Too Much

There seems to be an avalanche right now, a never-ending tide.
I wonder whether it’s only social media, an unhealthy awareness of a reality we’re not used to seeing every day. A desire for attention that ignites fire and fury. A fundamental emptiness. Are our eyes too wide open right now?

#Essay #Reflection #Society #Media #Buddhism #Writing #stoicism

Some thoughts on the quiet beauty of creating.

Black on White

An empty piece of paper. How comforting. No targets, no aspirations, no requirements, just a plain white canvas, and you alone decide what world will exist in a few minutes here.

#writing #creativity #poetry #slowcreation #quietmoments #indieartist

I just discovered these two guys. They talk about this totally incredible record ("What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye) with a mix of heartfelt admiration and deep musical insight.

If You're interested in how music that matters and lasts is created, with love and intention You HAVE TO watch this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHowrEiaInQ&t=4322s

#MarvinGaye #WhatsGoingOn #SoulMusic #JazzHeads #MusicNerds
#DeepListening #MusicHistory #StudioMagic #ClassicAlbums
#TimelessMusic #MusicThatMatters #AnalogLove #LayeredSound

I shared a few thoughts about music and everyday life in a recent conversation.

I also talked a bit about the influences behind my songs and how some of the pieces on the new album came into being.

If anyone feels like reading:
https://www.pigeonopinion.com/post/pigeon-opinion-featuring-an-interview-with-7sven

#quietspaces #musicthoughts #creativeprocess #reflection #nonpromo #interview #musicianlife
#indieartist #70smusic #80smusic

Why listen?

There are wars in this world right now – and there always have been.

There’s corruption and immorality exploding in the sky like dark fireworks almost every day, and maybe there always have been, maybe it just became more normal to have them flicker across Your small screen almost in real time and make You numb and numbered.

#music #bandcamp #mastodonmusic #independentmusic #reflection #listening #community #indieartist

I made an album that lives somewhere between retro and zeitgeist.

We’re stuck with the present as it is, no way back, no escape into yesterday. But maybe music that is both yesterday and today can soften us a little. Make us more attentive. Maybe even better humans.

It”s Bandcamp Friday, the door is open.

“BUT LIVE IT” — full album on Bandcamp: https://7sven.bandcamp.com/album/but-live-it

#BandcampFriday #IndieMusic #ambient #RetroAndZeitgeist #NewMusic #MusicForToday #Bamberg #indieartist

The 7 Lives Poem Series

Another fall.
Another sight.

German (original) version:

Wir müssen sie nur seh'n

Was in Dreiteufelsnamen
Fällt manchmal so vom Himmel?
Tragödien und sinnlose Dramen
Und niemand weiß – wohin?

Aber Du weißt, ich weiß, wir beide wissen:
Dass dunkle Dinge allen stets passier’n
dass manche fallen, and’re kämpfen,
und andere sich voll Genuss verlier’n

#poetry #poem #lyrik #literature #writing
#poetryfediverse #poetrycommunity
#art #language #7livespoemseries

Once

A small film about light, transitions, and the things that remain when you let go.

An orchestra that slowly turns into a breath.

A rhythm that appears late, but has been there all along.

Maybe it’s spring. Maybe it’s fall.
Maybe both at the same time.

From my album "Black In Green", available on Bandcamp and everywhere else.

#music #indie #ambient #cinematic #videoart #sunlight #poetry #art #creative #musician #blackingreen #7sven #indieartist

"But Live It" is out today on Bandcamp.

I’ve lived with these songs for a long time. Ten of them have already found their way into the world over the past year. Two are new, still carrying the quiet of the room they were born in. But what matters to me is the whole album as a statement, the year behind it, the life around it.

#NewMusic #AlbumRelease #IndieArtist #SingerSongwriter #Poetry #IntimateSound #CreativeProcess #FromShadowToSound #MusicForQuietMoments #MusicalDNA #ReleaseDay #bandcamp

You never fully know where you’re going. But at some point, you stop waiting and begin.

Not with a map. Not with a plan. But with your mind wide open to the quiet signs, the unexpected turns, the moments that feel like coincidence but guide you like a compass in the snow.

You didn’t search for them. But they found you anyway.

#ButLiveIt #7sven #IndieMusic #Poetry #NewAlbum #Bandcamp #MusicMastodon #WinterPaths #OpenMind #CompassSymbol #indieartist