The Thinking of the World Began Pounding in Our Ears the Moment We Hit Shore is a studio-constructed album developed as a project rather than a band.

Created by Florian TM Zeisig between 2022 and 2025, the record draws on sessions and material contributed by a small group of collaborators. Recordings were gathered across different contexts and brought together through an extended studio process, with writing, production, arrangement, and assembly treated as a continuous activity.

The album took shape gradually through selection, editing, and re-placement of material over time. Individual pieces were revisited, reshaped, and recontextualized until they formed a unified body of work.

Contributions to the project include work by Mari Rubio (More Eaze), Róisín Berkeley, Don Lyons, Cal Fish, K, Seán Being, and JQ. All tracks were produced, written, arranged, and mixed by Florian TM Zeisig, with co-songwriting contributions noted per track.

1. Say What You Want To
Mari Rubio (More Eaze) — vocals, guitars, pedal steel (co-songwriting)
Florian TM Zeisig — drums, guitars, solo guitar, synth, bass, backing vocals
Don Lyons — saxophone

2. Haze
Mari Rubio (More Eaze) — vocals, guitars, synth, field recording, FX loop (co-songwriting)
Florian TM Zeisig — bass, drums, guitars, keys, synth
Don Lyons — saxophone
Cal Fish - Tape fx

3. Moon
Mari Rubio (More Eaze) — vocals, OP-Z, violin (co-songwriting)
Florian TM Zeisig — guitars, drums, bass, strings
Cal Fish — tape effects

4. Walk Away
Róisín Berkeley — vocals, harp (co-songwriting)
Florian TM Zeisig — guitars, bass, strings, vocal FX, additional drums
Cal Fish — backing vocals, tape FX
K. Francis Messer— drums

5. Wish You Were
Róisín Berkeley — harp, vocals (co-songwriting)
Mari Rubio (More Eaze) — fuzz guitar, solo
Florian TM Zeisig — bass, guitar synthesizers, backing vocals
K. Francis Messer — drums

6. Forever
Mari Rubio (More Eaze) — vocals, pedal steel, synth (co-songwriting)
Florian TM Zeisig — percussion, additional drums, bass, guitars, backing vocals (co-songwriting)
K. Francis Messer — drums
Cal Fish — flute, tape loop
Don Lyons — saxophone

7. Let the Tears Roll
Mari Rubio (More Eaze) — vocals, violin (co-songwriting)
Florian TM Zeisig — guitar, bass, MS-20

8. Maybe
Mari Rubio (More Eaze) — vocals, pedal steel, 12string guitar
Florian TM Zeisig — bass, synth

9.. Voice Memo
Mari Rubio (More Eaze) — vocals, violin (co-songwriting)
JQ — guitar, drums
Florian TM Zeisig — guitars, bass, drums, sampler, FX

10. Take 4
Florian TM Zeisig — guitars, bass, synths, MS-20, drums
K. Francis Messer — additional drums
Don Lyons — saxophone

11. World Loop
Mari Rubio (More Eaze) — pedal steel
Florian TM Zeisig — guitar, bass
Róisín Berkeley — harp
Cal Fish — flute
Don Lyons — saxophone

12. Who Is This?
Cal Fish — flute, tapes, FX
Seán Being — keys
Mari Rubio (More Eaze) — pedal steel
Florian TM Zeisig — sampler

Mastering: Mathieu Savenay
Design & Typography: Felix Sandvoss