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docredder

I"m now taking a six-week digital detox vacation. We"ll see and hear from each other again in 2026! Happy Holidays! "Redder" is a palindrome. Like "racecar" or "level". These pieces of music ain"t. My name is Volker Redder, online I go by "docredder." It all came about because I studied biology and computer science for a long time and received my doctorate as the crowning achievement of my academic career. As a child, I sang Bach in the church"s „Knabenchor Unser Lieben Frauen“ because my mother

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00:04:41

Arbeeson, Pt. 3: To Feel Is To Live

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2025/05/13

Arbeeson, Pt. 3: To Feel Is To Live The silence held a breath so wide, The war-torn world stood still inside. Ashes fell, then turned to bloom, Love found a voice in every room. Lovers rose from broken stone, Enemies wept — no more alone. And in that hush, the earth forgave, A pulse returned, a world was saved. To feel is to live, to hold and to bend, To master the storm is to rise again. To feel is to live, to hold and to bend, To master the storm is to rise again. Protect what is true, is to

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00:03:45

Einsam auf der Insel

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2025/05/13

Ich bin allein auf dieser Insel, Zur Kur – es ist wie Knast. Ein Tuscheln hinter meinem Rücken, Ich hör nur Müll von jedem Gast. Die Putzfrau schrubbt um sechs die Gänge, Und ich will schlafen, Himmel noch mal! Die Möwen kreischen mit Verspätung, Meine Laune geht total… ins tiefste Tal. Einsam auf der Insel, Keiner will mit mir raus. Alle trinken Kräutertee, Ich schleich mich aus dem Haus. Gedanken drehen sich im Karussell, Bin ich der Fehler oder dies Hotel? Einsam auf der Insel

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00:03:37

Protect What Is True

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2025/05/12

To feel is to live, to hold and to bend, To master the storm is to rise again. To protect what is true, is to carry the fire, And to love... is to lift the world higher. There’s a heartbeat under silence, A light behind the fear. We’ve been running from the thunder, But it brought us here. Falling down was just a lesson, Getting up is how we shine. We’ve been cracked but not forgotten — Now’s our time. To feel is to live, to hold and to bend, To master the storm is to rise again. To protect what

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00:04:03

Arbeeson, Pt. 2: Kaela

docredder ·

2025/05/11

Arbeeson, Pt. 2: KaelaIn the Vale of Mirrors, silence grew, Monks lit flames the world once knew. She came unnamed, a child of none, But heard the music in what pain had done. While others screamed, she heard the chords, In grief she found forgotten words. Her heart a drum, her voice a flame— The world would tremble at her name. Kaela, Kaela, harmony born, Raised in the ruins, in twilight sworn. She sang through the storms, she stilled the fall— One voice to answer the anguish of all. Kaela,

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00:04:29

La voie ferrée volante

docredder ·

2025/05/10

La voie ferrée volante (the flying railway) (Instrumental) -- Arrangement: Volker Redder, Udio, Apple's GarageBand Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand, Pixabay Editing and sound design: Volker Redder, Sound Studio, VirtualDJ, GarageBand Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, DALL-E, FLUXpro, Apple's Keynote

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00:07:12

Arbeeson, Pt. 1: Demon From Hell

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2025/05/09

He didn’t burn the cities down, No fire tore the sky. He kissed us soft with poisoned breath, And let the world divide. He turned love into obsession, Turned longing into rage. Cracked our hearts like mirrors— Left us dancing in the cage. Arbeeson, the beautiful curse, Tore our joy into a verse. No blood, no blades, no guns, no kings— Just broken vows and shattered rings. We bleed the words we never said, Falling deeper in our heads. Arbeeson! He lives in what we feel instead. A war of glances,

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00:07:30

The Thief Who Saved The Town

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2025/05/08

The Thief Who Saved the Town (A Rock Ballad based on the 1629 Legend of Thorn) He came to die… But walked away. The gallows sang, And saved the day. In 1629, cold winds blew down, The Swedes rode fast for the gates of Thorn town. Colonel Wrangel, cloaked in war’s black art, Planned to strike quick, to tear it apart. But beyond the wall, on scaffold high, A thief stood bound ‘neath a leaden sky. The hangman climbed, the noose pulled tight— One breath away from endless night. From gallows view, his

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00:05:57

The Good Life

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2025/05/06

This was an experiment. I did almost nothing to the music: It was two different AIs. I contributed eight lines of text and a prompt and left the rest to the generative AIs. I just let it run. I clicked "Extend" a few times and then did the mixing manually at the end. That was all. At the same time, I was working on an exposé and making a lot of phone calls. Oh yeah, and I also went for a walk in the woods with the dog. The whole thing was pretty relaxing. The result was surprising, even for me. It

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00:09:59

Ariane And The Sixth Key - Act 2

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2025/05/05

ARIANE AND THE SIXTH KEY Inspired by the opera „Ariane et Barbe-Bleue“ from Paul Dukas, 1907 ACT 2 (The whole opera is here: https://youtu.be/yhtXTT_k_wA) A. THE RETURN OF BLUEBEARD (Bluebeard is back. Ariane senses his anger, but also his fear. She refuses to be intimidated. With every word he speaks, she recognizes: He is not the center of power, but a prisoner of his own lies. Ariane addresses him not as a supplicant, but as a judge—coolly, thoughtfully, confidently.) I heard his steps like

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00:07:42

Ariane And The Sixth Key - Act 3

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2025/05/05

ARIANE AND THE SIXTH KEY Inspired by the opera „Ariane et Barbe-Bleue“ from Paul Dukas, 1907 ACT 3 (The whole opera is here: https://youtu.be/yhtXTT_k_wA) A. BOUND BY FEAR They stood in shadow, pale and still, Each bound by fear, each bent by will. The door swung wide, the night was done — But none could move, not even one. One feared the light, too harsh, too wide, She'd made her peace with walls inside. Another wept, her voice grown thin — Too long the silence lived within. The

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00:09:24

Ariane And The Sixth Key - Act 1

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2025/05/03

ARIANE AND THE SIXTH KEYACT 1 A. THE FORBIDDEN KEY Ariane, the mysterious Bluebeard's sixth wife, moves into his gloomy castle. She is given a set of keys—she may open all the doors except one. The prohibition acts as an inner call to the truth. Ariane senses that obedience cannot be her destiny. They gave me silver, silk and lace, A shadowed throne, a silent place. Five wives before me disappeared — Still I smile, but something's weird. A hundred doors, a thousand lights, A castle made of

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00:05:00

The Daily Ride From Urban Roar To Calm And Sweet Home...

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2025/05/02

No lyrics. Just instrumental. Through concrete canyons, steel and glass, Where car horns cry and people pass, I steer my thoughts from rush and race To find again my quiet place. Each mile I leave the chaos far, Chasing peace beneath a star. The traffic thins, the tension dies, A softer hue paints evening skies. At last, the lake, the whispering trees, The gentle hush, the scented breeze. My home awaits with open door, The world outside is war no more. :-)

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00:04:27

Quantum Protocol

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2025/04/30

DISCLAIMER: Of course, this isn't a real title song for a real Bond film. It's a satirical reminiscence of a certain Bond music style. In shadows cast by velvet night, he moves without a sound, A license carved in whispered death where secrets all are drowned. The networks scream, machines conspire beneath their coded veil, But 007 walks the line, where lesser men would fail. Their circuits hide in firewalls wide, they crawl through every net, No borders hold the bots of cold, their plan a global

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00:07:01

Neon Rebellion

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2025/04/29

They build their towers, we tear them down, Steel and fury — we own this town! Concrete jungles bleed neon veins, Screens whisper lies through acid rain. We are the outlaws, we are the spark, Burning through the empire’s dark. They build their towers, we tear them down, Steel and fury — we own this town! We rise — from the ashes, from the dust, We fight — with electric blood and trust! Neon rebellion, lighting the night, We are the fire, we are the fight! Wire and bone, we're spliced and

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00:09:04

Lament of the Last Generation

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2025/04/29

In the twilight of the morning, where the clocks all yawn, They drag their weary shadows through a never-ending dawn. Self-made misery, a cloud that never lifts, Living every single day like Monday’s endless shifts. Under leaden skies, they trudge along, Every step a burden, every hope long gone. Counting down the hours till the dusk returns, Lost in the cycle of the same old churn. Faces in the mirror, all look the same, Echoes of their dreams, just whispers in the rain. Holding onto memories

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00:04:23

Lost In Amsterdam

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2025/04/27

A true story. Lost in Amsterdam, streets unknown, Her bag is gone, and she's all alone. No phone, no money, no way back home, A stranger’s face in every stone. But the sun’s so bright, and the sky so clear, She takes a deep breath, lets go of her fear. A river of voices, a city alive, Whispers a promise: "You will survive." Breathe in the morning, let go of the past, Today’s a new song, written to last. Today’s a day that smells like freedom, Worries fade like a distant dream. She smiles at

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00:05:43

Shadows And Light

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2025/04/25

Morning breaks but feels so thin,Carrying dreams we held within. A memory breathes, a phantom sigh, In every tear we left to dry. Shadows and light, dancing slow, Where you end is where I go. Shadows and light, fade and shine, Half of your heart still touches mine. Footsteps lost in painted skies, Echoes drift where silence lies. Still I follow through the grey, Chasing the sun you took away. Shadows and light, dancing slow, Where you end is where I go. Shadows and light, fade and shine,

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00:04:50

Too Close To You

docredder ·

2025/04/23

I know the way you breathe at night, Every pause, every sigh. No one else could ever know The way your world moves like I do. Back when the summers felt like gold, We let the river take us slow. We swore we’d always be the same, But we both knew how people change. I told myself it’s just a phase, A season lost in warmer days. But every time I hear your voice, I drown in what we never chose... You’re too close, and it hurts me, 'Cause I see more in us than we ever could be. You’re too close, and it

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00:08:00

Whispers Turn To Fire

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2025/04/21

We drew the sun with charcoal lines, Built dreams in code, and silent signs. We were the quiet, we were the choir — Our Whispers turn the world to fire. Whispers turn to fire. We met at night in broken rooms, With candles lit and quiet tunes. A whispered word, a sketched-out thought, The truths they feared, the ones we sought. I never knew the stars had names, Or how the body hides its pain. They fed us dust and called it grace, But knowledge burns behind the face. Whispers lit the fire. We passed

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00:09:22

A New Age Of Enlightenment

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2025/04/19

We want the light, but don’t know how,We want to rise, but we’re chained down. They keep us blind so we don’t fight, We want the light… we want the light. We kneel in stone-built silence, Fed dust instead of bread. They teach us not to question, Just pray and hang our heads. We dream in broken language, No words for what we feel. They say we’re born to suffer — But pain should never kneel. We want the light, but don’t know how, We want to rise, but we’re chained down. They keep us blind so we

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