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 purpose, because it eliminated the musty smell that had been in this apartment recently. On the walls once hung pictures that reminded me of my past events. Nervously I look at my watch. 07:40. Still nobody there. What do I do when nobody comes? Admittedly I already knew the answer. I would just get on the next bus. Left and right a blue IKEA bag and the rest would be fine, I said to myself. After all, the big blue IKEA bags are a real miracle weapon: Everything fits in and the handles fit well in the hand. 07:45. The doorbell rings. That must be you, I mumble and quickly open the front door. There is no one outside the door. Hectically I use the electronic door opener to open the entrance door on the ground floor, but nobody enters. I hurry to the bathroom window and look out. The yard is deserted and it starts to rain. Perplexed, I close the bathroom window and my gaze wanders through the room to the toilet lid. Just this one I had to replace not too long ago, because it was broken apart but more about that another time. 07:50 am. The rain gets heavier and tactfully crashes against the window pane. This reminds me of a well-known track, a house number from the 2000s. I quickly go through my record collection in my mind and think about which record I had heard this track before. 07:58 am. The doorbell rings. Completely torn out of my thoughts I hurry to the door. It is the movers! Surprisingly punctual. So now it starts, but the guessing after the track I know should accompany me the whole day from now on... We are very happy that today Kellerkind from faraway Switzerland - musically - pays us a visit. Only recently he released his latest album on the Berlin label "Stil vor Talent". So let's now let us take a look at his melodic and dreamy sound and let us be carried away from everyday life...

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 futuristic screens on which the stars of the scene can be seen at work. In front of it, groups of 10 to 30 people sit in front of large consoles with many controls. It reminds me a little of the control centers in the space agencies. My companions lead me to one of the smaller rooms, where I receive a warm welcome. I sit down at the end of a long table and examine my counterpart, who is a handsome man with friendly features. His clothes are not a white uniform like those of the other people I met on the way. He seems to prefer more simple shades of grey, which match his hair color very well. ‘I warmly welcome you to the ComRa headquarters. I am glad that you have found their way to us and that we can welcome you to our community. As we were able to find out, you are a great friend of electronic dance music and have also enjoyed your events. I think we are therefore able to offer you something that will surely inspire all of us.’ Today we too would like to offer friends of electronic dance music something that will surely put them in joyful ecstasy. While working on his third album, Lexer somehow found the time to record a podcast for us. Enjoy an hour of feel-good atmosphere with the master of melodies.

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 aus Musik und Lyrik präsentieren können. Unser Gast Alex Doering hat sich mit dem Autoren Theo Werfel zusammengetan und eine literarische deep story der Extraklasse geschaffen. Theo Werfel lebt und dichtet in Heidelberg, wo er mit der Literaturbewegung »Es lebe der König!« in den letzten Jahren daran beteiligt war, zahlreiche Veranstaltungen in Zusammenarbeit mit Künstlern aus den verschiedensten Hintergründen und Herkunftsländern zu organisieren. 2014 kam so auch das erste Heidelberger Literaturfestival »Im Namen der Republik.« zustande. Gemeinsam mit »Protective Circle« brachte »Es lebe der König!« Schriftsteller, Musiker und Maler aus ganz Europa zusammen, die auf die verschiedensten Arten Literatur auf der Bühne erlebbar machten. Im Zuge dieses Festivals lernten sich auch Alex Doering und Theo Werfel kennen und stellen nun, in guter Erinnerung an vergangene Kooperationen, ein neues Projekt vor, das die natürliche Rhythmik von Werfels dichterischer Produktion, mit von Alex Doering feinsinnig ausgewählten Stücken verbindet. Inder letzten Zeit macht Theo Werfel selbst vor allem Musik, zusammen mit Pallas Aktiv, mit dem er die Band »da.« gegründet hat und noch in diesem Jahr das Album »Was du willst« veröffentlichen wird. Viel Spaß bei dieser Interpretation unserer Vision!

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 glad to be trapped in this room. This pure white is a great projection surface for my inner self and allows me to develop in an unknown, completely new way. This unique experience is accompanied by constant rhythms and gentle tone patterns, at times interspersed with entertaining intermezzos to introduce new elements. For example, a trumpet makes its way to the foreground. Voices are increasingly blending into the overall ensemble. They give the musical background new textures without being intrusive. Everything flows together and gives me a cozy warmth. A deep insight slowly dawns to me. A message that is carried through the room by the music and the singing. "Everything will be fine, there is nothing that is unsettling." My mind gets caught in this thought, which is repeated like a mantra. The hesitant insight quickly turns into a manifest certainty: "Everything is good, music is good, dancing is good and ComRa is good!" Experience an inspiring hour of unchained musical creativity together with Pete Oak.

Slowly he pushes the straw hat from his face and squints at the laughing sun. Sitting on the tree, he ponders the simple things of life. The short nap has revived his senses. He hears the gentle splattering sound of the nearby crystal clear river and he observes the sparse clouds attentively. Within each of the white giants, he discovers another fantasy. On one side, a cat is stroked by a pirate while on the other side a squirrel loots an ice cream for dessert. He loses himself in the peaceful parallel worlds and lies down again. He closes his eyes and paints with his imagination colorful backdrops for the pirate, the cat and the squirrel. His imaginary adventures put a smile on his face. Then he takes a deep breath and sighs. How beautiful this world can be. Gradually, however, the bright thoughts darken. The sense of duty rises like a threatening storm on the horizon. Actually, he needs to go back to work again. The coordinator is already losing his patience. But he pushes the negativity aside for a while and still enjoys the simple life for a few more minutes.

Our island epic has entered the home straight for some time now. It is time to give the adventure around the enchanted island and its inhabitants a worthy ending and who could be better suited for this than the chief mystic of Katermukke himself Mister Dirty Doering. With a clap of thunder, he will give the drama another boost and thus elicit the secrets from the last chapter of our long story. Fasten your seatbelts and lean back for some top-notch entertainment which may will leave you drenched in sweat and lost in thought. A big thank goes to the wonderful author of this story, which has mesmerized us for such a long time, Simon Rucker! I am number 3,121 and on the way to my place of work. Years of relentless training and highly risky top-secret missions all over the planet have made me cold and ruthless. I analyze, calculate, adjust my actions for maximum efficiency. I am efficient. All my Brothers and Sisters from Unit 3 are efficient. Being efficient is our outstanding feature. I am number 3,121 and this mission is different than any before. That's what my conditioning could feel after the first introductory words of Unit 3.100. This mission is unlike anything that our kind has done so far. I'm number 3.121 and next to me sitting in the belly of the carrier, are the other one hundred numbers of my unit. Destination: a small uninhabited island in the tropical Atlantic. Mission: not yet completely known. But I know more. My conditioning puts the puzzle pieces together one by one. June 2018. A investigation report in the newspaper. After 51 weeks, the search crew of a large aircraft found the debris of a missing passenger plane. The crash site was said to be near a small uninhabited island in the tropical Atlantic. My conditioning need not be as strong as it is to count one and one together. A few days later. The same newspaper. A less objective background report. An American yacht was reported to be anchored in a bay on the island. Parts of the aircraft wreckage had been dragged onto the shore. The searchers had found remnants of an apparent simple dwelling on the edge of the forest near the beach. In addition, several fire pits. A few days later. A catchy tabloid leaflet. My conditioning filters, evaluates, sorts the facts. I recognize more than most others. I recognize many things. The report was from a notebook of two missing tourists who allegedly had hired the yacht. Search team members were interviewed on several pages after their return to the Americas. Interviews and photographs in front of a scenic picture of a wild jungle-covered island. Strange sounds and lights were reported to have been registered shortly before departure. A bad feeling descended upon everyone and overshadowed their last hours on the island...

For the 100th episode of our Deep Stories series just few words needed. It’s a milestone, something which was still faraway but almost close. We look back to many lovely moments, ups and downs, new friendships and the music which connected us at all times. So today our man Kork gives itself the honour and is throwing confetti in a musical sense.

It disappears every second and you never have enough, yet at the same time it is infinite … the time. It is given to you and taken back, turns in a circle and yet always runs forward, can be unbearably long at one moment while fading away too fast. It determines our life and is still a mysterious thing. Or would you have thought that the life of Cleopatra was closer in time to the moon landing than to the construction of the Great Pyramids of Giza? Time plays with our mind, although it has actually an objective size. Famous physicists have tried to unravel the mystery and have managed to reduce the complexity into something which appears so deceptively simple. You know, I count to 60 and know that a minute has passed everywhere. But alas, this is not only subjective – but also scientifically objectively – not the truth. Time is hard to grasp, though it is actually measurable. But just this fact makes it so incredibly precious to each one of us. So moments can seem endless and a one-hour DJ set can become an immeasurably long and epic journey for the mind.

Wenn wir vor den Empfangsgeräten wieder enger zusammenrücken und uns die alljährlichen Wiederholungen von Märchen- oder wahlweise Hollywoodklassikern mit prall gefüllten Plätzchenbäuchen anschauen und uns im Rundfunk wohlbekannten Melodien erwarten, dann kann das Fest der Liebe nicht mehr weit sein. Wir lehnen uns zurück in wohliger Gewissheit, was da kommen mag. The same procedure as every year, we are driving home for christmas with the same troubles like last christmas. Das letzte Geschenk wurde mal wieder nicht pünktlich geliefert, der Braten ist angebrannt, der Baum nicht symmetrisch und Schnee ist weit und breit nicht in Sicht. Doch dieses Jahr hat der Mann mit Rauschebart etwas ganz Besonderes für euch dabei. Himmlische Musik die eure Ohren wie süße Glocken umschmeichelt. Abwechslungsreich wie der Süßigkeiten-Teller unterm Tannenbaum und so freudenbringend, wie die kommende Nacht. Gebt fein Acht, denn Ante Perry hat für euch eine deep story mitgebracht! Wir wünschen euch schöne Feiertage und viel Spaß mit dem letzten Podcast für dieses Jahr!

Wir wollen ein Komplettpaket anbieten - aus Musik, Text und Bild, welche möglichst aufeinander abgestimmt sind! Dazu arbeiten wir unter anderem mit Fotografen und Autoren zusammen. Es sollen möglichst mehrere Personen (Fotografen, DJs, Producer und Autoren) an einem Podcast arbeiten, sodass eine sich ergänzenden Komposition entsteht. Dieses kunstvolle Arrangement soll immer eine interessante Geschichte erzählen, die der Konsument mit allen Sinnen erfassen kann. Dabei werden Grenzen überschritten und Menschen zusammengeführt, die ansonsten wohl keinen Bezug zueinander gehabt hätten. Ob sich nun Fotografen einen Podcast aufs Ohr packen und sich auf die Suche nach einen passenden Schnappschuss machen oder Produzenten sich von einem Text inspirieren lassen, vorgeschriebene Vorgehensweisen gibt es nicht. Der gemeinsame kreative Entwicklungsprozess ist das Ziel. Mit dieser Vision haben wir uns aufgemacht die Welt der elektronischen Podcasts um eine Nuance zu bereichern. Wir haben seitdem viele einzigartige Künstler kennengelernt und wunderbare Synergien unter dem Deckmantel der elektronischen Tanzmusik erzeugt. Vor ungefähr einen halben Jahr sind wir auf die Werke von Alex Doering gestoßen und haben einen Artist gefunden, der unsere Philosophie mit ganzem Herzen auslebt. Er hat ein Hörspiel über und mit Musik geschaffen, was wir so bisher noch nicht erlebt haben. Auf seiner Seite steht folgendes dazu: „Dieses Hörbuch ist ein Experiment und eine Symbiose zugleich. Die Musik trägt den Text und der Text verstärkt die Musik. 38 Minuten Rausch - in Wort und Klang. Aber hört selbst!“ Wir waren so begeistert von diesem Gesamtkunstwerk, dass wir Alex nach einer Fortsetzung gefragt haben. Er war sofort angetan von dieser Idee und hat sich zusammen mit Sprecher Michael Kolain ans Werk gemacht. Herausgekommen ist statt einer Fortsetzung seines Hörspiels eine unglaublich detailverliebte musikalische Neuinterpretation von bekannten Gedichten und philosophischen Texten. Durch die Harmonie von Text und Musik entsteht eine große atmosphärische Dichte, die den Zuhörern durch dieses Set begleitet. Lasst euch auf eine etwas andere Art entführen in die Welt der Dichter und Denker!