Just a quick warning, once you get passed the (intended) vinyl noise and cheesy instrument, you'll find some genuine BioStorm drum and bass! The whole track is a small story in total again...a journey of sound, many ingredients and variations. 

The concept was basically: make some happy uplifting drum and bass. Decided to start with a known pattern, but using different instruments in the percussion though. Also wanted to blend in some vocals, since I had already written the "lyrics". No singer around, so decided to go vocoder on that mother! :]

Spent quite some time extending, improving and cleaning it. So my production motto of "monthly discipline" is down to a "quiet quarter" instead. But hey, at least we're having fun right?! Hope you'll dig what I've tried to do here.

Take Me Higher

Staytus: Redefining the Sound of Modern Industrial Music

Musician. Artist. Producer. These words are often overused, but Staytus— the musical alter-ego of recording visionary Sam Grundemann—embodies all three in a way that defies convention. With each release, she pushes the boundaries of sound, emotion, and storytelling, crafting immersive sonic landscapes that captivate and unsettle.

Her latest single, “Suburban Gothic”, the second track in her series, takes inspiration from Matthew Gray Gubler’s cult-classic horror films. Produced by Matt McJunkins (A Perfect Circle, Puscifer), the song blends electro-industrial and nu-metal elements with Twisted Frames eerie, deeply personal lyrics about paranoia, fear, and confronting the past. “Suburban Gothic” follows “68 Kill”, an unapologetically raw track that explored emotional manipulation and reclaiming one’s power, further showcasing Staytus’ unfiltered approach to songwriting.

Before launching the Twisted Frames series, Staytus gained attention with “Can You Hear Me?”, produced by Sean Beavan (Nine Inch Nails, Slayer), which tackled themes of isolation and inner turmoil. She continues to build momentum following her 2022 debut Disease of the Mind and her sophomore album Wasteland of Broken Hearts.

At the intersection of cutting-edge production and raw emotional storytelling, Staytus transforms trauma, heartbreak, and resilience into sound—offering an intense, non-neurotypical perspective that speaks to a generation navigating darkness and self-discovery. With her boundary-pushing vision and fearless sonic experimentation, Staytus is carving out a space as one of the most compelling voices in modern industrial music.

BioStorm is always inspired by the old and the new styles around him. Ever since hearing the first 303 acid dripping tracks in 1988, he travelled through time via house, techno, trance, hardcore, drum and bass, dubstep, hiphop and pop. At the age of 18 was selling his moped to buy a sampler instead the right move because. Because decades later he's still at it, working from The Netherlands, which is an actual country in Western Europa :) His philosophy is: electronic dance music DOES have a soul and comes in many forms. BioStorm is not about one style, but one universal language.

The electrician, whose real name is Carl Stahl, is known to experiment with his sound and doesn’t stick to one genre. You can feel the intensity of the music in every beat of every track he produce that always receives a stamp of approval from it’s listeners. Carl, an all round studio junkie with a taste for tripped-out old skool electricfunk, disco and rough-edged underground. He knows exactly which buttons to press to make that bass jiggle up your spine. TEXT: Bnfmusic.com