Thomas Alexander Kolbe
Music that stays.
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“The Day the Music Faded” – When Holding On Is No Longer Possible
Some endings arrive with unmistakable clarity. Others unfold so gradually that we hardly notice them until they are already behind us. “The Day the Music Faded” is a song about…
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Poetic Texts in Ambient Music – Cognition, Temporal Perception, and Semantic Openness
The cognitive processing of poetic texts in ambient music differs fundamentally from the reception of language in conventionally structured pop or rock formats. Language does not primarily appear here as…
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“Where the Quiet Stays” – Approaches to a State
With “Where the Quiet Stays”, which will be released on May 22, 2026, I introduce a piece that does not unfold through its form or structure, but through the way…
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