After putting out the "Touching Ground E.P." I was not sure where CREAMVIII should go. As indicated by the name changes, the solo project cream8 had become the band CREAMVIII after (!) the recording of THE EMERALD TOUCH. Demands were high to put together something for live performances, as Zillo Magazine had promised us to feature us on the next Zillo Festival. Which did not happen. Anyway. Sascha Lecher, who had helped me with his guitar, decided to leave his band and join me. We auditioned some bass players, out of which Jochen Autschbach was the one we personally liked the most and who was technically the best. We did some crazy shows in crazy clubs, and these are the things old men are reminiscent of quietly and joyfully. To me, basically, gothic music was going nowhere, and cream8 had done it's duty. But being together with Sascha and Jochen was a joy, and they were very gifted musicians. Well. This is how we came up with the decidedly undecided "Touching Groun...