French-born, Berlin-based mot4i blurs the lines between pop, ambient, post-rock shoegaze, and experimental electronic music. After 18 years in the alternativ...
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\ | / — ☀️ — / | \ ||| \ | / \ | / \|/ \|/ /|\ | / | \ | | | | | | | | | | / \ / \ / \ / \ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~/~~\~~~~~~~~~~~/~\~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~/~~\~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- Since i moved to northern Germany (three years and four months ago) i’ve rarely returned to the place that saw me grow up. Sometimes i missed it. Sometimes i didn’t. I’ve already shared on this blog why i left southern France for…
Solitude must start moving, to reveal the rhythm of its own place. mot4i => Next Stop: Essai #13 - Back to the south - Part I
to my fellow Gary -- A few days ago, I caught myself thinking about someone who, indirectly, helped me feel confident about thoughts I used to have, about society, politics, and work. -- It all started back in 2012. At the time, I was working in a vineyard for barely a penny, enduring the sun and all kinds of weather, reeking of chemical sprays meant to protect the vines from disease. Then one…
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______ _________ / \ | | ♫ ♩ ♪ | O O | | CREATING | ♫ ♩ ♪ ♬ | ~~~ |___| IDEAS |♫ ♩ ♪ ♬ ♫ | / \ |---|_________| | | | | | | \________/ / \ | | /_______\ ___| |___ | | | | -- With my limited experience in the music world, every time I hit the road to play our loud and raw music, I made sure to soak in every moment. I engaged all my senses to take in my surroundings. Before that, when I was 19, I…
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\ | / .-'-. -- ( ) -- <--- Sun breaking through clouds ~~~~ `-´ ~~~~ ~~~~ / | \ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ Here’s a sensitive, personal subject… It might help or resonate with some of you. -- First story : This story is about my biological father, of whom I have no memories except for one. At the time, I was probably around 4 or 5 years old when my mom and I left Lorraine (northern France), where I was…
____________________ __________________ __________________ | | | | | | | NO FASCISM | | I'M NOT FOR SALE | | PEOPLE = POWER | |____________________| |__________________| |__________________| | | | | | | | | | | | | -- Tomorrow will be the D-day. Many Germans will go out to vote. As for me? I still can't. When I first arrived in Germany, I felt a sense of freedom and comfort— a feeling that made me…