Present Paradox' latest work, "A Trace To Keep Control", takes the listener into the feeling of losing control by addressing personal upheavals, the end of familiar closeness, the pressing climate crisis and the social shift to the right. The album is an artistic exploration in which the personal interweaves with the political and social in the lyrics.

The musical landscape of "A Trace To Keep Control" skillfully combines elements of krautrock, post-punk and experimental rock into a dynamic mesh. Saxophones and clarinets add a jazzy touch to some of the tracks, giving the 49-minute album an extremely multifaceted dimension.

The album will be released on May 17, 2024 via Timezone Records. It presents itself as an artistic manifesto that captures the challenges of the perceived loss of control and explores the path to orientation amidst the uncertainties in a musical way.
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releases May 17, 2024

All Songs written and performed by David Kleinekottmann

Saxophone on "Ready To Hide" & "Ephermeral Ghosts" by Antonio Necchi

Flugelhorn on "After The Rain" by Flippo Tungo

Tenor Clarinet On "A Lense To Find A Trace" by Michael A. Grant

Artwork by Dr. Screen

Recorded in Maastricht, Essen & Dortmund

All Rights Reserved by Present Paradox © 2024

With many thanks to: Geert, Danny, Michael, Antonio, Flippo

Special thanks to: Friends (Dennis, Adam, Tukan, Marcel, Gina, Tobias) & Family (Karin, Josef)

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A Trace To Keep Control

New album "A Trace To Keep Control". Releasedate: 17. May 2024. Timezone-Records. Pre-Order Now.

All Songs written and performed by David Kleinekottmann

Saxophone on "Ready To Hide" & "Ephermeral Ghosts" by Antonio Necchi

Flugelhorn on "After The Rain" by Flippo Tungo

Tenor Clarinet On "A Lense To Find A Trace" by Michael A. Grant

Artwork by Dr. Screen

Recorded in Maastricht, Essen & Dortmund

All Rights Reserved by Present Paradox © 2024 


Lyrics:

When I heard
what you said
when I heard 
what you said

Something was wrong 
this spring was dead 
something was wrong 
this spring was dead 

A sun reflection 
on the dish
no consolation 
in the air
I went out
lost in the park
mile for mile
lost in the dark 

What you said
what you said
don't get sad

Once I figured out
the unwritten truth 
the jugdes gavel 
still didn't fall

When I heard
what you said
when I heard 
what you said 
what you said
what you said
don't get sad

You never really asked me
Yyu never really asked me

We lost our glue 
in challenging times
I've no clue 
how to fix the crack

Fullstop

Present Paradox

The Crack

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Lyrics:

I'm sorry for all the boxes
we have to carry out now
we have to fill with the past
we erase the traces 
and lay new ones 
in far away places
would you like to keep this?
or shall we throw it away 
like we did before

I can't wait 
for the dawn
of the new day

I feel sorry for all the boxes
that are now closed and carried out
driving fast out of this space
No more possiblity
to change our mind
to change and turn around
the road goes steeply down
because all promises no longer
mean anything, mean anything 

If you ask how I'm 
I would say I'm ok
if you ask how I'm 
I would say I'm ok

The Boxes

Lyrics:

Outside our bodys 
on an black surface 
we project an image 
that we fill up with
with every word 
sended away
expecting a future 
that will never occur

I'm just a profil
an interchangeable avatar
I'm just a profil
an interchangeable avatar
yeah, I'm just a profil
an interchangeable avatar

Outside our bodys 
and far away from 
we create an image 
fragile as glass 
would it be love 
or get lost in the bytes

Yeah, I'm just a profil
an interchangeable avatar
I'm just a profil, a profil
Yyeah, I'm just a profil
an interchangeable avatar
I'm just a profil, a profil
I'm just a profil
an interchangeable avatar
I'm just a profil
an interchangeable avatar
Yeah, I'm just a profil
an interchangeable avatar
Yeah, I'm just a profil
an interchangeable avatar
Yeah, I'm just a profil

a profil, a profil, a profil, a profil, a profil, a profil

An Avatar On A Black Surface

An Avatar On An Black Surface

Lyrics:

Was it all in vain
for what the fight
we go backwards
did it ever happen
a hole in our history
a name erased from the book
authoritarian tempations
the call of the false prophet
the curve to the right 
in the distance the cliffs
do you intend to
to stop the ride

and all I hear and see 
is a repeated denial
is a repeated denial
is a repeated denial
denial, denial, denial

Was it all in vain
for what the fight
we go backwards
did it ever happen
a hole in our history
a name erased from the book
authoritarian tempations
the call of the false prophet
the curve to the right 
in the distance the cliffs
do you intend to
to stop the ride

and all I hear and see 
is a repeated denial
is a repeated denial
is a repeated denial
denial, denial, denial

Denial, Denial

New album "A Trace To Keep Control". Releasedate: 17. May 2024. Timezone-Records. Pre-Order Now: https://presentparadox.bandcamp.com/album/a-trace-to-keep-control

All Songs written and performed by David Kleinekottmann

Saxophone on "Ready To Hide" & "Ephermeral Ghosts" by Antonio Necchi

Flugelhorn on "After The Rain" by Flippo Tungo

Tenor Clarinet On "A Lense To Find A Trace" by Michael A. Grant

Artwork by Dr. Screen

Recorded in Maastricht, Essen & Dortmund

All Rights Reserved by Present Paradox © 2024 


Lyrics: 

Was it you? 
or was it me?
who have stolen 
the flowering tree 
was it you 
or was it me?
who called 
the excavtors?
was it you
or was it me 
who fell for the cheap trick

Slip slop slap seek slide
I think we're ready to hide

it is too simpel much too simpel 
how I let you get away with 
because you because you 
have let the soil dry up
now i can no longer walk
the streets are flooded with water

Slip slop slap seek slide
oh I think we're ready to hide 
ready to hide, ready to hide
oh ready to, ready hide, ready hide

Ready To Hide

In Search Of Purpose blends delicate solo piano by Francesco Adornetto with the haunting, ethereal voice of Blackbird — a sonic reflection on longing, surrender, and inner stillness.
This piece invites the listener into a meditative space, where questions echo softly and answers float just beyond the horizon.
Perfect for moments of contemplation and quiet connection.

In Search Of Purpose

In Search of Purpose – Vocals by Blackbird

Of Moths and Moonlight

See Through

As the title mentions, this piece was composed on impulse.....

Art picture is by randy-lisciarelli on unsplash....

l'Impulsion

Jack

You got a bitch tooth and I’m going to pull it out

Bitch Tooth

Original music, arrangement, piano, organ, bass guitar, drums, J.J. Terrell on.soundcloud.com/ErEWw3bHuvBBFXuw7
Guitar (Nylon electro-acoustic guitar Cordoba GK studio) and final mix by Neno J.

Tango passionato (Collab with J.J. Terrell)

A salted kiss

In The Midst Of The War

Un départ, des regrets, tant de mots qui manquent...

Mastering by Audio Colors

Valse


Moi je t’ai refusé ta danse
Je n’y voyais pas d’importance
Parfois j’ai cette tristesse immense
Car je t’ai aujourd’hui perdue
je t’ai maintenant perdue


Mais lorsque j’étais avec toi
Vraiment tu ne m’entendais pas
Pourtant j’aurais tellement voulu
Et je t’ai maintenant perdue
je t’ai maintenant perdue


Entre nous deux l’amertume
Avait bien su trouvé sa place
Moi J’n’ai pas trouvé le chemin
Qui menait à nous comprendre
Je t’ai maintenant perdue


Ce qui devait nous réunir
Aurait pu tout deux nous détruire
J’ai dû rompre  le lien pour vivre
Mais je t’ai maintenant perdue
je t’ai maintenant perdue


Oui je t’ai refusé ta danse
Je n’y voyais pas d’importance
Parfois j’ai cette tristesse immense
Car je t’ai maintenant perdue
je t’ai maintenant perdue

Valse

The music project "Present Paradox" by Dortmund-based David Kleinekottmann provides insights into the often opaque nature of the present. The result is a fusion of melancholic and danceable elements, expansive and intimate at the same time, diverse and yet familiar. Since 2013, Kleinekottmann has been regularly releasing LPs/EPs that move between indie, experimental rock and electronica.

Denial, Denial

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