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You have no obligation... ... to feel well. ... t

You have no obligation...

... to feel well.
... to stay silent.
... to tolerate ignorance.
... to abandon yourself.
... to contribute to exploitation.
... to meet expectations.
... to be neutral.
... to dress up.
... to shut up.
... to fit into boxes.
... to make others proud.

There is an abundance of facets to life. Choose your own, follow your intuition and let things happen as life unfolds.

📷 @vollvincent

It’s easy to get persuaded by adversary and fool

It’s easy to get persuaded by adversary and fooled into believing that life is inherently bad or designed to make you suffer, that we are destined to be tormented by our finite existence.

After all we’re fragile beings bound to experience pain or unsettling and disturbing events that have an impact on our inner workings and the way we behave and communicate.

It‘s important to acknowledge these emotions and make sense of them in a collective process of learning to be able to gain a more profound perspective on how we interact and connect as sentient beings and how our behaviour influences certain reactions and outcomes.

In order to understand and learn from both ourselves and each other we need to step outside of our own spheres, come to a halt and just observe. There is a lot of beauty to be found out there.

♥️

I wish you all a peaceful and productive week. Wha

I wish you all a peaceful and productive week. Whatever it is you‘re working on at the moment... yourself, your music, your next step in life, your partnerships. Give it the time, attention and focus it deserves.

Make decisions and move forward in any direction you feel connected to, because as much as we want to shape the future with how we move, we can never be entirely in control of where exactly each of our actions will guide us.

Every yes and every no will determine an abundance of new potential for further development. So instead of sticking to an overwhelmning collection of probability, appreciate your own existence and the fact that life unfolds while you are in it.

Be an active participant of your own story and don‘t let the unknown define who you want to be. Instead, let it be your driving force.

We got this! ♥️

Hey folks! It is time to shine...☀️ These pas

Hey folks! It is time to shine...☀️

These past couple of months have been super intense, challenging and demanding. I hope you have all found some time to listen to yourself, to your body, your emotions, your intuition, and your friends and family. If not, that is okay, too.

There is no obligation and there is also no need to surrender to your fears and anxieties, even if occasionally they seem to lurk around every corner. I‘m prone to over-emotionalism myself, but seeing the slow return of life in all shapes and forms and feeling the warmth of early morning sunrays has truly felt like a reward and made me feel all fuzzy and jittery.

Everything is lucid. Reach out, stretch your body and mind. Collide, connect and collect. The more you move, the more you see.

Let‘s go! ♥️

I had the pleasure to creatively accompany & advis

I had the pleasure to creatively accompany & advise Swiss post rock band @glastonmusic during their recording process over at @die_muehle_

What a bunch of lovely and humble folks! Big up to @petervoigtmann and @scienceforsoundness for providing the space and surroundings to wind down and focus.

Be on the lookout if you‘re into pleasantly intricate jams like @mogwaiband @thiswilldestroyyoumusic mixed with neo-classical elements and elaborate drums... 👏🏻

I like being lazy sometimes when it comes to setti

I like being lazy sometimes when it comes to setting up my drumkit, especially when it‘s about making the best out of an unforeseeable situation.

Even when i‘m recording with 3 or 4 toms & a gazillion cymbals in the studio, i want to be able to make my patterns and grooves work on ANY drumkit. And truth be told: when you start out playing shows you don‘t always get to decide which drums to play on.

There is no small & transportable version of your full kit so instead of bringing your own, oftentimes you‘ll have to adapt quickly and just deal with what‘s available. We all know the „it‘s fine... we have a house kit“ jokes! 😏

A big chunk of becoming a versatile musician is the ability to transform and blend in like a chameleon, whatever the given. Not only will you appreciate and understand other musician‘s setups (including perks & struggles), but you‘ll soon realize that you can make any instrument your own.

And eventually... what makes you sound like yourself is not necessarily the gear you own, but the experience, knowledge, and confidence to make use of your favourite tools and speak in your own language. 👏🏻

📷 @michaelbomke

We will be performing 'PHANEROZOIC II' in its enti

We will be performing 'PHANEROZOIC II' in its entirety at @roadburnfest Redux, as part of our "Pelagic Presents" showcase 🦈⁠
⁠
This will be the first time ever that we will be playing these tracks together for a crowd, even if that crowd can't be in the same room as us... and after releasing the album in the middle of the pandemic without being able to do all the things we would normally do, it feels like a big relief. We couldn’t be more happy to watch this air on Roadburn screens as part of ‘Pelagic Presents’. This performance will be a rather intimate set-up compared to the Phanerozoic I livestream we did last week: recorded at Peter's place, an old mill in Northern Germany. ⁠
⁠
Roadburn Festival comments: ⁠
"Given that The Ocean are led by Robin Staps, who is also the founder of Pelagic Records, their performance at Roadburn Redux this year feels particularly significant. Fresh from a livestream in March where they performed Phanerozoic I in full, at Roadburn Redux The Ocean will be playing the sprawling follow-up Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic / Cenozoic in its entirety – presenting many of the songs from this album live for the very first time."⁠
⁠
Join us and many other great Pelagic artists as we dive into Roadburn weekend with the ‘Pelagic Presents’ series of presentations, between April 16-18. ⁠

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Excuse all the cat content, but... i can‘t resis

Excuse all the cat content, but... i can‘t resist! Emma has been following me everywhere, so it‘s hard to take pictures without having her in the frame. (that was a lie... i just love taking pictures of her 🥴)

We‘ve been cleaning up the mess after a very special @theoceancollective endeavour and are now preparing for another recording session, which will start in 2 days from now.

I‘m looking forward to accompanying another band in the recording process and hope to be able to give them some sort of guidance; most importantly a sense of calmn confidence.

I feel like a lot of people underestimate the quantity of work, focus, and devotion that emerges within the recording process, so if you feel stuck or confused about it let‘s figure out why. 👏🏻

What are you working on at the moment? Is there something you‘d like to know about recording in general?

Much love,
Paul ♥️

I’m reunited with this lovely gem and just takin

I’m reunited with this lovely gem and just taking a moment here at @die_muehle_ to observe what we have accomplished in these past few weeks and months...

...now that life slowly unfolds from hibernation here in Europe, it almost feels like breaking out of prison. I'm not sure if i have ever experienced such challenging and thought-evoking winter like this, a transformative lesson in every regard.

Time seems to currently stand still and speed up simultaneously and has somehow given me a sense of existence i hadn‘t yet realized. I'm genuinely thankful for being able to converse with the world around me and turning these often scattered thoughts into a more solidified state.

So i want to say thank you to all of you for participating, communicating, and just existing together.

I appreciate you! 🙏🏻

Change is inherent and constantly emanating our past into a more complex version of the present. And in a way looking at myself in hindsight allowed me to comprehend and redefine my ability to assess the unknown. It truly is vast and unimaginably infinite, yet in itself as beautifully simple as cuddling with a cat.

♥️

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MY INSTAGRAM

You have no obligation... ... to feel well. ... t

You have no obligation...

... to feel well.
... to stay silent.
... to tolerate ignorance.
... to abandon yourself.
... to contribute to exploitation.
... to meet expectations.
... to be neutral.
... to dress up.
... to shut up.
... to fit into boxes.
... to make others proud.

There is an abundance of facets to life. Choose your own, follow your intuition and let things happen as life unfolds.

📷 @vollvincent

It’s easy to get persuaded by adversary and fool

It’s easy to get persuaded by adversary and fooled into believing that life is inherently bad or designed to make you suffer, that we are destined to be tormented by our finite existence.

After all we’re fragile beings bound to experience pain or unsettling and disturbing events that have an impact on our inner workings and the way we behave and communicate.

It‘s important to acknowledge these emotions and make sense of them in a collective process of learning to be able to gain a more profound perspective on how we interact and connect as sentient beings and how our behaviour influences certain reactions and outcomes.

In order to understand and learn from both ourselves and each other we need to step outside of our own spheres, come to a halt and just observe. There is a lot of beauty to be found out there.

♥️

I wish you all a peaceful and productive week. Wha

I wish you all a peaceful and productive week. Whatever it is you‘re working on at the moment... yourself, your music, your next step in life, your partnerships. Give it the time, attention and focus it deserves.

Make decisions and move forward in any direction you feel connected to, because as much as we want to shape the future with how we move, we can never be entirely in control of where exactly each of our actions will guide us.

Every yes and every no will determine an abundance of new potential for further development. So instead of sticking to an overwhelmning collection of probability, appreciate your own existence and the fact that life unfolds while you are in it.

Be an active participant of your own story and don‘t let the unknown define who you want to be. Instead, let it be your driving force.

We got this! ♥️

Hey folks! It is time to shine...☀️ These pas

Hey folks! It is time to shine...☀️

These past couple of months have been super intense, challenging and demanding. I hope you have all found some time to listen to yourself, to your body, your emotions, your intuition, and your friends and family. If not, that is okay, too.

There is no obligation and there is also no need to surrender to your fears and anxieties, even if occasionally they seem to lurk around every corner. I‘m prone to over-emotionalism myself, but seeing the slow return of life in all shapes and forms and feeling the warmth of early morning sunrays has truly felt like a reward and made me feel all fuzzy and jittery.

Everything is lucid. Reach out, stretch your body and mind. Collide, connect and collect. The more you move, the more you see.

Let‘s go! ♥️

I had the pleasure to creatively accompany & advis

I had the pleasure to creatively accompany & advise Swiss post rock band @glastonmusic during their recording process over at @die_muehle_

What a bunch of lovely and humble folks! Big up to @petervoigtmann and @scienceforsoundness for providing the space and surroundings to wind down and focus.

Be on the lookout if you‘re into pleasantly intricate jams like @mogwaiband @thiswilldestroyyoumusic mixed with neo-classical elements and elaborate drums... 👏🏻

I like being lazy sometimes when it comes to setti

I like being lazy sometimes when it comes to setting up my drumkit, especially when it‘s about making the best out of an unforeseeable situation.

Even when i‘m recording with 3 or 4 toms & a gazillion cymbals in the studio, i want to be able to make my patterns and grooves work on ANY drumkit. And truth be told: when you start out playing shows you don‘t always get to decide which drums to play on.

There is no small & transportable version of your full kit so instead of bringing your own, oftentimes you‘ll have to adapt quickly and just deal with what‘s available. We all know the „it‘s fine... we have a house kit“ jokes! 😏

A big chunk of becoming a versatile musician is the ability to transform and blend in like a chameleon, whatever the given. Not only will you appreciate and understand other musician‘s setups (including perks & struggles), but you‘ll soon realize that you can make any instrument your own.

And eventually... what makes you sound like yourself is not necessarily the gear you own, but the experience, knowledge, and confidence to make use of your favourite tools and speak in your own language. 👏🏻

📷 @michaelbomke

We will be performing 'PHANEROZOIC II' in its enti

We will be performing 'PHANEROZOIC II' in its entirety at @roadburnfest Redux, as part of our "Pelagic Presents" showcase 🦈⁠
⁠
This will be the first time ever that we will be playing these tracks together for a crowd, even if that crowd can't be in the same room as us... and after releasing the album in the middle of the pandemic without being able to do all the things we would normally do, it feels like a big relief. We couldn’t be more happy to watch this air on Roadburn screens as part of ‘Pelagic Presents’. This performance will be a rather intimate set-up compared to the Phanerozoic I livestream we did last week: recorded at Peter's place, an old mill in Northern Germany. ⁠
⁠
Roadburn Festival comments: ⁠
"Given that The Ocean are led by Robin Staps, who is also the founder of Pelagic Records, their performance at Roadburn Redux this year feels particularly significant. Fresh from a livestream in March where they performed Phanerozoic I in full, at Roadburn Redux The Ocean will be playing the sprawling follow-up Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic / Cenozoic in its entirety – presenting many of the songs from this album live for the very first time."⁠
⁠
Join us and many other great Pelagic artists as we dive into Roadburn weekend with the ‘Pelagic Presents’ series of presentations, between April 16-18. ⁠

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Excuse all the cat content, but... i can‘t resis

Excuse all the cat content, but... i can‘t resist! Emma has been following me everywhere, so it‘s hard to take pictures without having her in the frame. (that was a lie... i just love taking pictures of her 🥴)

We‘ve been cleaning up the mess after a very special @theoceancollective endeavour and are now preparing for another recording session, which will start in 2 days from now.

I‘m looking forward to accompanying another band in the recording process and hope to be able to give them some sort of guidance; most importantly a sense of calmn confidence.

I feel like a lot of people underestimate the quantity of work, focus, and devotion that emerges within the recording process, so if you feel stuck or confused about it let‘s figure out why. 👏🏻

What are you working on at the moment? Is there something you‘d like to know about recording in general?

Much love,
Paul ♥️

I’m reunited with this lovely gem and just takin

I’m reunited with this lovely gem and just taking a moment here at @die_muehle_ to observe what we have accomplished in these past few weeks and months...

...now that life slowly unfolds from hibernation here in Europe, it almost feels like breaking out of prison. I'm not sure if i have ever experienced such challenging and thought-evoking winter like this, a transformative lesson in every regard.

Time seems to currently stand still and speed up simultaneously and has somehow given me a sense of existence i hadn‘t yet realized. I'm genuinely thankful for being able to converse with the world around me and turning these often scattered thoughts into a more solidified state.

So i want to say thank you to all of you for participating, communicating, and just existing together.

I appreciate you! 🙏🏻

Change is inherent and constantly emanating our past into a more complex version of the present. And in a way looking at myself in hindsight allowed me to comprehend and redefine my ability to assess the unknown. It truly is vast and unimaginably infinite, yet in itself as beautifully simple as cuddling with a cat.

♥️

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