Season's Greetings
You lovely, lovely people!
Are you still here? I thought you finally deserved a sign of life. No, there’s no news, unfortunately. I just wanted to wish you Merry Christmas and a wonderful start to the New Year. But while I’m at it, I can also tell you a little bit about what’s going on here. Well, more like what’s not going on, actually.
Oh, this is Jin writing. Nice to meet you.
I wish I could announce something. But the truth is, we haven’t done any music together for at least six months. Writing that makes me feel kind of sad. Things become more real when you see them spelled out in black and white. But there’s no point in denying it. Our rehearsal room is covered in cobwebs and our instruments are gathering dust.
Why is that? There are two main reasons:
Firstly, we’ve lost our producer. Well, he’s still here, but not really. Hans hardly ever leaves his room anymore. All the fuss about his mum has really got to him. I think he also felt a little let down by us. Now he’s withdrawn completely. I know he’s making music. You can hear it when you go downstairs into the hallway. Just not with us. Getting along with people has never been easy for him. I understand that it’s more comfortable on his own. Or with AI. It doesn’t contradict him, doesn’t have its own opinion, just does what he wants. Will that make him happy in the long run? I doubt it. I would try to coax him out of his cave, but there’s also...
Reason No. 2: Our singer-songwriter is also indisposed. Don’t worry, C is fine. But Leo has disappeared. For real this time. No word from her in months. Cell phone isn’t working. We have no idea where she is or what she’s doing. You know that C and Leo are super close. I always found it fascinating how two such different people could be so attached to each other. The truth is, without Leo, C is only half there. Aimless, indifferent, and above all, totally uncreative. I tried to send him a few piano chords, but no response.
So that’s how things are with us. Not so great, I know. But better times will come again. Definitely.
Just so you don’t go completely empty-handed, I’ve recorded a piano version of “lɪbɛlən” as a little Christmas surprise for you. I hope it brightens up your holidays.
And now: Have a wonderful christmas time! Don’t argue too much with your family. Sprinkle love around and let yourself be sprinkled a little too. Use the quiet time to get in touch with your inner self and find what’s really important to you. Then start 2026 as a new person.
Big hugs!
Jin & The Holy Loneliness Collective