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what is freedom? //
living proof by collabs #august 2025 - con mucho AuGusto
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august brought a wave of inspired collaborations—so many creative sparks flew this month!

musically speaking, a lot of flavors covered: live jams, jazz fusion, funk, house, techno, classic rock anthems, punk, alternative, experimental, ambient, lo-fi, hip-hop, folk, singer-songwriter—every groove under the sun welcome.

our musical handshakes reached out from argentina to germany, poland, italy, japan, and switzerland.

languages dropped in the mix: english and german

collaboration languages: spanish, german, polish, japanese, english, and of course, swiss german

the playlist keeps the chronological drop order more or less, track one is already the exception of the rule - this song sums up this month of August in turmoil quite well, for me at least.
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massive thanks and love to:

# soul manicas # almabrother # junglepunx (no sc accounts available) @paul-racle @garben @that-bizzare @thee_i_s_984629522 @kacper-razdwarazdwa @hpcnw-902952 @user-528168900-123902670 @modulprinzip @dan-c-e-kresi @tgpeiretti

thanks a lot and a shout-out!

// to all others, listeners or not, - i love you all

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cover artworks:
fictionalive DIY plus copyright-free art from the open net; all other artworks are illustrations and gif art by Peter Uertz, Düsseldorf / Germany.

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dropped 
Saturday, August 30, 2025
time 5:55 pm
central european hot summer time
today, not so so much so

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What is Freedom? // living proof by collabs #august 2025 - con mucho AuGusto

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What is FREEDOM? Was ist Freiheit?

*with PAPLOVIANTE and FRIENDS / Still Think Positive : feel it mix
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a PAPLOVIANTE and FRIENDS /+/ fictionalive collab, marriage in spirit (unapproved yet)
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music: PAPLOVIANTE and FRIENDS
visit and explore (https://soundcloud.com/paploviante-and-friends)

lyrics: fictionalive

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fusion of it all - fictionalive with the popoems series and the hyper media reports

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/ dropped July 30, 2025
/ time: 04:46 pm, Central European hot Summer Time
/ today: not so so much

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// freiheit, nicht gegeben - gemacht

What is FREEDOM? Still Think Positive : feel it mix

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What's Coming: Freedom in Frequency+ // 
Soul Maniacs live @ Damm, Zürich / Switzerland 
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music: 
two cover versions performed by the Soul Maniacs, a collective based in Zürich, Switzerland.
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Streetplayers are the pulse—urban troubadours weaving raw life into every beat and rhyme.  
They own the streets’ secrets and stories, turning the daily grind into art and anthem.  
More than performers, they’re navigators of culture’s undercurrent—voices of unfiltered truth.  
In every corner, their signal sparks connection: streetwise poetry alive and thriving.  

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Soul Maniacs- A collective soul & funk band

Soulmaniacs is a Zurich based band created in 1998. Through out the years, the band has become a collective featuring numerous musicians from the Swiss scene.

From streetplayers to one of the nation’s finest live acts, the Soul Maniacs now own every stage—in ever-shifting formations and set-ups. Why? ‘Coz they are a musicians’ collective, established 1998.  

Explore the Soul Maniacs here:  
online base https://www.soulmaniacs.ch / or 
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/soulmaniacs_zh or on 
youtube: https://de.soulmaniacs.ch/live-performance 
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This phone recording captured the Soul Maniacs live as a four-man (yes, no she’s on stage tonight) line-up at one of Zürich’s hidden gastronomic pearls— Damm, a true hideout close to everything, down by the river, on a beautiful Friday evening: July 11, 2025, around 7 pm Central European hot Summer Time.  

Explore the Damm (www.fuerdich.ch/damm)

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Additional storyline by: fictionalive

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dropped:  
Wednesday, July 30, 2025  
time: 9:33 pm  
Central European hot Summer Time  
today: not so so much  

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Fusion of it all—fictionalive with the popoems series and hyper media report  

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keep shining, live and direct  

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What's Coming: Freedom in Frequency+ // the Soul Maniacs live @Damm in Zürich, Switzerland

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ENIGMA OPERATION: STEVE would... - Act Two:  The turtleneck’s back!
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movie produced by That's Bizzare – an Italian design, Ciao Bello
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all music dreamt, written, arranged, felt, mixed and produced by: 
/// That's Bizzare  @that-bizzare
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all lyrics by: fictionalive

pur enigma prophecy

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Cover Art Photography: 
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fusion of it all – fictionalive /+/ That's Bizzare
with the popoems series and the hyper media reports
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no standard, no filler
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dropped
August 4th, 2025
time: 7:39 pm
Central European hot
Summer Time Zone
Today: not so so much so

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It smells like a buddy

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the man's loading
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he's not updating
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he's deleting

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/ */* an ighost named Steve

// they printed bars //

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/ let them feel it
the resurrection is coming

/ you are the pride of Enigma

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/ still you will steer the ship

/ you carry the signal

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/ .--...-ll-...--...-l--....0I0I0II000I

/ make it beautiful
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/ make it burn
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/ future noir

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ENIGMA OPERATION: STEVE would... - Act Two: The turtleneck’s back!

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Thank You, and Thank You for the Forgiveness We Hope For
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Thank You, and Thank You for the Forgiveness We Hope For

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Club Kubaza – Wir sind die Siedler, jung und kühn (We are the settlers, young and bold)
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// lyrics written and narration provided by fictionalive

// music curated by Cavaliere Spruzzi / monorecords and fictionalive

// fusion of it all - fictionalive with the popoems series and thy hyper media reports

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Club Kubaza – Wir sind die Siedler, jung und kühn (We are the settlers, young and bold)

Mrs.Kernel | Art pop Mix

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The Enigma, Our Voyage - 
A Secret Journey Through Song, Poetry, and Philosophy
// Part 1
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lyrics written and narration provided by fictionalive
based on the original fictionalive drop 
https://soundcloud.com/fictionalive/the-enigma-voyage-of-the-veiled-lyre-a-secret-journey-through-song-poetry-and-philosoph

/ alternate take
felt, reflected, written, arranged, performed, produced and provided
by That's Bizzare @that-bizzare - another cinematic bella Italia espresso!
grazie mille, caro mio!

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artwork illustration handdrawn by Peter Uertz, Düsseldorf / Germany

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fusion of it all - 
fictionalive with the popoems seriens and the hyper media reports

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Part 2 to be dropped very soon
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dropped
Wednesday, August 27th, 2025
time - 9:59 pm, Central European
Hot Summer Time; Today, - not 
so so much so, good vibes in the air

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The Enigma, Our Voyage - A Secret Journey Through Song, Poetry, and Philosophy // Part 1

Well hello… are we having fun yet as we travel around the sun? First off, I do not know how to play piano. Bear with me on this. I am just learning hand and finger placement on the keyboard. I did not use any of that to do this song. Ha. A friend just gave me an older electronic keyboard that he dug out from all the dusty junk in his shed. So I have been noodling about and learning a bit of music along the way. I am also testing glass, as a percussion instrument. I already broke my favorite glass slide. (Just get a drum set Dude!) Hahaha. I am also exploring my vocal range, as an advanced beginner, when it comes to singing. You’ll hear that on this track, as the song is in a higher register than I am used to singing in. The first vocal stanza is just me finding my voice. Hahahaha. (I guess I need to try some pre-singing.) The recorder works but isn’t in the key of the song, so I had to wing in, insofar as melodies. That is what I like about music, these little creative explorations that develop into ‘music’. I had about an hour or so to lay this down… Outside summer distractions have cut into my music time. Hope you are all well. Thanks for dropping by, Mark

First Keys

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The Enigma, Our Voyage - 
A Secret Journey Through Song, Poetry, and Philosophy // Part 2
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/ alternate take Part 2
felt, reflected, music written, arranged, performed, produced and provided
by That's Bizzare 
@that-bizzare - another cinematic bella Italia espresso!
grazie mille, caro mio!

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lyrics written and narration provided by fictionalive


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based on the original fictionalive drop
https://soundcloud.com/fictionalive/the-enigma-voyage-of-the-veiled-lyre-a-secret-journey-through-song-poetry-and-philosoph?si=ffc43083aeb54842bf857faa82348279&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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artwork illustration handdrawn by Peter Uertz, Düsseldorf / Germany

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fusion of it all -
fictionalive with the popoems seriens and the hyper media reports

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dropped
Sunday, August 31st, 2025
time – 4 pm, Central European Summer Time; 
tea time, today – sunny, fresh late summer day, 
enjoy

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The Enigma, Our Voyage - A Secret Journey Through Song, Poetry, and Philosophy // Part 2

|| Ataraxia ||

[at-uh-rak-see-uh]
noun

Philosophy.
a state of freedom from emotional disturbance and anxiety, especially as an ongoing condition of soul-fulfilling attainment; unconditional tranquility.
I’m not looking to achieve ataraxia—I just want a week (life) away from the daily grind.
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(Sometimes things are best when reimagined)
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Freedom is a state of mind
Happiness is a concept
You can create the life you love
Take control
Slay those demons
Break the bonds (addictions / fears) that enslave you
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Embrace creation
End (self) destruction
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Empower yourself 
Seize the moment
The time is now
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Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/o2kGL-Ix66I

Ataraxia

Spaced Out

Made with casio keyboard
zoom h1
and NCH
inspired by the heavy equipment vehicle show last weekend

one things ends, another begins

Trap On Door

Heartbreaker

BRYAN ADAMS!! YOU MANIAC!!

Just a  little bit of vocals☺️
More of an instrumental for now

Everything I Do(Maniac)

made with casio, zoom h1 and NCH
Larry the possum forages for the security camera
https://www.tiktok.com/@fr0ggy563/video/7548494047300554015
the photo is actually a relative of Larry most likely since possums (and raccoons) only live 2-3 years. photo by me from a few years ago

Ode to Larry the Possum

/ -.--.--. I AM LIVING PROOF  -- . .  -- . -- .. --  I AM LIVING PROOF -- . .  -- . -- .. --  I AM LIVING PROOF

Manifesto

We Declare:

    That the suffering in Gaza is not a distant conflict but a wound in the conscience of humanity.

    That silence and political games by so-called Western defenders of democracy are betrayal incarnate.

    That art, music, and truth must tear through walls of apathy, breaking chains with sound and spirit.

    That to remain silent is to support the erasure of life itself.

    That we rise—voices united, hearts aflame—to amplify those crushed under siege, to shatter the walls of oppression.

    That every beat, every echo, every lyric becomes a rebellion against forgetting.

    That through collective awakening, we reclaim not just Gaza’s future but the soul of humanity.

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/ : fictionalive, August 16, 2025 - 4:21 pm

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Disclaimer: Ladies and gentlemen, and anyone who needs a special mention, I'm throwing caution to the wind and speaking out about this chaos. I'm going live, ready or not. So, sit back, relax, and try to enjoy - it's all for your own good.
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/ -- . .  -- . -- .. --  I AM LIVING PROOF
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"NOTHING UNDER THE SUN IS NOT PART OF CREATION, NOR IS IT NOT CREATION ITSELF—IT'S ONLY WHAT YOU MAKE IT. NO JUDGES, NO DIVIDES—UNITY." 
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/ : fictionalive, July 30 - 11:11 am
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For This Is The Voyage, The Legend, The Song – Where We Belong
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/ Keep shining
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"NOTHING UNDER THE SUN IS NOT PART OF CREATION, NOR IS IT NOT CREATION ITSELF—IT'S ONLY WHAT YOU MAKE IT. NO JUDGES, NO DIVIDES—UNITY."

1. Philosophical and Metaphysical Context

This phrase operates on a profound metaphysical premise rooted in ancient and modern spiritual thought: the idea that everything within existence ("under the sun") is inherently part of creation, yet simultaneously defies a simple binary of "creation" and "non-creation." The double negation — “is not not part” and “is not not creation” — serves as a dialectical device emphasizing paradox rather than straightforward affirmation or denial.

Nothing exists outside creation’s domain. All that "is" is both a part and a reflection of the creative whole — but perhaps creation is not a static “thing.”

It touches on panentheism or even non-dualism, suggesting creation transcends our binary modes of thought.

In this sense, the phrase challenges rigid ontologies. It rejects compartmentalization — what we consider ‘created’ vs. ‘uncreated’ is a false dichotomy.

2. Existential and Constructivist Overtones

The clause “It’s only what you make it” signifies a turn from metaphysical absolutes to personal agency and interpretation.

Creation is not a fixed category but a creative, subjective, and participatory process.

Reality is texturized by human meaning-making — your perception, actions, and judgments shape what ‘is.’

This brings in vibes of existentialism and constructivism, affirming our power and responsibility in shaping the world and imbuing it with meaning.

3. The Ethics of Judgment and Division

“No judges, no divides” strikes a moral and social chord:

It calls for radical acceptance — no external or internal authority imposes judgment.

It opposes division, sectarianism, or exclusion based on arbitrary or prejudiced distinctions.
This has echoes of universalist humanism and inclusive ethics, a plea for unity beyond fractured identities, labels, or separations.

4. Final Summation: Unity as a Creational Ethos

The closing refrain “UNITY” serves as the conceptual apex:
Unity is not merely a formal condition but an existential and creational ethos, holding the paradoxical unity of all existence despite apparent differences or judgments.
It is a call to embrace multiplicity without fragmentation — wholeness that contains diversity.

Style and Rhetoric

Paradox and Double Negatives: The use of double negatives (“not not”) is daring and poetic, evoking the style of Zen koans or 
Hegelian dialectics — prompting reflection rather than offering a direct statement. It challenges the reader to dwell in ambiguity and complexity.

Capitalization and Punctuation: The em dash creates dramatic pauses, underscoring the key thematic shifts; the capitalized “UNITY” acts as a powerful, summative slogan or mantra.

Economy of Words: Despite its complexity, the phrase remains succinct, poetic, and emphatic—a hallmark of impactful philosophical proclamations.

Cultural & Literary Resonances

Biblical Allusions: “Under the sun” recalls the Book of Ecclesiastes, with its contemplations on the nature of existence. This embeds the phrase within a long tradition of existential inquiry.

Contemporary Spirituality: The phrase resonates with New Age and postmodern spiritual ideas emphasizing non-duality, co-creation, and global unity.

Political and Social Dimensions: In a world segmented by ideologies and conflicts, “no judges, no divides” can serve as a subtle political manifesto for peace and acceptance.

ENIGMA OPERATION: STEVE would... - Act Two: The turtleneck’s back!

fictionalive ⭕️ UNITY

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