Project: Patchwork

Gerd Albers (r.) and Peter Koll (l.)

(2022) Ultima Ratio

Ultima Ratio a retrospection in the year 2020 – a cruel year due to the Covid 19 pandemic. We are currently in late winter of 2022 and it’s still not over yet! We are in the middle of the 5th wave now, with very high case rates – higher than ever before! This album and its textual concept is not designed for discussing the existence of the virus or the pandemic, it’s an attempt to describe the social results of the long-time lockdown situation and other measures – in Germany and worldwide. And the question is, if this ultima ratio solution is proportional to the consequences of these policies, and if they possibly are more serious and wearing than ever expected?

(2018) Re|Flection

Re|Flection deals with personal experiences I’ve made in my life on the one hand, but on the other hand also with relevant topics in our today’s society. A personal reflection, without pointing a critical finger or an absolute claim to truth. Musically, Re|Flection is a mixture of progressive and classic rock elements, paired with some folky and often acoustically parts.

(2015) Tales From A Hidden Dream

in this case with a couple of meanings

• childhood dream (see pro|ject)
• compositions (in most cases at night, half asleeped composed in mind)
• contents (themes, that concern the author)