“When I came back to Germany
And I tried to
Hold all the investors together
They said to me
Well, how can you continue
Can you
Do you have the strength
Or the will
Or the enthusiasm
Or so
And I said
How can you ask this question
It is
If I abandon this project
I would be a man without dreams
And I don't want to live like that”
Welcome back to the Meaningwave Universe brothers and sisters! My name is Akira The Don - artist, wavelord, and architect of this aforementioned Meaningwave Universe. Today I'm excited and proud to bring you a brand new entry featuring a voice never-before-heard in that aforementioned Universe... Make some noise for the legendary Werner Herzog and the new instant classic,
…the song features a vocal sample taken for the famed 1982 documentary Burden of Dreams, which followed Herzog deep in the Peruvian Amazon as he attempted to shoot Fitzcarraldo, a film about a man obsessed with building an opera house in the jungle. The production of the film became Herzog's own obsession, and that catastrophic process itself a mythopoetic testament to the spirit of man.
...and, 44 years later, this song.
A MAN WITHOUT DREAMS is out now on all platforms!
You can watch the music video here.
MEANWHILE!
It’s BANDCAMP FRIDAY which means all proceeds go to Meaningwave, and it is thus the perfect day to cop all those amazing records you’ve been needing to add to your collection, and to support your favorite psychotechnology and the family that creates it...
THUSFORTH AND THEREAFTER!
Join us on Saturday night for a rare PARTY STREAM! Click the link and hit NOTIFY ME cos you wanna be notified when PARTY happens!
LOVE TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!
AKIRA THE DON
Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, March 2026
