Wenn ich ein bisschen darüber nachdenke, dann gibt es *eine* Sache, die sich wie eine rote Linie durch mein gesamtes bisheriges Leben zieht, und zwar: Die bodenlose Enttäuschung, die ich empfinde, wenn mir klar wird, dass Menschen, für die ich jederzeit alles stehen und liegen lassen würde (und dies auch schon getan habe) mir nicht mal den kleinen Finger reichen, wenn ich darum bitte. Kennt ihr das auch? Und wenn ja, wie geht ihr damit um? Würde mich echt interessieren.

Rare things from the archives: A 2008 rehearsal of "Kismet" with Botany Bay. Just Laura, me, and too many synths in a tiny room at Bad Godesberg station. The band is long gone now, and so are most of its listeners… but these were the first steps toward some of the happiest moments my music ever brought me.

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Botany Bay - Kismet (live rehearsal, 2008)

The year was 2008. The name of the project was Botany Bay, and for the first time there were enough people interested in our music that we couldn�...

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I have decided to dedicate the next couple of weeks to try and finsih my 3rd album, "Strategies Against Algorithms" , a loosely connected suite of quite reduced and personal #protest songs. This “Offline Album” will only be available in exchange for something creative and personal – and strictly offline. To stay motivated (and to "promote" it without feeling bad about it, which I usually do), I have decided to share a little bit about the creative process here. #strategiesagainstalgorithms