Top 100.[6]

Track listing

All music is composed by Schandmaul.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Traumtänzer"	Birgit Muggenthaler-Schmack	4:07
2.	"Der Alchemist"	Muggenthaler-Schmack	3:53
3.	"Auf hoher See"	Anna Kränzlein	4:42
4.	"Hexeneinmaleins"	Muggenthaler-Schmack	3:27
5.	"Bis zum Morgengrauen"	Kränzlein	4:02
6.	"Die Rosen"	Thomas Lindner	3:58
7.	"Schwur"	Muggenthaler-Schmack	4:45
8.	"Pakt"	Kränzlein	2:54
9.	"Der Anker"	Matthias Richter, Lindner	4:03
10.	"Geas Traum"	Lindner	4:30
11.	"Assassine"	Lindner	4:39
12.	"Halt mich"	Muggenthaler-Schmack	4:24
13.	"Des Dichters Segen"	Lindner	3:07
14.	"Mein Lied"	Kränzlein	4:17

References

1. "Schandmaul kollaborieren mit Autor Wolfgang Hohlbein". Sonic Seducer (in German). Thomas Vogel Media. 13 December 2010. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011.
2. Bösch, Simone (2011). "Schandmaul TRAUMTÄNZER Review". Metal Hammer (in German). No. 2.
3. Froghy, Jasmin (2011). "Schandmaul: Traumtänzer". Sonic Seducer (in German). No. 2. Thomas Vogel Media. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012.
4. "Schandmaul: Traumtänzer (Longplay)". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
5. "Discographie Schandmaul". austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
6. "Discographie Schandmaul". hitparade.ch (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2011.