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This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders The second full-length album rolling out from my pen. After Berry Lee Berry, now comes The Stoss. I genuinely put a great deal of effort into it, and it’s one of the most literary albums ever released in the German language – not least…

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders I can’t recall having ever worked harder on something than this album by the Stoss. Currently, I am adding a poetry section to the album, which is turning out to be downright fantastic—poems by me, Marc van der Holst, Roethke, Ritsos, and Berryman, set…

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders The End Times and the Mark of the Beast We’re just waiting for the revelation: when will we finally hear that Flavio himself… after all this time…? Alright, here they come again, the religious folks. But you only need to ask them a single…

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders The back cover of the album Höllenhelle Eisenbahn. All fifteen tracks are, in my opinion, truly excellent. This time, the focus is much more on quality lyrics, something that was less emphasized on that reggae album. I also made mistakes with that previous album—mistakes…

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders Finally in the Linda canon In dir verschwinden wollen sie, Linda In dir verschwinden wollen sie, Linda To steal your spirit, cold as the winters, They whisper softly, whisper hollow, They creep closer, they always follow. Your heart is warm, your gaze so clear,…

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders Fertig / Waste Your Youth Veer was hosting a sort of mini-ceremony yesterday with Amanita alongside two sisters. I spent the entire day mastering this track: I’m still not entirely satisfied with it—the drum moves too much and feels a bit too thin—but it’s…

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders Diary 12-28-2024 Every time I put on my pants, it starts raining gold records. This stirs up considerable jealousy among musicians—they organize bitter gatherings where they chant my name, since canceling me no longer works, but it’s all in vain. I’m working on two…

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders ### An Era of New Slavery? A friend of mine, Ton de Jong, is attempting to start a movement against AI. He wants to create an “AI-free zone” where artists and writers can be assured that no AI was involved in the creation of…

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders Does AI make dreams come true? Not exactly. After all, it was never truly a dream of mine to start a Deutsche Welle band. Dreams, paradoxically, always include a certain element of realism. It’s too much work, and as such, it’s not my dream….

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders ## Five Years in Prison for Possession of a Quran I honestly don’t know *why* my mother always parked me in front of the television and then switched to *Die Sendung mit der Maus*. Perhaps there were simply few children’s programs on Dutch channels…

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders Exactly. They want to dissolve into you, Linda. Done. Infernal bright railway. Dieter. My name is Hare. The shell Waste your youth. Squander your youth. Lonely lovers. Ten songs for the Stoss album are finished. I’m aiming for thirteen tracks, as I find thirteen…

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders ### My Email Exchange with Bill Callahan Yesterday, when I received a notification that Bill Callahan had become a fan of mine on SoundCloud, I thought, hmm, I should write a song about that. This song was the result: But today, I suddenly received…