PREDATOR

samarinda

finally back from holiday, I could not finish a single song - until today ...
well, sort of


seen you dancing in the hay
seen the fire start below
seen the devil scream and run away
you're too hot to touch too hot to know

no church will open its doors for you
you can't be contained inside
what the folk say though ain't true
for i don't love no devil's bride

you dance in flames your song is fire
appear a demon to wretched men
every men's a cheating liar
not worthy of my marianne

the holy will be sinners
the sinners we will forgive
the lord always delivers
you'll get just what you give

my marianne

My Marianne

Living Or Surviving

Experimental Improvised Eurorack  Modular . Pinging a filter ( Ripples ) from Maths , processed thru Quarks (Elements clone )and Clouds.PGH LFO2 into the rise and fall of maths ch 1 and 2 . Maths Ch 2 end of cycle into Intelijel uVCA ch A ,out into TipTop  Forbidden planet Filter. FP Filter out to uVCA ch B out to MI Rings ext in .

Caution

Composed 2017, recorded July 2023

Bernhard Plagg - trumpet 1
Stephan Stadtfeld - trumpet 2
Lionel Speciale - horn
Vladimir Vereś - trombone
Fabian Neckermann - tuba

Sound recording in the studio of the Landesmusikakademie Berlin, 2023
Sound engineer: Benjamin Ostarek

Program Note
Tagundnachtgleiche (Equinox) was created on the occasion of a composition competition for brass quintets announced by the publishing house Furore Verlag in 2017.
At the beginning of 2023, I decided to record the piece in a recording studio and to make it available to the public. The trumpeter Bernhard Plagg was kind enough to take on the project. He put together a brass quintet, organised rehearsal dates, etc.
The composition consists of two elements that alternate or interpenetrate each other. On the one hand, composed, notated music, harmonic and rhythmic in the broadest sense. And on the other, improvised music, mainly consisting of differentiated, nuanced noises and representing a kind of random music, like random sounds in nature.

Tagundnachtgleiche for brass quintet

На краю

Песчаные лестницы

Oxymores

engaging random ring modulated tones via the breath and articulation of my shakuhachi.

Ring Mod Dialogue

The One Who Got Away

(PROD. LIL RAV)

one more sin and then I fall
you'll never see me tall
you left me here for dead
on the ground

you wanna kill me, I know
but you'll never know my side
I will never let you know that
I feel cold

just tell me what I need to know
don't waste my time with you 
cause I know that you wanted to go

you act like you don't give a fuck
and every time that you're with him
you only think of me

yeah I wanted to cry
yeah you want me to cry

and now you're tryna fuck with me
you care about the money that i make
but I am going to

run
don't waste my time with you 
cause I know that you wanted to go
don't waste my time with you 
cause I know that you wanted to
run
and now you're tryna fuck with me
you care about the money that i make
but I am going to

one more sin and then I fall
you'll never see me tall
you left me here for dead
on the ground

you wanna kill me, I know
but you'll never know my side
I will never let you know that
I feel cold

I'm Near The Abyss

Outrageously expressive vocalist and dancer, regrettably trapped in the tone-deaf body of a cage fighter - hence eternally death-embracing Goth
Deeply religious, yet extremely critical of a clearly unfinished project - Lord, what were thee thinking?
According to many, blasphemous, as I do not oppose a certain fallen angel. It just seems so obvious to me that this creature ('creation, see what I did there?), is just as necessary as the dear Lord himself - and is still trying to clean up some of the mess left behind. I think...
There are times when I've been known to express political thoughts, but only ever to desperately call for revolution and/or declare violence as acceptable as long as it is directed at fascists (and only as long as the good lord does not himself deal with these dickheads by bestowing upon them erectile disfunction and reserving them special rooms in hell). 
Strictly for freedom, opportunity, love, food, shelter, education, health, empathy and dreams. For a true, science based and supported, social democracy. Absolutely not in favour of any form of dictatorship, be that fascist or socialist. However, and to be clear - I am not somewhere in the middle, nor on a fence ;)

Musically, I like to think that I am influenced by classical music, as well as death and doom metal, gospel, blues, country, 80's pop, east-german 80's punk, gothic rock, Enya and, of course, Abba, however, when I listen to the stuff I churn out when I'm experiencing just the right level of depression, I can't help but be reminded of classics like 'Da Da Da' by Trio or 'I'm too sexy for my shirt' by Right Said Fred.
I'd love to liken my voice to heroes like David Bowie, Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld, Peter Murphy, Andrew Eldritch, Dave Gahan, Marc Almond, Peter Steele and so many other real singers out there, but have to honestly say that, by carefully resisting the need to actually hit notes befitting the underlying musical arrangements, harmonies and ambience, I've managed to create a perfectly detuned and emotionally confused, yet consistently dislikeable style of my own. I wish I could say it grows on you ...

As all my remaining friends despair of my tyrannical tendencies (proudly displayed by diva-like tantrums) when participating in collaborative attempts to achieve somewhat melodious and/or rhythmic proclamations, I tend to squeeze these out all by my lone self. Should anyone out there feel capable (and inspired) to deal with an eternally intoxicated (by his own ego) and therefore very very angry individual, that (who?) is yet confusingly happy to sensually scream along any old tune (that does not glorify fascism), then please get in touch. 

Also happy if you get in touch if none of the above makes any sense to you, but you do like one or two of my songs - there must be someone out there ...

Thank you kindly for stopping by...

'Being humble dictates that I tell you not to take my music and words too seriously - but I don't mean it!' (Rausch, Psalm 384 (or thereabouts), 2021)

My Marianne

raging rausch

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