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Music, which in principle prefers harmonious sound as a means of resolving any ("over"-) tension to the any targeted application of many and even the newest techniques and which considers any proximity to the listener - whilst maintaining at the same time highly autonomous - as legitimation of artistic expression.  [...] There are no taboos existent for me and no fundamentalist orders or prohibitions for the use of certain musical materials in the context of a long since expired "avant-garde". Based on this assumption, I still find an infinite number of musical way to express myself in. What then takes shape - be it of a musical or generally artistic expression - depends on the current condition of human consciousness and the general development of society. Here I agree with Renoir, who is quoted as follows: "There are so many unpleasant things in the world, why should I deal with it. I would rather concern myself with the finer things of life, with nature and its inherent mind."

Paul Engel 1994