Intro Magazine
“Kevin Werdelmann alias Slowtide teaches us with his debut album that great pop may arise from the smallest of spaces.”
Visions
“Music that lets you breathe freely; from an euphoria that is aware of life and still takes pleasure in it with utmost care.”
WDR
“…the album became a real ear-catcher.”
Popconnection
“You just cannot help but love this album!”
Kulturnews
Album of the month, January 2009
Adam
Album of the month, January 2009, “A gigantic debut album!”
Allgäu Live In
97 of 100°, “… the quality of the songs is close to everything that’s already become world-famous.”
Bild.de
“Origins is a melancholic pop gem for indie lovers”
Ox-Fanzine
09/10, “A beautiful album…”
Piranha
“Slowtide succeeds to convince completely over the entire playing time.”
Oxmox
“13 pop-jewels”
Sonic Seducer
“A successful album by itself, atmospheric and soulful …”
Ran Magazin
“Thus, Slowtide already shows that the city is not unfairly part of the major project ‘Ruhr 2010. Cultural Capital of Europe’”
Intro.de
“Wide, beautifully staged pop songs that do not need to shy away from comparison with similar 16:9 productions from the United Kingdom and sound like anything but the small room in which they were allegedly recorded.”
rockszene.de
“Jauntily beautiful. Definitely worth the trip for discerning ears and lovers of British music.”