Very cool. Kinda reminds me of something off Kind of Blue or something!

Demo recording of "Acceptance" written by Bart van de Sande featuring:

Donald Simoen - Altsax
Bart van de Sande - Guitar
Andris Meinig - Bass
Andreas Kuhne - Drums

Acceptance

Recorded and performed live at studio dB (Berlin) in January 2025 ──✧₊∘

This dreamy exploration through the spacey galaxy of ambient soothingness in January marked the opening of a big year for @bernhardhollinger  
It was the last performance in Berlin before adventuring onto a 3-month long tour through Taiwan and Japan. Channeling the new year’s energy paired with winter melancholy and the excitement of his upcoming trip to Asia, Bernhard debuted new music; a dreamy symbiosis of soft sound sculptures and moving textures, combining the Octatrack and bass guitar in his unique way.

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Bernhard Hollinger Live at studio dB • January 2025

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“Major Heat feels like a negotiation between my body, mind and spirit of letting go and accepting that there is nothing else to do, except slowing down, seeking a cool spot, not to forget to drink plenty of water and surrender.” This is how Bernhard Hollinger @bernhardhollinger feels from “Major Heat” as he brings the 22th Orbitinging series – “listen when you are feeling the heat wave (e.g. on your headphones in a steamy commute, sweating in the streets, on your bike or at home through your speakers)”, he suggests.

“Let this be the soundtrack of the heat—mentally massaging you, exciting you, spacing you out, and capturing all those subtle moments along the way. Your body might feel disoriented and paralyzed under the burning sun, the relief when you finally find a cool spot to rest, the heavy humidity in the air. You can feel the water inside your body warming up as everything slows down—a contrast between excitement and stillness, where time begins to bend,” he adds.

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Bernhard Hollinger is a Berlin-based multi-layered musician, bass player, composer and producer whose work spans Improvised Music, Avantgarde, Neue Musik, Jazz, Ambient and Electronic Music. His debut album 1987 was released on Boomslang Records in April 2025. 

He also curates the experimental platform “Lo-Fi Playground”, and hosts the monthly radio show Space Lab Transmissions on 90mil Radio, which focuses on unusual formats, adventurous music, and improvising musicians from (but not limited to) the Berlin scene.

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Bernhard highlights Ulla’s “Chest of Drawers” (from the album Limitless Frame, released via Motion Ward) from his mix, “Ulla is one of my musical idols. Those abstract sound-sculptures, the play with contrast of dynamics and instruments and the flow of the music is something I have not heard before,” he says.

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Recently performing at his favorite Waking Life festival in Portugal for the first time and launching his Berlin event series, Bernhard is now looking forward to performing in August with his new project Denkyū Unlimited at the BezauBeatz Festival in Austria, and in September, joining artist Eduard Klena with a sound piece for their exhibition in Bratislava. He also has an upcoming ambient release, a winter tour, and a possible return to Taiwan in 2026.

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「大暑對我來說，像是一場身心靈之間的協商：放下、接受，除了放慢腳步、找個陰涼處、多喝水、然後臣服之外，別無他法。」這是 Bernhard Hollinger @bernhardhollinger 對「大暑」的感受，他同時也為Orbitinging系列帶來第 22 部混音作品 ——「建議在感受熱浪時聆聽（例如：在悶熱的通勤中戴著耳機、在街頭騎車流汗時、或在家用音響播放）」他說。

「讓其成為夏日配樂——它將按摩你的心、啟發你、讓你抽離，也將捕捉所有細微的片刻。當烈日灼身、濕氣沈重，身體可能感到癱瘓，而當你尋得一處可歇息的涼爽角落，那種釋放又是無比真實。你感受到體內的水正在升溫，一切都慢了下來——在興奮與靜默間形成對比，時間也開始扭曲」，他補充道。

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Bernhard Hollinger 是一位來自柏林、擁有多重身分的音樂人——貝斯手、作曲家與製作人，創作橫跨即興、前衛音樂、新音樂、爵士、氛圍與電子領域。他的首張專輯《1987》於 2025 年 4 月在 Boomslang Records 發行。他同時經營實驗性平台 Lo-Fi Playground，每月於 90mil Radio 主持《Space Lab Transmissions》節目，聚焦於非典型、冒險性的音樂，並邀請（不限於）柏林場景中的即興創作者。

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Bernhard特別從混音中挑選了 Ulla 的〈Chest of Drawers〉（收錄於由 Motion Ward 廠牌發行的專輯《Limitless Frame》）和我們分享：「Ulla 是我非常崇拜的音樂人。他抽象的聲音雕塑、對動態與樂器間對比的運用、以及整體的音樂流動，都是我從未聽過的。」

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近期Bernhard首度登上他最喜愛的葡萄牙 Waking Life 音樂祭演出，並在柏林開啟了他策畫的系列活動。接下來將在 8月於奧地利的 BezauBeatz Festival 與新計畫 Denkyū Unlimited 演出，並在 9 月與藝術家 Eduard Klena 合作，為其在斯洛伐克布拉提斯拉瓦的展覽創作聲音作品。他同時也準備著一張ambient新作、冬季巡演，以及計劃於 2026 年重返台灣演出。

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Major Heat 大暑 (DàShǔ)

It is the hottest solar term of the year, with blazing sun, heavy humidity, and frequent thunderstorms. During this time, digestive issues such as poor appetite and indigestion are common. A light, yin-nourishing diet—known as Qing Bu (gentle tonification)—is recommended. As the body’s yang energy reaches its annual high, this is also considered an ideal time for “treating winter illnesses in summer,” using seasonal warmth to expel lingering cold from the body.

暑氣至此而極，故名大暑，是一年中最炎熱的節氣，烈日高照、暑氣蒸騰，亦是雷陣雨頻繁的時期。此時易見脾胃受困、食慾不振及消化不良，故飲食宜清淡補陰，是為「清補」。大暑為全年陽氣最盛，亦是「冬病夏治」的好時機。

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