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Here‘s a picture of invisible me recording a lit

Here‘s a picture of invisible me recording a little session for a special occasion!
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Anyone else felt weirdly distracted this past week? Somehow my mind constantly wandered off into all kinds of spheres.
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But hey, i guess it‘s okay to be distracted temporarily sometimes in order to eventually get ahold of yourself. My current mindset is somewhere in between two states and i‘m transitioning from one „me“ to the other.
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Not that i‘m not myself anymore, obviously, but these past couple of months and these new situations surely have SOME sort of influence on our behaviors and the way we perceive everything around us.
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I enjoy being more aware of my inner self and my surroundings and i‘m sensing that a lot of people can feel it, too. ♥️
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Time to record! 💋 . #drums #drummer #drumming

Time to record! 💋
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Lest we forget! . These square brass stones can be

Lest we forget!
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These square brass stones can be found almost everywhere in Europe and aim to act as reminders for the victims of National Socialism during the German tyranny, which ended 75 years ago.
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I’m used to having grown up with this traumatizing past and have always considered it to be an integral part of my education.
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People can get offended easily when being confronted with these memories, because they‘re afraid of stigmatization and stereotypes. So the way these events are effectively integrated in preventive education is crucial to building an understanding of the capacity and scope false reservation and inaction can lead to.
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The currently growing cultivation of dictation and extreme conservatism to overhaul liberal and democratic processes is alarmingly similar to how nationalists used society’s mechanisms in their favor and established absolutistic authority in the past.
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It is absolutely necessary not to be fooled and blinded by their false-play and their simulated will to debate, because once triumphant, these pillars of democracy will be the first to be shut down.
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Let us not be lethargic and lazy. Let us not allow racist behavior and segregation to manifest as normal behavior. Let us create barricades of knowledge, experience and empathy to fight destruction, fear and hatred. Let us all move on to a new higher ground.

It‘s always nice to „see“ improvements, espe

It‘s always nice to „see“ improvements, especially if they demand our focus and patience. You would think that after 20 years of drumming you‘ve kind of managed to figure it all out, but let me soothe your minds.
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My moments of enlightenment often occur in unexpected shapes, thoughts or processes and to me personally they are the rare honey, the gemstones that appear right in front of me when i’m not even looking for them.
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Yet to allow them to solidify i have to build the foundation. The ground for them to strike roots and grow unnoticed until they have become stable and self-sufficient enough to take their place in your way of thinking and moving.
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In other less convoluted words: No matter how far you‘ve come in the process, there‘s always room for you to grow, diversify or just take another route, if you feel stuck.
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Just enjoy and embrace the process of flowing in time and space, what- and whenever that means! 😉
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Today is a very special day... and kind of emotion

Today is a very special day... and kind of emotional as well. We released „Transmetropolitan“ with @wfahm about 13 years ago, when everything was very different.
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From one day to the other we saw our band playing more and more shows, sitting in tour busses all across the globe, playing with bands we were fans of ourselves and were suddenly part of a very connected and active global scene that offered a place of refuge to everyone who needed venting and a save haven in a community, sharing the fascination for out-of-the-box music.
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I personally hadn‘t listened to this release in many years, so giving it a spin with fresh ears, a remaster and a different mindset feels like listening to someone else as well! What a ride this is...
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I‘m incredibly proud that an album like this found its way into thousands of homes everwhere and even inspired people to pick up an instrument as well.
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What seemed like an excursion into a boundless space of creative fullfilment turned into a somewhat timeless record that has found a special place in many people‘s hearts!
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The remastered version of this is now available for pre-order on @wfahm 's Bandcamp page alongside a bunch of classic shirts!
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Thank you all for your support.
We appreciate it a lot. ♥️

Transmetropolitan Remastered May 1st, 2020 10AM CE

Transmetropolitan Remastered
May 1st, 2020
10AM CET (4AM EST / 1AM PDT)
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May 1st, 2020 @wfahm

May 1st, 2020 @wfahm

On another note: it‘s been 3 years already since

On another note: it‘s been 3 years already since i recorded drums dor the @nightmarercult debut album „Cacophony of Terror“!
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Is having a „recording anniversary“ a thing? I mean... it‘s pretty much the birthday of these drum recordings. I‘m happy celebrating anyways. Happy birthday drum recordings from 2017! 😅🎉
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Following the post i shared in my stories recently

Following the post i shared in my stories recently i was thinking a lot about how our individual concepts of success and development change throughout our lifetimes, and how we settle for certain behaviors without doubt.
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Usually we bounce back and forth between our own experiences and certain external figures who we judge as influential authority while often struggling to find the „real deal“.
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I have found myself stuck in creative dead ends from time to time either because i was simply giving too much weight to my own „expertise“ or i was relying entirely on outside sources (people) of influence i deemed solid enough to lead my path.
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When we lose our sense of questioning and don‘t find the means to develop our own distinct learning-, succeeding- and failing methods we often tend to get stuck in harmful thought patterns.
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And where there‘s no self-developed foundation to hold on to we cling onto chunks of pseudo-education and -advise to let others give meaning to what we haven‘t been able or allowed to develop ourselves.
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But not everything along the process is a battle or a contest. For example: Not being materialistically or commercially successful is not necessarily an indicator of false behavior or the wrong approach. It depends on your personal definition and what you expect from both yourself as an individual and the life you want to live to be happy.
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Personally i’m constantly working on living AND learning in a way that is wholesome, attentive, humble and persistent without having to sacrifice personal freedom or my own definition of what it means to be successful.
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And just thinking about it, observing my surroundings, exchanging ideas and concepts, following or neglecting behavioral patterns and most of all enjoying what i do without guilt and unnecessary pressure has been a very rewarding experience.
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Enjoy your weekend.
Much love, Paul ♥️

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