The Frozen Borderline consists of Nils O., best known as founding member and lead singer of german cult dark-psych heroes, The Blue Angel Lounge. The Frozen Borderline is Ottensmeyers solo singer/songwriter project. The album Sadness as a Gift began in 2007, a collection of songs written as an alternative to the Manchester goth vibes of The Blue Angel Lounge’s more recent full-lengths. It is a more stripped-down and introspective journey with melancholic themes and chord structures in sparser and rawer arrangements.
The moving melodies and personal lovelorn aura give The Frozen Borderline a character of its own. The songs conjur a visual landscape of Ottensmeyers world, both spontaneous, pure, and without compromise and always reflects the creative diversity and breadth of the artist.