All things Great Wide: https://linktr.ee/greatwide

”Thalassa (/θəˈlæsə/; Greek: Θάλασσα, translit. Thálassa, lit. "sea"; Attic Greek: Θάλαττα, Thálatta) was the general word for 'sea' and for its divine female personification in Greek mythology.”

So, I’ve always pictured death as an ocean, a massive dark body of water, and life as this tiny wooden row boat, bobbing about with very little protection against the waves and sharp cliffs, the white sharks and killer whales, and worst of all, the stray green string of unknown type of plant that doesn’t quite break the surface and stretches far down towards the bottom and is engulfed by the mind numbing darkness. Ugh. Yes, I am Thalassophobic. And maybe, just maybe, this is why, I am not really afraid of large bodies of water (although I am, I definitely am), maybe I am just afraid of death, and somewhere along the line I have confused the two. Well anyway, now I’ve written and recorded a song about it, death that is, and it’s called Thálassa. It was important for me to keep this recording simple and sparse - I wanted it to feel like it could be both gigantically large, and very, very tiny, all at the same time. Like death. So death got to be represented by a lone pump organ, and I’m the tiny row boat. To this day we have explored only about 5% of the planets vast oceans, and we likely know even less, a lot less, about death.

LYRICS
Deep 
This darkness runs deep 
No bottom 
Beneath my feet

I’m dead 
The vultures are fed 
Be honest 
And remember what I said

Now stay 
You’re on your way

Get out 
Get out of one car 
And into 
Another speeding off far

And all this time 
It’s all been in my mind
I’m searching
Looking for that sign 

Now stay 
You’re on your way
Stay 
You’re on your way

So long 
Where ever you go 
I thank you 
You made her happy I know

Thálassa

song preview:
1 - Tocotronic - Die Welt kann mich nicht mehr verstehen
2 - Die Sterne - Alles oder niemand
3 - Blumfeld - 2 oder 3 Dinge, die ich von Dir weiß
4 - Kante - Die Summe der einzelnen Teile (Radio Mix)
5 - Die Fünf Freunde - Schlechte Laune

Der Text ist meine Party

V.A. Der Text ist meine Party - Die Hamburger Schule 1989-2000

Those who have a decent political compass could not have missed out on the
political winds blowing the past years, all over the world in general and in Europe specifically. What once used to be is no more, and we who have grown up in a context characterized by a positive attitude in general to solidarity, immigration, equality and generosity still cant believe what is happening.

Each month passing by, new low levels are reached by people who call themselves both democrats and politicians. Obviously there are different perspectives on what to focus on when strengthening the pillars of a democratic society. Right now we are seeing a growing nationalism, the spread of racism and bizarre conspiracy theories.
At the same time there is a strong tendency of dismantling libraries, study associations, union rights, cultural schools, as well as continuous attacks on civil rights, the LGBT society, Muslims, Jews - you name it. Polarization is growing and its quite obvious to us who are feeding it.

'Calling Them Out' is our musical response to all that. Let’s at least be honest, no matter how nice suits you wear - fascism/racism always stinks.

Return of the Hellsingers

Calling Them Out

Hellsongs - Calling Them Out

All things Great Wide: https://linktr.ee/greatwide

Great Wide is a recording project sprung from an urge to create music somewhere in between the experimental songwriting style of lofi royalty Grandaddy and the outside-the-box production thinking of grandiose art-rock outfit Grizzly Bear. So basically aiming for the stars. And landing on the moon. Or in some sort of moon shaped pool at least.

Some years have been spent perfecting the craft; carving away at those songs 'til they fit whatever mold the preconceived creative mind set up long, long ago - only to abandon the mold, and keep on carving...

Thálassa

Great Wide

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