Weekly Report No. 15 đ«Ąđ¶
Bear Garden, Christian Löffler | MC #83
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newsletter, which was recently featured on the front page of Substack. Congrats, ! đđżđŹ I feel honored and happy to grow alongside you đ«¶đȘŽI hope you had a nice end of March and May welcomed you at least decently. For me, these past weeks were quite uneven, from awesome to dull, and simply bad from the start till the very end. What bothers me the most recently is that Iâve been having trouble staying focused, Iâm often irritable and overwhelmed with the simplest tasks. Possibly itâs normal when youâre not done grieving, but still, itâs frustrating as hell. Allowing sh*t to settle is one hard thing to do. If youâre also going through some hard personal stuff right now, Iâm letting you know youâre not alone. One day weâll finally integrate what happened. It will be different but it will be okay.
Anyway, today I have only two songs for you. But both are damn fine and filled with good, uplifting vibes.
Letâs go!
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â¶ïž Bear Garden - "Up"
This one instantly clicked with me when I first heard it. With these saxophone-soaked, energetic vibes it for sure brings the heat đ„. Itâs vibey and groovy and chill enough to let you sip your morning coffee in peace while tapping your feet.
If youâre looking for some non-invasive, but altogether stimulating sounds for work, youâll probably enjoy the whole "Up" (2024) album. Delicate choirs and soft flutes create a lovely accompaniment for that smooth and sexy saxophone đ·.
âWith his eponymous debut in 2019, Bear Garden set out to explore new dimensions of instrumental music. Defying genre classifications, Bear Garden moves like a chameleon between rough improvisations and smooth tunes etching on the mind, always keeping his saxophone and unfailing sense for melodies in focus.â
â¶ïž Christian Löffler - "When Everything Was New"
Each time Löffler releases something new before I even listen, I already know it would be right down my alley. Thatâs exactly what happened with his newest album "A Life" (2024). Hypnotic, electronic vibes filled with melancholy combined with gentle vocals, and soothing, organic sounds of nature make it a truly irresistible composition. I donât know how about you, but for me, itâs that kind of music that allows you to armchair travel around the world đ¶đâš.
With the album "A Life", Christian Löffler offers an alternative path for human creativity in the era of AI - what makes us human if not our feelings? This philosophy has animated much of Christian Löfflerâs work.
Intuitive and straightforward, his creative process has always been an attempt to capture something of his inner world... something profound and unique. In his new album, A Life the German producer makes his firmest appeal to our humanity. As we enter a new era of technological primacy, this time through the rule of artificial intelligence, Christian Löffler offers us an alternative path for artistic expression. The result is a journey filled with wanderlust that reminds us that music is not a product, but rather a creation born from someoneâs hand and soul.
Every track on A Life points to a uniquely human state, and like breathing deep in a freezing beach in Graal, they are alive from the inside out. A Life couldnât be further from the accurate, cold and hard output of machines, it is a celebration of humanity in all its craftsmanship, thrill and imperfection.
âWith the new album, I wanted to free myself completely from all possible structures or rules. I was coming back to my roots and my teenage times when creating the music was all about having fun and nothing moreâ â this, the producer seems to say, is after all what makes âa lifeâ worth living.
And now, letâs vote:
Thanks for reading and listening! If you feel like it, let me know whatâs up. Any recommendations on your side?
Until next time,
Both of these were new to me and I loved them! Löffler was my favorite but I could easily see it being Bear Garden on a different day depending on my mood.
Distraction and an inability to focus was definitely a symptom of the grieving process for me. Extremely frustrating but I learned to meet myself where I was and accept that my best would look different each day and that was okay.
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