EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A RELIEF VALVE, WAY OUT, A PLACE TO ESCAPE TO. FOR ME, IT IS A SONG: FAILURE TURNED INTO TRIUMPH, UNSPOKED WORDS MADE REAL.

OUR GREAT ESCAPE WAS BORN OUT OF A NEED TO WRITE, TO LET SOMETHING OUT. THE ENSEMBLE OF THESE SONGS IS CALLED INFINITY WARS. IT IS BOTH A DIARY AND A COLLAGE OF ALL THE THINGS AND INFLUENCES THAT HAVE HAD A DEEP AND A LONG-LASTING IMPACT ON ME, LIKE THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS USUALLY HAVE - IN GOOD AND IN BAD. THE FIRST PART OF THE DIARY WILL BE RELEASED IN A FORM OF AN EP IN 2024.

I'VE BELONGED TO MUSIC PERHAPS EVER SINCE AS A CHILD I HEARD SOUND OF SILENCE BY SIMON & GARFUNKEL. BORN IN 1990 I WAS ALSO INFLUENCED BY THE SOUND OF THE 90S; DARK POP TONES AND MELANHOLIC VOCAL MELODIES. AT THE SAME TIME THERE WAS A LOVE FOR THE 80S ROCK GUITAR.

MUSIC IS A RESOURCE, A FORCE OF NATURE. MUSIC IS ABSOLUTION. I HAVE TRIED TO BANISH INCIDENTS, PEOPLE AND THINGS I CAN'T GET OUT OF MY HEAD INTO THESE SONGS. YOU CAN'T UNDONE WHAT'S DONE, OR TAKE BACK WHAT'S BEEN SAID, BUT PERHAPS THINGS CAN BE GIVEN A NEW FORM, NEW STORY AND A NEW TRUTH; ONE THAT WOULD BE EASIER TO CARRY ALONG.OUR GREAT ESCAPE IS A ONE MAN ROCK BAND, A PERSONAL GETAWAY VEHICLE. IT IS A ONE MAN'S DREAM TO BREAK FREE FROM EVERYTHING ORDINARY AND FROM THE PAST.

AT THE SAME TIME OUR GREAT ESCAPE IS AN OPEN INVITATION FOR ALL THE LIKE-MINDED TO JOIN THE GREAT ESCAPE ONLY MUSIC CAN OFFER. I HAVE WRITTEN THESE SONGS FOR MYSELF, BECAUSE I HAVEN'T KNOWN WHAT ELSE TO DO. STILL, IF THEY HELP YOU ON YOUR WAY OR TAKE YOU AWAY EVEN FOR A MOMENT, I'M HAPPY. THESE SONGS CONTAIN STORIES, FLOW OF THOUGHT AND DELIBERATION ABOUT THOSE SIMPLE, YET SOMETIMES IMSURMOUNTABLE THINGS MANY OF US WRESTLE WITH SOME PART ALONG THE WAY. IF YOU FIND A PIECE OF YOUR OWN LIFE OR SOMETHING TO IDENTIFY AND TO GRASP ON, I'M HAPPY.

THE STORY OF OUR GREAT ESCAPE STARTED IN 2021. AT THE MOMENT, OUR GREAT ESCAPE IS IN A PROCESS TO RELEASE AN EP AND IS LOOKING FOR A COLLABORATOR TO RELEASE ITS DEBUT ALBUM INFINITY WARS. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN TAKING A PART ON THIS JOURNEY AS A RECORD LABEL, PRODUCER, DISTRIBUTOR, MUSICIAN, LISTENER OR IN ANY OTHER WAY, PLEASE TAKE CONTACT.

JOIN THE GREAT ESCAPE!

-M

MISSION STATEMENT!!!

Music to you who:

wants to dig inside the drawer

thinks music should pass a feeling

finds comfort in melancholy

is interested in everyday stories

has the need for escapism

still loves the guitar

wants to give music your own interpretation

feels for the melody

doesn't care for labels

IS JUST LIKE YOU!

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