I had developed a problem with aging but it didn’t involve wrinkles or varicose veins but a deep felt regret that I couldn’t maintain the level of hardcore that I was used to and that had become expected of me.
Although a part of me appreciated the respect that age had brought me and wished my hair would accelerate in it’s slightly tardy greying I mentally rebelled against the overcoming realisation that I no longer wanted to stay in a cold dark warehouse or up a drizzly mountain top for 3 days listening to hard and fast music with little or no sleep, with or without chemical assistance.

It was the 4th of May 2019 following 4 days non stop party. I was already exhausted before the party had begun following a heavy schedule touring with SP23 culminating in a 3 date weekend only to arive back in Berlin to prepare for the annual 4 day mega Maifest, which began on a Tuesday and finished at a unspecified time several days later.
Logically I should of played and gone to bed but caught up in the vibes and enjoying quality moments with friends I partied on …… It could only end in tears …..
Several days later I came round in our container the sound of the last systems running booming in my brain, a brain full of phrases and feelings I felt the need to express. Before even reaching full conciousness I searched for the nearest piece of paper and started manically scrawling lyrics onto the back of some stickers. It was a flow of semi conciousness directly onto the paper, a mixture of serious current issues and semi drunken confusion.

These words became the lyrics to “Reserve the Right” which would of become the title track of the album had some professional vocalists not come along to steal the show !