Denis Stranger is able to see in the domestic and political turbulence something more than just material for jokes. His concerts are like chronicles of an era where emigration, censorship and the eternal feeling of second-classness become not tragic but almost absurdly commonplace subjects.
The main themes are internal wars, bureaucratic quests, and the quiet alienation familiar to anyone who has ever tried to be extraordinary in a world where no one expected it. Even the PlayStation and family battles are minimal in scope but promising in their level of irony.
Alien has the rare superpower of not fabricating heroism where you can honestly admit to fatigue, and laughing low-key at things that are usually hidden. For him, the stage is the last island of freedom, where sadness and sarcasm are no longer contradictory.
