DiscoverArTEEtude: Unveiling the Spectrum of Art, Culture and Mind. West Cork´s Art and Culture Podcast by Detlef Schlich.#Arteetude 304 Schlich & Schlömer about WAW and the making of "The Niles Bittersweet Song". The episode ends — of course — with the full track.
#Arteetude 304 Schlich & Schlömer about WAW and the making of "The Niles Bittersweet Song". The episode ends — of course — with the full track.

#Arteetude 304 Schlich & Schlömer about WAW and the making of "The Niles Bittersweet Song". The episode ends — of course — with the full track.

Update: 2025-10-19
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In this episode of Arteetude, Detlef sits down with his WAW partner Dirk Schlömer for a raw and inspiring Zoom talk. Together, they open the curtain on The Niles Bittersweet Song: from its lyrical dream origins to the production layers shaped in Berlin and West Cork.

This isn’t just about music—it’s about friendship, process, and the long road of trial and error that led to their very first official single. Expect behind-the-scenes stories, reflections on their Pass the Hat Tour in Ireland, and candid thoughts on what it means to create authentic music in an age of instant streaming.


The Nile flows on—and so does WAW. 🌊🎶


The episode ends — of course — with the full track.

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Listen to the Song via Spotify Link "The Niles Bittersweet Song"


 

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The Niles Bittersweet Song flows between myth and memory — a meditation on life’s dual rhythm. Inspired by ancient stories of Hapi, the river god of renewal and destruction, the song follows Kamau, a man standing at the river’s edge, mourning what the waters give and take. Schlömer & Schlich blend haunting melody with lyrical storytelling, where loss and rebirth drift together like silt in the current.

lyrics

The Niles Bittersweet Song


Chorus


The Niles bittersweet song, sweet song

The Niles bittersweet song, sweet song


Verse 1


Kamau stands by the river, where the waters rise and swell

Recalling tales of Hapi, and the stories elders tell

Each year the floods bring life, a gift to the arid land

But in its embrace, a fate he hadn't planned


Chorus


The Nile is in his heart, the tears are in his eyes

The river's bittersweet song

Brings life and takes away, takes away


Verse 2


Kamau remembers laughter in fields of golden grain

But the river's gift one year, brought with it the pain

In its nurturing flood, his brother was swept away

A reminder of the river's price to pay


Chorus


The Nile is in his heart, the tears are in his eyes

The river's bittersweet song

Brings life and takes away, takes away


Bridge


Kamau feels the wind whispering across the flood

A dance of life and loss, in the river's mud

He knows the Nile's power, both cruel and kind

In its waters, the story of life entwined

Do you mind? Really? Do you really mind?


Verse 3


When Kamau watches the children playing by the shore

The cycle of life continues, as it has before


Chorus


The Nile is in his heart, the tears are in his eyes

The river's bittersweet song

Brings life and takes away, takes away


Outro


The Nile's bittersweet song

The Nile's bittersweet song

The Nile's bittersweet song

The Nile


Detlef Schlich is a rock musician, podcaster, visual artist, filmmaker, ritual designer, and media archaeologist based in West Cork. He is recognised for his seminal work, including a scholarly examination of the intersections between shamanism, art, and digital culture, and his acclaimed video installation, Transodin's Tragedy. He primarily works in performance, photography, painting, sound, installations, and film. In his work, he reflects on the human condition and uses the digital shaman's methodology as an alter ego to create artwork. His media archaeology is a conceptual and practical exercise in uncovering the unique aesthetic, cultural, and political aspects of media in culture.


WEBSITE LINKS


WAW Official YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/@WAWBand


"The Niles Bittersweet Song"


WAW Bandcamp

Silent Night

In a world shadowed by conflict and unrest, we, Dirk Schlömer & Detlef Schlich, felt compelled to reinterpret 'Silent Night' to reflect the complexities and contradictions of modern life.

https://studiomuskau.bandcamp.com/track/silent-night


Wild Atlantic Way

This results from a trip to West Cork, Ireland, where the beautiful Coastal "Wild Atlantic Way" reaches along the whole west coast!

https://studiomuskau.bandcamp.com/track/wild-atlantic-way


YOU TUBE

*Silent Night Reimagined* A Multilayered Avant-Garde Journey by WAW aka Dirk Schlömer & Detlef Schlich

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAbytLSfgCw


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Download here for free Detlef Schlich´s Essay about the Cause and Effect of Shamanism, Art and Digital Culture

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303749640_Shamanism_Art_and_Digital_Culture_Cause_and_Effect



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#Arteetude 304 Schlich & Schlömer about WAW and the making of "The Niles Bittersweet Song". The episode ends — of course — with the full track.

#Arteetude 304 Schlich & Schlömer about WAW and the making of "The Niles Bittersweet Song". The episode ends — of course — with the full track.

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