Thomas Wildelau – drummer of Hamburg, Germany-based sludge metal outfit High Fighter – has launched a new solo project, WDNHF, with a video for the track Future Sign, taken from his upcoming album, Consideration, due out on September 21st.
You can watch the video for Future Sign here:
Thomas Wildelau says the following about the single and the upcoming album:
“It’s about taking responsibility for oneself, but also, equally, for one’s role within their environment. ‘Signin’ The End: Future.’ and ‘Sign: In The End Future.’ are the two lines from the song that aren’t necessarily noticed when spoken. There are people who have their own lives in their hands, can guide them well, and stand firmly on the ground. And there are people who do not have their lives in their own hands. In the broadest sense, this relates to concepts such as fate, respect, responsibility, perspective, and ultimately to our society – seeing oneself as part of a greater whole.
As a graphic designer, I naturally also engage with the topic of AI. The video for ‘Future Sign’ from the album ‚Consideration‘ was created with the help of AI. Here too, the keywords mentioned serve as indicators of the future relationship between myself as a human and the ideas I visually realize through AI.
The origin of ‚Consideration‘ — as with so many of us — goes back to the pandemic and its lockdowns in early 2020, a time that opened the door to other pursuits,“ Wildelau reveals. “During this period, I returned to my family home, partly because my mother, who had lived there for most of her life, suddenly fell seriously ill and passed away a year later.
With plenty of time, a new setting surrounded by nature, countless memories of this place, and a sense of new responsibility, I began making music. I wasn’t following any particular genre, nor did I have the plan of writing a full album. It wasn’t until 2022 that the desire arose to develop my collected ideas into something more complete. At the same time, I set myself the goal of arranging, writing, and recording the entire album on my own. The only exception is the guitar solo on ‚Time Holes‘, which didn’t come from me. Since I never set deadlines for myself, and no one else had expectations of me, the album was allowed to take its time. It simply came into being.”
Tracklist:
- 1. Foggy Air
- 2. Put Something In Its True Light Pt. 1
- 3. Old Knots
- 4. Time Holes
- 5. Future Sign
- 6. Put Something In Its True Light Pt. 2
- 7. Autumn Leaves (Leafs)
- 8. The Procedure
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