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Xenophilia is a turbulent album for these turbulent times.
The people of the world are being divided, displaced, misguided, misled.
War, greed and social injustice are driving people from their homes, causing fear and distress, spurring them into the unknown. The future looks bleak.
The media paints this picture, spraying us with horror, shock and awe. Every day we are confronted with problems of the world of a magnitude we cannot handle.
The world is moving too fast and many cannot keep up. The rise of the right, nationalist movements with followers hell bent on keeping strangers without, all the while ignoring the simple truth: we are one. We are all the same.
The big index fingers waving incessantly, correcting any who deviate from the correct opinion, oh so tolerant, yet intolerant to recognise: we are one. We are all the same.
Fear drives those who have nothing but their tradition, nation and flag.
Fear drives those who have everything and everything to lose. The future is bleak. If it is driven by fear.
Yet Xenophilia is not about fear. It is about progress. We must move forward and embrace the unknown. It is a chance to learn, to grow and to give.
In a brave new world there can be no fear. We cannot claim to know the truth and ban others from voicing their concern. We cannot continue to be divided, because deep down we cannot fail to accept: we are one. We are all the same.
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releases February 20, 2021
All songs by Vandemonian.
Drums: Alexander Benthin
Guitars, vocals and keys: Nick Braren
Bass: Ben Feddersen
Bass on Xenophilia by former member Alexander Steininger.
Cello by Fabian Josten.
Produced, recorded, and mixed by Nick Braren at Upaya Sound.
Initial live tracking at Soundhafen, Hamburg.
Mastered by Fabian Tormin at Plätlin Mastering, Hamburg.
Snowden soundbites on National Insecurity provided by acTVism Munich. actvism.org
Cover photo by Nina Magee. Design by Nick Braren.