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How can i trust myself in the creative process? I

How can i trust myself in the creative process?

I don't know, what i'm doing. I do know, but i don't. It's a (sub-)conscious paradox and it feels mildly confusing sometimes, although the benefits of balancing between knowing and not knowing are obvious to me. Oftentimes i fear not being able to get ahold of myself, to miss the opportunity of just letting my creative juices pour out onto an empty fabric.

It's the empty fabric itself that scares me. I'm afraid of turning a pristine glimpse of creative energy into a faint manifestation of its initial clarity and purity, simply by turning it into something physical. The prospect of mundanity makes me question my abilities.

But honestly... While everything i might create could eventually be considered trivial, the main obstacle is not the outcome itself, but being able to turn the process into something unbiased; a new starting point.

In order to unlock and maintain access to some kind of source of inspiration, i have to become an empty canvas myself. I need to be empty. I need to „not know“. Only then can i receive and translate whatever is transmitted into what „i know“. In other words: I have to destroy myself in order to become myself again.

I will erase myself. I will create myself.
Over and over again.
🧘🏻‍♂️

#becomingtheoctopus

I really miss hiding in the fog and the shades of

I really miss hiding in the fog and the shades of a concert, completely immersing myself in the vibrations of the surroundings. It's truly one of the most poignant features of live music, almost as if all of these sound waves pulled each of us closer together to form one big network. One can't discard the purity of these connections.

The immediate exposure of moods and conditions. It's hard to hide these feelings and tensions sometimes, but if emotions spill over and a mutual bond is formed on stage... the room is VIBRANT. In the most literal sense. The walls are pumping and swinging. Everyone's focus is shifting towards an all-encompassing experience. Floating in unison. Doubt replaced by trust. And once you know, you know.

I'm trying to keep my cool here throughout 2020, concentrating on other matters. Nonetheless i really hope that we can all at some point meet under new circumstances and become one again.

Until then, be safe.
Much love. ♥️

📷 @vollvincent

Here‘s something to cheer you up and down simult

Here‘s something to cheer you up and down simultaneously. I teamed up with @strommortsdrone from Switzerland for a massive 15-minute track called „Photomosaic Dream Blender“.

The song somewhat feels like a cathartic journey through beautiful darkness... quite fitting for the gloomy transition into autumnal decay and hibernation.
It‘s disgustingly calming.

Thanks to them for inviting me to join in on this project! I can‘t wait to listen to what this promising band is coming up next with. 🖤

You can listen to the full track on their Bandcamp/Youtube through the link in their bio! 👏🏻

A lot of you have reached out to me concerning fee

A lot of you have reached out to me concerning feelings of sadness or being overwhelmed. And i want to thank you for it. Although i‘m not surprised that many are currently struggling with mental issues and the state we‘re in globally, i‘m also humbled by your trust and your courage to reach out.

I too feel overwhelmed by sadness and the weight of the world sometimes. And i understand that i can not carry everyone‘s weight, either. But i find comfort in knowing that by sharing thoughts of affection, understanding and sincere love we can lift each other up and levitate to an emotional state above our own limitations.

Time is a weird affair and we are all bound to participate in it. We have been given the chance to witness history in the making and whichever direction it takes, we are vital parts of it. History is not a constant but the result of matter and time colliding in a single dot that is our Now.

And so our Now is as much shaped by the past as it is by what the future holds for us. Constantly mirrored in our actions and reactions. We can float and participate, we can watch and witness, we can give or take. And we can share our pain and anxiousness and turn it into a collective understanding of who we were, are and want to be as human beings.

You are all beautiful. 🙏🏻

This is a time of big understanding and learning.

This is a time of big understanding and learning. We witness the darkness creep through the cracks— the cracks we have created ourselves. Our ideas have outrun us and we have let go of mere concepts, which have now taken over our human self-control.

We have been spoiled for too long and have to acknowlede that behaving „like things used to be“ can‘t go on, if we want to keep on living on this planet together.

We now— more than ever, need direct action and a more wholesome and collective approach to conquer global issues and improve our political collaboration to create an identity of reasoning.

We need to work together, learn from each other, listen to each other and understand, that we can only move on to the next stage, if we can prevent further exploitation of our natural surroundings and start loving each other, boundlessly.

♥️

Okay okay, one more post with the same cover and t

Okay okay, one more post with the same cover and then i‘m done.. 🙈 but.. i gotta say: I‘m extremely humbled yet also incredibly proud of the fact that we have just entered the German national charts at spot number 9!

A lot of people would say „i don‘t really care about what position i‘ll end up on the charts.“, but let‘s be honest: Even just seeing that music i am involved in can reach as many people as possible and make them happy, enjoy life a little more, is something i‘m very humbled by.

In addition, all the years of hard work and focus on something that gives ME joy as a person and to grow that into something that gives MANY people joy is a lifetime worth of effort.

And that i‘m very proud of, as well as being part of a big collective of musicians and friends that share the same ambition and love for music and art in general.

I appreciate all of you ♥️

The new @theoceancollective album is finally out e $The new @theoceancollective album is finally out everywhere! It’s been a challenging yet incredibly rewarding ride up until here... I‘m filled with absolute joy and can‘t thank you all enough for joining us in this transformative process. This is a band that has gone through the absolute highs and lows of being human, trying to find ways to communicate with each other in sincerity. And every note, every tension and release, every thought put into this is a reflection of our minds. I sincerely hope that it will guide you in moments of despair, whenever you might need it. Thanks to my partners in crime: @thegreatestbane , Loïc, @mattiasvoid , @petervoigtmann , @davidramis_ and of course all the good people who have participated and helped us turn ideas into motion! Now... time to lean back for a (fraction of a) moment! 🧘🏻‍♂️ Enjoy the ride.$

Was it a strategically wise idea to release an alb

Was it a strategically wise idea to release an album in the middle of the pandemic? Probably not, we should have waited until we can tour again… but it seems like the album is making massive waves regardless, and we’re immensely thankful for that 🌍

PHANEROZOIC II is out now, and we couldn’t be happier to finally share this album that we have put so much into with you all 🦖

Listen to it on your favourite streaming service, throw your favourite tracks into your playlists, pass it on to a friend, share your thoughts with us… and enjoy the darkness knowing that brighter days are surely ahead for us all 💥

☄️

One more week until the new @theoceancollective ba

One more week until the new @theoceancollective baby is out! It‘s been a hell of a ride so far (and still is)... can‘t wait for you all to experience it in its entirety. 🧘🏻‍♂️

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