Deutsche Songs

Kind Of Jazz

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These are songs that relax me. And relaxation is important. Very important.

Relaxing

Thank You My Twilight

Lyrics are based on the famous poem of Christian Morgenstern.

In einem leeren Haselstrauch
 Da sitzen drei Spatzen, Bauch an Bauch
Der Erich sitzt rechts und links der Franz 
Und mitten drin der freche Hans
Sie haben die Augen zu, ganz zu,
 Und oben drüber da schneit es, hu!  
Sie rücken zusammen dicht an dicht. 
So warm wie der Hans hats niemand nicht.  
Sie hören alle drei ihrer Herzlein Gepoch. 
Und wenn sie nicht weg sind, so sitzen sie noch.

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Arrangement and vocals: Volker Redder, Udio, Apple's GarageBand, Elevenlabs
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand, Elevenlabs
Editing and sound design: Volker Redder, Auphonic, Sound Studio (Felt Tip Inc.), Unison Sound Doctor, VirtualDJ, GarageBand
Lyrics: Christian Morgenstern
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, DALL-E, Apple's Keynote

Drei Spatzen

Lyrics based on Alfred Lichtenstein's famous poem.

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Arrangement and vocals: Volker Redder, Udio, Apple's GarageBand, Elevenlabs
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand, Elevenlabs
Editing and sound design: Volker Redder, Auphonic, Sound Studio (Felt Tip Inc.), Unison Sound Doctor, VirtualDJ, GarageBand
Lyrics: Volker Redder and Alfred Lichtenstein
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, DALL-E, Apple's Keynote

Die Dämmerung

Die Dämmerung (frei nach Alfred Lichtenstein)

Freedom is in the bass

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Arrangement and vocals: Volker Redder, Udio, Apple's GarageBand, Elevenlabs
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand, Elevenlabs
Editing and sound design: Volker Redder, Auphonic, Sound Studio (Felt Tip Inc.), Unison Sound Doctor, VirtualDJ, GarageBand
Lyrics: Volker Redder
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, DALL-E, Apple's Keynote

Die Freiheit ist im Bass

Wake Up!

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Arrangement and vocals: Volker Redder, Udio, Apple's GarageBand, Elevenlabs
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand, Elevenlabs
Editing and sound design: Volker Redder, Auphonic, Sound Studio (Felt Tip Inc.), Unison Sound Doctor, VirtualDJ, GarageBand
Lyrics: Volker Redder
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, DALL-E, Apple's Keynote

Ich Bin Nicht Müde

Ich Bin Nicht Müde

It's kind of... 

(Instrumental)

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Arrangement: Volker Redder, Udio, Apple's GarageBand
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand
Editing and sound design: Volker Redder, Auphonic, Sound Studio (Felt Tip Inc.), Unison Sound Doctor, VirtualDJ, GarageBand
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, DALL-E, Apple's Keynote

Kind Of RedDER

This woman is living her whole life in video games.

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Arrangement and vocals: Volker Redder, Udio, Apple's GarageBand, Elevenlabs
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand, Elevenlabs
Editing and sound design: Volker Redder, Auphonic, Sound Studio (Felt Tip Inc.), Unison Sound Doctor, VirtualDJ, GarageBand
Lyrics: Volker Redder
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, DALL-E, Apple's Keynote

Nintendo-Girl

Urlaub im Schwarzwald, das klingt famos,
Doch dieses Mal war's echt kurios.
Mitten im Sommer, was für ein „Spaß“,
Vier Jahreszeiten auf einmal, das war krass!

Heiße Tage, dann Aprilgewitter,
Novemberstürme und Schnee im Sommerwetter.
Doch wir lassen uns die Laune nicht verderben,
Denn Urlaub ist die schönste Zeit im Leben!

Erster Tag, die Sonne brennt,
Wir liegen faul am See, wie man uns kennt.
Doch am Abend, ein merkwürdiger Segen,
Fängt's an zu gießen, wir flüchten vorm Regen.

Heiße Tage, dann Aprilgewitter,
Novemberstürme und Schnee im Sommerwetter.
Doch wir lassen uns die Laune nicht verderben,
Denn Urlaub ist die schönste Zeit im Leben!

Am dritten Tag ein großer Schreck,
Ein Orkan zieht auf, der Tag ist schwarz - die Sonne weg.
Wir nehmen es locker und sehr, sehr gelassen,
Denn morgen soll es schneien! Ist das zu fassen?!

Schneemann bauen im Juli, wer hätte das gedacht,
Mit Glühwein in der Hand, die Sonne lacht.
Dann wieder Hitze, der Schnee schmilzt fix,
Der Bach wird zum Fluss, hilft alles nix!

Egal wie's Wetter spielt, wir sind bereit,
Im Urlaub haben wir die beste Zeit.
Vier Jahreszeiten in einer Woche erleben,
das kann es nur im Schwarzwald geben!

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Arrangement and vocals: Volker Redder, Udio, Elevenlabs, Apple's GarageBand
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand, Elevenlabs
Editing and sound design: Auphonic, Sound Studio (Felt Tip Inc.), Unison Sound Doctor,  VirtualDJ, GarageBand
Lyrics: Volker Redder
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, DALL-E, Apple's Keynote

Urlaub Im Schwarzwald

Wo - verdammt nochmal - ist denn der Rum?!

Fünfzehn Mann auf des toten Mannes Kiste,
Johooo - und ‘ne Buddel voll Rum! 
Schnaps stand stets auf der Höllenfahrtsliste!
Johooo - und ‘ne Buddel voll Rum!

Fünfzehn Mann hörten Satan lauthals singen, 
Johooo - und ‘ne Buddel voll Rum!
Fünfzehn Mann leckten an den Messerklingen,
Johooo - und ‘ne Buddel voll Rum!

Fünfzehn Mann an der dürren Totenküste,
Johooo - und ‘ne Buddel voll Rum!
Fünfzehn Mann schrieb der Teufel auf die Liste,
 Johooo - und der Rum bringt alle um!

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Arrangement and vocals: Volker Redder, Udio, Apple's GarageBand
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand, Elevenlabs
Editing and sound design: Auphonic, Sound Studio (Felt Tip Inc.), Unison Sound Doctor,  VirtualDJ, GarageBand
Lyrics: Volker Redder, based on the novel "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, DALL-E, Apple's Keynote

15 Mann Auf Des Toten Mannes Kiste

Instrumental.

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Arrangement: Volker Redder, Udio, Apple's GarageBand
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand
Editing and sound design: Auphonic, Sound Studio (Felt Tip Inc.), Unison Sound Doctor,  VirtualDJ, GarageBand
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, DALL-E, Apple's Keynote

Kind Of Redder, Too.

Instrumental.

Ocean beach session.

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Arrangement: Volker Redder, Udio, Apple's GarageBand
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand
Editing and sound design: Sound Studio (Felt Tip Inc.), Unison Sound Doctor, GarageBand
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, DALL-E, Apple's Keynote

Shades Of Blue

Kein Schwarz, kein Weiß,
Nur graue Töne im Kreis,
Vom Wind der Wahrheit verweht,
Wahrheit, die keiner versteht.
Kein Schwarz, kein Weiß,
Und nur graue Töne im Kreis. 
Von Winden der Wahrheit verweht,
Wahrheit, die keiner versteht.

Zwischen Dunkel und  Licht,  
Liegt was, das stumm verspricht.
Im Meer aus Schwarz und Weiß,  
Wo Schatten tanzen, grau und leis’.
Nicht nur grob, nicht nur fein,  
Graue Töne müssen leise sein.  
Nicht nur echt, nicht nur Schein,  
In der Mitte liegt das wahre Sein.

Kein Schwarz, kein Weiß,
Nur graue Töne im Kreis,
Vom Wind der Wahrheit verweht,
Wahrheit, die keiner versteht.
Kein Schwarz, kein Weiß,
Nur graue Töne im Kreis. 
Vom Wind der Wahrheit verweht,
Wahrheit, die keiner versteht.

Oh, sieh, wie sanft die grauen Töne sind,  
Die Wahrheit liegt dort, wo der Zweifel beginnt.  
In grauen Tönen finden wir unsere Ruh’,  
Nicht Schwarz, nicht Weiß - nur ich und Du.

Kein Schwarz, kein Weiß,
nur graue Töne im Kreis,
vom Wind der Wahrheit verweht,
Wahrheit, die keiner versteht.
Kein Schwarz, kein Weiß,
nur graue Töne im Kreis. 
Vom Wind der Wahrheit verweht,
Wahrheit, die keiner versteht.

Nur ein leises Flüstern,  
Nur ein schwacher Schein.   
Im Grau fühl’n wir uns wohl, 
Da sind wir daheim.

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Arrangement and vocals: Volker Redder, Udio, Apple's GarageBand
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand, Elevenlabs
Editing and sound design: Volker Redder, Auphonic, Sound Studio (Felt Tip Inc.), Unison Sound Doctor, VirtualDJ, GarageBand
Lyrics: Volker Redder
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, DALL-E, FLUXpro, Apple's Keynote

Kein Schwarz, Kein Weiß.

Sittin’ on my blue couch, sinking in my golden cage,
Staring at the TV, but it's showing empty space.
Politics are drowning, in a sea of lost regrets,
And my boyfriend? Oh, he’d forget my name, I bet.
The world spins ‘round, but I stand still,
Everything’s a rerun, nothing left to thrill.

Nothing left to do, nothing left to say,
Guess I'll sit and watch the minutes fade away.
Nothing left to lose, nothing feels so new,
Stuck inside a world that don’t know what to do.
Nothing left to do, nothing left to say,
Guess I'll sit and watch the minutes fade away.
Nothing left to lose, nothing feels so new,
Stuck inside a world that don’t know what to do.

Flipping through the channels, every story sounds the same,
Rain is tapping on the window, but I don’t wanna play.
Books are full of wisdom that I’m way too tired to read,
And bedtime’s far away, but there’s nowhere else to be.
The world moves fast, but I just stare,
Waiting for a moment, that was never there.

Nothing left to do, nothing left to say,
Guess I'll sit and watch the minutes fade away.
Nothing left to lose, nothing feels so new,
Stuck inside a world that don’t know what to do.

The world spins ‘round, but I stand still,
Everything’s a rerun, nothing left to thrill.

Nothing left to do, nothing left to say,
Guess I'll sit and watch the minutes fade away.
Nothing left to lose, nothing feels so new,
Stuck inside a world that don’t know what to do.
Nothing left to do, nothing left to say,
Guess I'll sit and watch the minutes fade away.
Nothing left to lose, nothing feels so new,
Stuck inside a world that don’t know what to do.

Maybe I should call him, ask him where the hell he’s been,
But I know he’d make excuses, then he’d just forget again.
Maybe I should step outside and let the raindrops win,
But I’ll probably just sit right here, and let the night begin.

The world spins ‘round, but I stand still,
Everything’s a rerun, nothing left to do.

Nothing left to do, nothing left to say,
Guess I'll sit and watch the minutes fade away.
Nothing left to lose, nothing feels so new,
Guess I'm just a shadow in a world without a clue.

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Arrangement and vocals: Volker Redder, Udio, Apple's GarageBand
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand
Editing and sound design: Volker Redder, Sound Studio, VirtualDJ, GarageBand
Lyrics: Volker Redder, translated with the help of ChatGPT and Google Translate
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, DALL-E, FLUXpro, Apple's Keynote

Stasis

Canyons of glass
World’s moving fast
Lost my own name
In the endless game
Was looking for a sign
A single silver line
A whisper in the roar
Something to adore

'Cause I found the green inside the city’s grey
Found a wooden bench and watched the world just fade away
Right here in the heart of all the noise and spin
My soul can finally breathe again, and let the light come in.

An old tree stands
With patient hands
The sun breaks through
A different blue
No need to run or hide
Just feeling what's inside
A quiet, gentle grace
In this forgotten space

'Cause I found the green inside the city’s grey
Found a wooden bench and watched the world just fade away
Right here in the heart of all the noise and spin
My soul can finally breathe again, and let the light come in.

Maybe you get lost just to be found
To feel your feet on sacred ground
The rushing river turns to a silent pool
And you become the exception to the rule.

Yes, I found the green inside the city’s grey!
Found my wooden bench and watched the world just fade away!
Right here in the heart of all the noise and spin
My soul can finally breathe again, and let the light come in!

Let the light come in…
Breathe it in…
In the green… in the grey…
Fade away…
Let the light come in…

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Arrangement and vocals: Volker Redder, Udio, Apple's GarageBand
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand
Editing and sound design: Volker Redder, Sound Studio, Ozone 11, GarageBand
Lyrics: Volker Redder, translated with the help of Google Translate
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, FLUXpro, Apple's Keynote

Let The Light Come In

From silent rooms
And separate streets
The call goes out
For friends to meet
One single voice
Then two, then three
A different kind
Of gravity

The air begins to hum and feel
Like something turning, something real
Friendship is a living flame
Where truth can speak and feel no shame
A constellation in the dark
Every friend a burning spark
Friendship is a living flame

The old ideas
Begin to bend
A broken thought
A trusted friend
Can help it mend
With a new reply
Reflected in
A dozen eyes

The world outside just fades away
There's only what our friends all say
Friendship is a living flame
Where truth can speak and feel no shame
A constellation in the dark
Every friend a burning spark
Friendship is a living flame

And maybe there's a witness here
To the friendship that we're holding dear
A silent watcher, holding space
For the truth on every friendly face
A grace that we can't see or name
That feels us burn like one bright flame
There's only what our friends all say

Friendship is a living flame!
Where truth can speak and feel no shame!
A constellation in the dark!
Every friend a burning spark!
Friendship is a living flame!
A living flame!

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Arrangement and vocals: Volker Redder, Udio, Apple's GarageBand
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand
Editing and sound design: Volker Redder, Sound Studio, GarageBand
Lyrics: Volker Redder, translated with the help of Google Translate
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, FLUXpro, Apple's Keynote

A Living Flame

Stone and silence built this town
Mountain giants looking down
Holding me in place, you see
A pretty cage for what is me

Faces here are calm and deep
Secrets that their routines keep
But in my soul, a different light
A restless fire in the night

There has to be more to believe...
There has to be more to be...
And oh, the world is calling low
A whisper on the winds that blow
This quiet death, I have to leave
There's more to be, more to believe

I see an angel in the red
Of evening skies above my head
He paints the edge of all I know
With colors that command me: go.

This thirst for more, this holy need
To plant a new and foreign seed
And oh, the world is calling low
A whisper on the winds that blow
This quiet death, I have to leave
There's more to be, more to believe

The doorstep is a line of fear
But standing here, it's crystal clear
One self must end, so one can start
To find its own and greater part.

Oh yeah, the world is calling low
A whisper on the winds that blow
This quiet death, I have to leave
There's more to be, more to believe

The world is calling...
Calling low...
And I must go...
I must go...
Go...

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Arrangement and vocals: Volker Redder, Udio, Apple's GarageBand
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand
Editing and sound design: Volker Redder, Sound Studio, Ozone 11, GarageBand
Lyrics: Volker Redder, translated with the help of Google Translate
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, FLUXpro, Apple's Keynote

More to Believe

On Titan's shore, the air is new
An atmosphere of silver-blue
The ground we shaped, a lonely stage
To turn a cosmic, final page

The king of rings begins to bow
I watch him sink, I don't know how
This broken heart of light and dust
Can fill my own with so much trust

If I cried out, a fragile plea...
Who in this void would answer me?
Oh, Saturn falling, falling down, down
A silent fire, a heavy crown
This awful beauty I have found
And I don't dare to make a sound

A beauty made of cosmic dust
A silent witness to my lust
For something real in this cold place
Reflected in my human face

Falling down, the light, the grace
Falling out of time and space
Oh, Saturn falling, falling down, down
A silent fire, a heavy crown
This awful beauty I have found
And I don't dare to make a sound

My name dissolves, my body breaks
For every breath the silence takes
I am the eye, I am the gleam
A waking part of this strange dream
Oh, Saturn falling, falling down, down
A silent fire, a heavy crown
This awful beauty I have found
And I don't dare to make a sound

Saturn Fall
Saturn Fall
Part of the fall...
Part of the light...
A fading whisper...
In the endless night...

Oh, Saturn falling, falling down, down
A silent fire, a heavy crown
This awful beauty I have found
And I don't dare to make a sound

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Arrangement and vocals: Volker Redder, Udio, Apple's GarageBand
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand
Editing and sound design: Volker Redder, Sound Studio, Ozone 11, GarageBand
Lyrics: Volker Redder, translated with the help of Google Translate
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, FLUXpro, Apple's Keynote

Saturn Is Falling

Bi・Ki・Ni

Anri - Goodbye Boogie Dance

TRANSIT

Yasuha - Flyday Chinatown ✈️

【﻿ｆａｎｔａｓｙ】:: MEIKO NAKAHARA (1982)

黄昏のBAY CITY

I'm now taking a six-week digital detox vacation.
We'll see and hear from each other again in 2026!
Happy Holidays!

"Redder" is a palindrome. Like "racecar" or "level". These pieces of music ain't.

My name is Volker Redder, online I go by "docredder." It all came about because I studied biology and computer science for a long time and received my doctorate as the crowning achievement of my academic career.
As a child, I sang Bach in the church's „Knabenchor Unser Lieben Frauen“ because my mother thought it was good for my soul. And it was, until, thanks to an excellent teacher, I realized that music is like mathematics. After that, I loved not only music but also mathematics and all sciences based on mathematics: physics, biology, chemistry, computer science. So, I went straight into the natural sciences and engineering. Yes, I studied a lot. However, a university career wasn't for me. I wanted to monetize the findings of the various sciences (you can't live on air and love alone) and founded over a dozen companies. Because who wants life to follow a clear formula? I certainly didn't. In addition to adventurous entrepreneurship, the subsequent career in politics (German Bundestag), and a growing family, I was constantly picking up the guitar or keyboard, which is what you do when you want to escape the chaos of everyday life.
Should I say I'm a virtuoso? No. That would be a lie. I'm just too lazy for that. Laziness, or in modern parlance, "efficiency," is a principle for me. And so I founded my "own studio," consisting of a lot of electronics and software. The hipsters call it DIY. I call it "not wanting to act like a big shot and book expensive recording studios." I'm a one-man orchestra, a chef-d'oeuvre who spends all day producing pop, rock, indie, and ambient mishmash until he finally finds it he likes. My menu? Pink Floyd, Genesis, Supertramp, Muse, Zappa, Miles Davis, and many more. Yes, all at once. I told you: mishmash.
There are guys who write music to become famous. Then there's me. I write music to keep myself from going crazy. Sometimes it's funny, sometimes there's melancholy in it, sometimes it's stories from literature or something sci-fi. Or from Tinder dates my daughters have told me. I mean, who hasn't wondered what "being in Tinder light" is? Exactly. I wrote it down. I use everything I can get my hands on: GarageBand, samples, my voice, AI voices, Udio, VirtualDJ, everything! I don't care if purists say it's no longer art. It doesn't matter, the main thing is that my music feels like a window you can look out of and discover something new again and again.
Every song becomes a little adventure. Sometimes I start with a line, sometimes with a feeling I can't shake. It's like an escape from reality, except in the end, there's no escape. And that's a good thing. This is how I stay grounded. Okay, grounded isn't the right word either. Let me put it this way: I've stayed true to myself. And I'm grateful for everyone who listens, shares, or comments.
It makes me feel like I'm not completely alone in this madness. So if you also like songs that don't follow the rules, I'd be happy if you joined in. After all, the world is crazy enough.
You have to fight that with music. I mean, that's logical, right?