THE ALBUM

An album containing smooth, emotional Songs in a cool Jazz style.

THE SONG

A reminiscence to a trip to Paris in the early 1990s which impressed the composer very much. Elegance, romantic sense and sensuality left a deep impression up today. 

THE LYRICS

AFTERNOON IN PARIS

[Verse]
In the afternoon light, so fine and serene,
Paris whispers secrets with a sheen,
Cobblestones and café brews,
Every corner wrapped in hues.

[Verse 2]
Lovers stroll by the Seine, hand in hand,
Dreams, they flutter like contraband,
Chic boutiques on every street,
Life in Paris, oh so sweet.

[Chorus]
Afternoon in Paris, love's gentle embrace,
Laughter dancing on each charming face,
With every step, a timeless grace,
In this city, we find our place.

[Verse 3]
Eiffel's shadow, soft and long,
Plays a part in lover's song,
Boulevards that never sleep,
Memories that we will keep.

[Bridge]
A kiss beneath the star-lit arch,
Echoes softly in the dusk's march,
Paris nights blend into day,
Chasing all our cares away.

[Verse 4]
Montmartre's flair, with artists bold,
Stories in the air, unfold,
Vin rouge and melodies old,
Paris magic, pure as gold.

THE ARTIST

Gerhard A. Schreiber was a member of post-punk and new wave bands in West Germany in the 1980s. He worked with the singer Markus and the producer Axel Klopprogge, both icons of the New German Wave. He composed film scores in the 1990s and 2000s and began designing a cool jazz album in the 2010s. The compositions were completed in 2023, the recordings were made in 2024. The album contains sophisticated songs, based on modern cool jazz style, interestingly arranged and sensually interpreted.

Afternoon in Paris

I Cherished The Flowers is an emotional and introspective journey through sound, blending the evocative styles of Porter Robinson and Madeon. Lil Sagna crafts a vivid sonic landscape where heartfelt melodies, lush synths, and dynamic beats converge to tell a story of growth, gratitude, and healing.

Opening with the anthemic "Look at Us Now," the album reflects on transformation and triumph, before transitioning into the uplifting and self-assured "Found My Way." Tracks like "Still Creating" and "Thank You" radiate warmth and optimism, celebrating creativity and appreciation for life’s connections.

With "Hard Hammer," the energy shifts to a driving, cathartic release, followed by the introspective "Anything Familiar," which delves into themes of searching for comfort in the unknown. The album concludes with "Something Healing," a soaring, heartfelt finale that leaves listeners with a sense of closure and renewal.

Every track on I Cherished The Flowers is imbued with emotional depth, ethereal soundscapes, and a balance of nostalgia and forward-thinking energy. It’s a celebration of the beauty in life’s fragility and resilience, wrapped in an electronic dreamscape that invites you to reflect, dance, and feel.

Something Healing

Lucy performing a smooth Jazzsong. Written and recorded in Berlin / Germany.

Here are the lyrics:

[Verse]
You whispered things that made me shiver,
Promises that felt like gold.
But darling, I’m no fool or giver,
I’ve heard those lines of old.

[Chorus]
You’ve said you love me 99 times,
Each word a sugar-coated crime.
I’ve danced this dance to your sweet rhymes,
But where’s the hundredth, oh sublime?

[Verse]
You said you’d stay till morning light,
Then vanished into shadows thin.
I watched the dawn alone in spite,
A lonely game you always win.

[Chorus]
You’ve said you love me 99 times,
Each word a sugar-coated crime.
I’ve danced this dance to your sweet rhymes,
But where’s the hundredth, oh sublime?

[Bridge]
Promises like smoke-filled air,
Dissipate and leave despair.
But I keep fooling my own heart,
With hopes that bind and then depart.

[Verse]
So tell me once, just once again,
Make me believe in where we’re bound.
For I can’t bear this aching bend,
My hope a fool’s merry-go-round.

99 Times

Lucy sings a romantic jazzpop Song. wirtten and recorded in Berlin / Germany.

Here are the lyrics:

[Verse]
When you walk into the room, oh so sly,
Quicksilver dancing, catching my eye,
Your voice, it whispers secrets of the night,
In the soft glow of that tender light.

[Verse 2]
You play your games with a wink and a nod,
I feel the sparks in each subtle prod,
With every note, my heart skips a beat,
Jazz, baby, you make life bittersweet.

[Chorus]
Jazz, baby, you and me,
A melody of mystery,
Every sway, every tune,
We dance beneath the silver moon.

[Verse 3]
In your gaze, there's a sultry heat,
Your every move makes my pulse compete,
With each step, a story unfolds,
A tale of love, so timeless and bold.

[Chorus]
Jazz, baby, you and me,
A melody of mystery,
Every sway, every tune,
We dance beneath the silver moon.

[Bridge]
Whisper close, let the music play,
In this moment, we’ll find our way,
Let your rhythm weave through the night,
In your arms, everything is right.


Beneath the Silver Moon

Brace yourself for a track that demands to be heard. The world will witness the power of Ariane Vera as she drops her most personal, unfiltered, and electrifying song yet—“Men Are Monsters.”

From the very first beat, this track grabs you by the soul—a groovy hip-hop rhythm and a guitar, recorded not in a polished studio, but in the raw heart of Ariane’s home in Mexico. If you listen closely, you’ll even hear the distant bark of a dog, an organic reminder that this song was born from real life, real pain, and real resilience.


Then comes Ariane’s voice—soft, almost innocent at first, but beneath it, a storm is brewing. Her words hit like a punch to the gut, cutting through the silence that women have been forced into for too long. And then—the chorus explodes. Rock-infused drums and searing guitar riffs ignite the track, turning it into an anthem that pulses with the full force of righteous fury. Men Are Monsters!

Ariane Vera feat. DJ Tyx - Men Are Monsters

Lara performing an emotional popsong about love in the age of Netflix & Spotify, passwords and lines of code. 

Written and performed in Berlin, Germany.

Here are the lyrics:

[Verse]
We wrote our love in strings of codes
Passwords shared where secrets flowed
Keys to hearts and Netflix dreams
Syncing souls through glowing screens

[Chorus]
Shared the cloud beneath the sky
The Wi-Fi binds
No need to try
Your password’s safe within my hands
A secret love no wall withstands

[Verse 2]
Streaming life in tandem tunes
Under pixelated digital moons
Every login
A vow we keep
Forever ours
In data deep

[Bridge]
Digits hold what love confides
Encrypted hearts where trust resides
No two-step needed
We just know
Into your world
I always go

[Chorus]
Shared the cloud beneath the sky
The Wi-Fi binds
No need to try
Your password’s safe within my hands
A secret love no wall withstands

[Verse 3]
Algorithms can't decode this flame
Love without a username
From Spotify to Hulu's glow
Your touch unlocks what screens can't show

[Verse]
You gave me your world with a click and a code
Unlocking the doors to the secrets you hold
In the glow of the screen where our hearts intertwine
Your trust is the password that’s fully divine

[Verse 2]
Digits and letters but it’s more than it seems
This key that you gave me unlocks all my dreams
We’re logged into love with no need for a lock
In this digital haze
Our hearts softly talk

[Chorus]
Your password’s a promise I’ll never let fade
A bond that we share in this glowing arcade
Every click every tap pulls us closer inside
In your world I reside and in mine you confide

[Verse 3]
Remember that night when you whispered the key
Four little stars held your trust close to me
It might be a code but it shines like a gem
A simple permission—a quiet “Amen”

[Bridge]
No hackers can break what we've written in air
An unspoken contract
A love laid bare
No walls and no bounds
Just this access we share
Our hearts are the servers; we’re synced everywhere

[Chorus]
Your password’s a promise I’ll never let fade
A bond that we share in this glowing arcade
Every click every tap pulls us closer inside
In your world I reside and in mine you confide

Netflix Love

Lara singt über den großen roten Mond, der manchmal tief über Berlin schwebt und den Menschen ihren Kopf verdreht. Dann passieren Dinge, die wie von einer anderen Welt sind.

Geschrieben und aufgenommen in Berlin.

Hier der Text:

[Strophe 1]
Wenn der Mond über Berlin schwebt
Und der Wind durch die Straßen weht
Kommst du mir in den Sinn
Weißt du
Wie glücklich ich bin?

[Pre-Refrain]
Denn du hast die Sonne in dir
Du hast die Sonne in dir
Du hast die Sonne in dir
Ich seh das Leuchten in dir

[Refrain]
Wenn der Mond über Berlin schwebt
Wenn der Mond über Berlin schwebt

[Strophe 2]
Wenn die Nacht über Berlin zieht
Und der Klang durch die Gassen fliegt
Kommst du mir in den Sinn
Weißt du
Wie glücklich ich bin?

[Pre-Refrain]
Denn du hast die Sonne in dir
Du hast die Sonne in dir
Du hast die Sonne in dir
Ich seh das Leuchten in dir

[Refrain]
Wenn der Mond über Berlin schwebt
Wenn der Mond über Berlin schwebt
Wenn der Mond über Berlin schwebt
Wenn der Mond über Berlin schwebt

Mond über Berlin

Lara performing a nice dancetrack from Berlin.

Here are the lyrics:

[Verse 1]
Where did you come from?
Hey
Why did you go?
How did you find me?
(Whoa) I want to know

[Chorus]
All the people dancing in Times Square
Yeah
I know I told you I'd meet you there
All the people dancing in Times Square
Yeah
I know I told you I'd meet you there

[Verse 2]
Where did you come from?
Hey
Why did you go?
How did you find me?
(Whoa) I want to know

[Chorus]
All the people dancing in Times Square
Yeah
I know I told you I'd meet you there
All the people dancing in Times Square
Yeah
I know I told you I'd meet you there

[Verse 3]
Where did you come from?
Hey
Why did you go?
How did you find me?
(Whoa) I want to know

[Chorus]
All the people dancing in Times Square
Yeah
I know I told you I'd meet you there
All the people dancing in Times Square
Yeah
I know I told you I'd meet you there

Times Square

Here are the lyrics:

[Verse]
Streetlights hum in gold and blue
Midnight shoppers passing through
Their laughter rings like a melody so sweet

Pine trees dressed in silver bows
Window panes with shadow shows
A city alive in the rhythm of its beat

[Prechorus]
I hear the bells
They’re calling me
The magic's in the air
Can’t you see

[Chorus]
Under the twinkling lights
We’ll dance tonight
Spin me around till the morning’s bright
The world can wait
The time feels right
Under the twinkling lights
Oh
Hold me tight

[Verse 2]
Coffee steam and peppermint dreams
Echoes of carolers in the streams
Of busy streets alive with holiday delight


Under the Twinkling Lights

A classic octave plateau Track from 1984 describing the desorientation caused by the electronic society. Performed with passion by Sabine P. 

In our innocent youth, we, as everyone wanted to be like Depeche Mode and finally have the new Apple Mac, which no longer looked like the IBM on the cover photo on which we learned programming and coding. 

New interpretation. Recorded in Berlin.

“Bad Connection” is a dark, atmospheric track built around the tension between longing and silence. The lyrics follow a narrator desperately trying to reach someone — through operators, broken lines, and fading signals — only to discover that the connection is already gone. What begins as a simple phone call turns into a metaphor for emotional distance, missed chances, and the painful realization that help or healing may come too late.

With its repeating imagery of engaged lines, false combinations, and dead connections, the song creates a sense of cold isolation, heightened by a hypnotic rhythm and a minimalist, slightly retro tone. The operator and the doctor become symbolic figures: one who cannot connect, the other who cannot heal. Both mirror the narrator’s growing awareness that the relationship is slipping away beyond repair.

“Bad Connection” blends vulnerability with a mechanical, almost industrial pulse — a reflection of communication breaking down in a world full of signals. It is both a lament and a release, ending on the raw acceptance that some connections simply can’t be restored.

Here are the lyrics:

[Verse 1]

Operator,
Tell me the number.
Operator,
My line is engaged.
Operator,
Can you hear me calling?
Operator,
I try again…

The combination is wrong,
Your friend is already gone.
The line you're calling is dead —
Don't try again, it's too late.

[Pre-Chorus]

A bad connection,
A very bad connection…
It's far too late.

[Chorus]

A bad connection,
The line is engaged.
A bad connection,
My voice fades away.
My bad connection,
To you it's engaged.
Sweet operator
Told me it's too late.

[Verse 2]

Hey doctor,
Your stuff makes no healing.
Hey doctor,
My heart is so bad.
Hey doctor,
The combination is over.
Hey doctor,
Your help comes too late…

The combination is wrong,
Your friend is already gone.
The line I'm calling is dead —
Don't try again, it's too late.

[Pre-Chorus]

A bad connection,
A very bad connection…
It's far too late.

[Chorus]

A bad connection,
The line is engaged.
A bad connection,
My try is too late.
My bad connection,
It’s all rearranged.
Sweet operator
Told me it's too late.

[Outro]

Bad — it is too late.
Bad — it is too late.
Bad connection… too la

Bad Connection (Operator, tell me the number...)

[Verse 1]
Drip in my walk, silk in my tone
Chasing the night, leave the daylight alone
A city of shadows, neon moans
Fingers on the dial, I'm the queen of my zone

[Chorus]
Switch it up, flip the scene
Turn the mundane into a dream
Switch it up, break routine
Life ain't static, it's a live machine

[Verse 2]
Bassline rolling, my pulse in sync
Hips like honey, making time blink
Eyes like a match, gasoline wink
Every move I make, edges on the brink

[Prechorus]
Hear it buzz, feel it hum
Momentum rising, here it comes

[Chorus]
Switch it up, flip the scene
Turn the mundane into a dream
Switch it up, break routine
Life ain't static, it's a live machine

[Bridge]
Velvet fog, a shiver, a spark
Light in the chaos, flame in the dark
No script, no lines, just leave a mark
Switch it up, let the rhythm embark




Switch It Up

octave plateau – music by Gerhard Andreas Schreiber

Gerhard Andreas Schreiber. Since the 1980s,  composing and producing music under the name octave plateau. What began in the shadowed clubs of the post-punk era and the neon-lit pulse of the Neue Deutsche Welle has grown into a lifelong journey through diverse soundscapes and emotions.

Back then, working with artists like Markus, capturing the spirit of a generation in transition – between analog grit and melodic futurism. But the musical path didn’t stop there.

Today, octave plateau bridges four distinct yet emotionally intertwined genres:

Smooth Jazz – music like warm light on late-night streets; gentle grooves, atmospheric chords, and melodies that breathe and linger. It’s the sound of reflection and release, crafted with subtlety and soul.

New Wave – shimmering synths, melancholic harmonies, and rhythm-driven storytelling. A style rooted in the 80s, but constantly reinterpreted to reflect the tension and beauty of the now.

Deutscher Schlager – emotional, melodic, and lyrical. I approach this genre with both respect and reinvention – drawing from its traditions while reshaping its form for contemporary ears.

Neue Deutsche Welle (NDW) – raw, ironic, and rhythmic. NDW has always been the rebellious heart of octave plateau, combining German lyrics with electronic textures, punk aesthetics, and a dose of playful absurdity.

In 2024, these songs – some newly written, others rediscovered and reimagined – are being produced in the octave plateau studio in Berlin. Here, the past and the present meet in harmony and friction. Analog synthesizers hum alongside digital clarity. Stories unfold in every track – sometimes with a wink, sometimes with a sigh.

octave plateau is not just a musical alias. It’s a lifelong project, a personal archive, and a sonic playground. Welcome to a place where genres speak to one another – and where every note has a memory.

Switch It Up

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