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Security

by Wolfgang Merx

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Drone State 04:59
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Directions 04:59
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Open Field 04:17
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Ten Thirty 10:30
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Volterra 05:03

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This is the fourth official W. M. album.

Remember the words of Sunn O))): "MAXIMUM VOLUME YIELDS MAXIMUM RESULTS"

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released January 11, 2014

After my first album trilogy of "Ghost Drones", "Vanguard" and "Chrome Dreams" created a droning world of its own, it was time to move on and leave this world. With most of 2013 being very quiet for me in terms of making music the first days of 2014 seemed to give way to all that remained silent during the past year. Suddenly old ideas – some dating back to 2010 when my first music project The Hard Drive became a full band but never finished the “On The Healing Road” album – turned into proper songs easily, something that seemed nearly impossible last year. Too many other thoughts kept me from making music but some of them created the theme of the album.

The title "Security" is not only a hint at this album being my fourth (spot the reference there if you like) but it also names what has become one of today's most important values. Of course (or rather: sadly) there are plenty of double standards behind this value: mass surveillance becoming apparent, modern drone warfare in action nearly all over the world (giving the genre of the same name a new meaning as well), the recession shaking every economical concept to a degree of almost religious belief in money and fate, thus revealing what many of the '1 %' and their right hands really seem to care about only, seemingly helpless politicians between promises and lust for power, growing fear and social isolation especially in huge cities, the cultural mainstream turning into a meaningless void – and masses of people reacting with nothing but indifference, believing they are safe and secure and wondering about those who stand up.

It all reminds me of George Orwell's “1984” and Aldous Huxley's “Brave New World”. Perhaps this is the world we now live in: a world of this 'security'.

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For Steve Morton and Lou Reed. Rest In Peace!

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All tracks recorded and produced by Wolfgang Merx at The Basement except “Directions” drum track recorded and produced by Tomas Dittmann at Southwest Center and “Ten Thirty” guitar track recorded by Roger Palmeri at RP Studios.

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The musicians are:

Tomas Dittmann – Drum Programming on “Directions”
Roger Palmeri – Guitar on “Ten Thirty”
Wolfgang Merx – Keyboards, Synthesizers, Drum Programming & Digital Drums

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Cover art by Thomas Mathie – www.headphonaught.com – All Rights Reserved.

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Wolfgang Merx Cologne, Germany

Wolfgang Merx a.k.a. Mr. X is best known as a musician. His eclectic mix of electronic, ambient and drone is mostly inspired by Kosmische Musik, Berlin School, 70s progressive rock and jazz. Since 2018, he performs live music from his studio on Twitch to an international audience. ... more

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