"No Matter" is a song, showcasing the beautiful voice of Amanda Dieck and the otherworldly guitar of Nick Barker. "Friends" a ballad about friendship. The projects “ Atomic Picnic … a GIFT for you” and "Raven's Dance" have been in the works for a long time and we have thought it through over and over again. The music is composed and recorded, awesome guest musicians are on board and ready to rock. Since my hiatus from music in 1997, apparently a lot of material was still buried inside of me. Triggered by my former band mates’ reunion of “GIFT”, my dam broke. The result is a vast collection of songs. Topics range from traumatic events in human history (Atomic Picnic) to love songs to our respective spouses (Lay your head, Sinful) to tributes to our friends (Friends) to just plain and simple (well, not so simple) rock. The project evolved from a home studio to a truly international collaboration: Helmuth Treichel – California, USA/Augsburg, Germany: music, lyrics, vocals and everything else Herbert Heim – Augsburg, Germany: artwork and media Klaus Bader – Alicante, Spain: bass, sound, production Amanda Dieck - Campbell, California, USA: vocals Nick Barker - Guitar Tbd - keyboards provided by various musicians John Rezendes – California, USA: vocals recording Alan Mascarano - California, USA: video Georg Kettl - Photography Ulla Nortmann –Sardinia: never tiring critic and friend