Deep Stories

The days before the big rave passed in a flash. My body was full of energy and endorphins. I would finally be able to take a look behind the scenes. Punctually at 6 pm I arrived at the old ‘Kathedral’. About 30 people were already waiting for the action to start. After a few minutes, a familiar voice sounded from inside the Kathedral and the centuries-old entrance doors opened as if by magic. In a...

‘Lighter’ paces up and down in front of the big screen. He makes sweeping gestures and reveals to us all the secrets of a good rave. However, my thoughts do not revolve around the next big ComRa event. In my head I am still in the process of putting the new insights together like pieces of a puzzle to form an overall picture. Lighter must have known from the start that I was attending his seminar...

While I waited, I noticed that there was no one else in the room or in the hallway. The place was completely deserted to my left and right. This loneliness depressed me. But before I could think about anything else, I heard a voice. Just like was the case with the music, I couldn't pinpoint where it was coming from. But somehow the voice sounded familiar to me. At that moment I got the request to...

We walk together along the magnificent avenue, which runs dead straight toward the headquarters. The stranger introduces himself as Toben, but everyone just calls her "Lighter", because he always has enough lighters with him at raves to help out in emergency situations. Automatically, my brain creates a note that Toben might be useful in the future. He seems to be with ComRa for a long time, you c...

The next day I had to take part in a training course in which the procedure for entering The Kathedral was going to be explained to me. For the first time since joining ComRa, I went back to head office. It seemed to me that I hadn't been there in ages, even though it was only a few weeks ago. I couldn't remember much of that day. There was the memory of the eloquent manager who offered me to beco...

I breathe heavily and have to collect my thoughts. What a terrible dream that was. Why didn’t the people have faces and why did the DJ booth come out of the crack in the ground. It looked as it it was rising from hell. A cold chill ran down my spine. What did it all mean? I tried to shrug off my doubts and regain clarity. There was still an unread message on my phone. As promised, ComRA sent me mo...

I find myself dancing in a colorful room. I don't see walls anywhere and yet it feels like I'm inside a building. It seems like the room is so big that you just can't see the walls. Lights of all colors of the rainbow are raining down from the ceiling. Well actually I can't really see the ceiling either. I just suspect that there must be a ceiling behind all the lights. I see dozens of silhouettes...

My action in the park got a lot of attention. I was convinced that I had done something good for the music world and I was ecstatic from joy. My calling as an ambassador of music had boosted my spirits and my creativity. I had the feeling that I had finally found a mission for myself. A way in which I could make the world a slightly better place with my skills. While I was strolling through the st...

I turn up the volume of the old radio and my foot starts to bob. Happiness hormones flow through my body and my stomach starts to tingle. My limbs break out of their dull, brain-controlled shadowy existence and gradually regain their autonomy. The bobbing of my foot evolves into the first hesitant dance steps and gradually my shyness-driven resistance disappears. A few seconds later, my movements...

Freshly strengthened by sunbathing, I'm devising a new strategy. With pure reproduction of information, which can also be taken from every Facebook event or flyer, I will not convince many people. As an ambassador of music I have to spread enthusiasm and create ecstatic anticipation. But words alone cannot help me here. I have to let the music speak for itself, but in style! My action should attra...

Freshly strengthened by sunbathing, I'm devising a new strategy. With pure reproduction of information, which can also be taken from every Facebook event or flyer, I will not convince many people. As an ambassador of music I have to spread enthusiasm and create ecstatic anticipation. But words alone cannot help me here. I have to let the music speak for itself, but in style! My action should attra...

For a short period of time I lost sight of my mission and fell back into my old habits. I had to regain my focus. I collected myself and informed my environment about the next big ComRa event. Unfortunately, my efforts were met with disinterest. The folks here seemed to have the attention span of a squirrel. The people’s judgement seemed to be affected by all the noise and smoke. So I decide to le...

In the appendix I find more instructions. From the list with the individual zones, I learn that there are 34 other ambassadors in my city alone. Each ambassador has been assigned an area of 4 blocks. I can also find a list of names, addresses and even registration numbers for the energy capsules. I wasn't aware that all capsules are assigned to a person by number. ComRa seems to plan its events in...

I quickly grab my cell phone and open the message. I'm excited and my heart beats like the bass of a techno track. “Dear ComRa employees, the next big event is coming up and the Raverend is back in town. Now we’re counting on you as an ambassador for music. Go out and spread the good news. Bring the faithful techno disciples back to the holy cathedral and let's celebrate another supreme music fair...

After getting home, my thoughts only revolved around my future tasks in this wonderful place that I had just discovered. Which groundbreaking projects would I be allowed to undertake? It was important to me to spread the spirit of this culture. Maybe I would give speeches or even meet key leaders to help create a new era of music. When will I finally be able to start and where will my first trip t...

Let yourself float and surrender to the whims of the winds. But don’t allow yourself to go adrift, just be driven by magical forces to the so-called "new shores". That would be it. Simply change your perspective and don’t just look outside the box. Just leave the box right away. A truly uplifting feeling. The world is disappearing under your feet. Things that were just small are now much smaller....

Still completely lost in thought, I sign the contract which my counterpart had given to me. I had guessed that it would reflect the content of our conversation and I didn’t bother to decipher the boring legal language which was being used in the contract. ‘Wonderful, welcome to the team! We will contact you in the next few days and then we’ll discuss how we can make the world a little louder. In t...

The man leans forward and speaks in a muffled voice: ‘Keep this among us, but I think you’re into this subculture more than most people I've met so far. We could use someone like you here. You could become an ambassador for our community and spread the ComRa spirit among the ravers.’ He leans back in his futuristic-looking chair and spreads his arms. Then he raises his voice again and turns with t...

7:30. Full of anticipation I stand in front of a packed moving box and wait until the movers arrive. Lost in thought I go through everything again: Have I thought of everything? Are the boxes sufficiently labelled? Will everything go well? The walls around me are painted white with woodchip and the smell of lemon. Whoever had the idea to hang a lemon on the remaining lampshade - it serves its purp...

We continue to explore the premises of this odd yet positive place. We cross large halls bathing in light and pass corridors with walls, ceilings and floors made entirely out of glass. Everywhere people are busy like little ants and everything is in continuous movement. In the large halls live broadcasts of concerts and festivals from all over the world are being shown. Everywhere there are large...

New knowledge flows through my mind. Everything feels so true, so real. I feel detached from any fear and I am ready to enter a new world. I seem to float around the room, full of curiosity, looking forward to what will happen next. Slowly a door opens and two persons dressed in white enter the room. The calming music continues in the background and gives me a feeling of security in this strange e...

Deep Stories wurde mit der Vision gegründet, dass bei unseren Projekten Ton, Text und Bild eine sich ergänzende Einheit bilden sollen, die der Konsument mit allen Sinnen erfassen kann. Über Jahre hinweg haben wir diese Maxime verfolgt und dabei mit unterschiedlichen Musikern, Autoren und Fotografen zusammengearbeitet. Wir freuen uns, dass wir euch diese Woche wieder eine ganz besondere Symbiose au...

I follow the soothing music in a state of deep relaxation. It unleashes positive thoughts and awakens unexpected creative powers. The sterile white room transforms into the most adventurous surroundings thanks to my newly acquired imagination. Sometimes I’m standing on top of a majestic mountain peak and sometimes I'm deep down in the sea. All these wonderful thoughts free my "I" and I am almost g...

For many years now I have been hiking through the wilderness as a solitary adventurer, continuously looking for my destination. With the sun as the clock for my journey into the unknown, I wandered along mountains and valleys, rivers and lakes, forests and steppes. The quietness led me to live in the present and the wisdom of nature moved me to stay. Out there I could experience what true beauty m...

I slowly woke up with aching eyes, a booming head and dry throat. The nasty trip still affected my body. The person who had put this handkerchief under my nose had apparently misjudged the dose of the substance significantly. The anesthetic was certainly much stronger than the perpetrator had planned. Minutes passed and nothing changed. I still couldn't move any part of my body while my eyelids we...