The music of cryptic scenery is not exactly danceable for most of the time... still, here is a remix of a track from "Isolation & Surveillance" which might be just that, along with being hopefully hypnotic. And a bit of fun, for a change.

Probably not suited to your listening needs if you prefer to listen to the Ambient/Drone side of cryptic scenery exclusively.

Pharmaceutical Industry (CDN Remix)

This is a 2024 edit of the final track from cryptic scenery's 2023 album "Imaginary Cities III". Another haunting, deserted city atmosphere. The full version is available on Bandcamp (see link).  

Tenth Imaginary City (2024 Edit)

This is the title track from the new cryptic scenery album, the second in 2025. Going far, far back to 1998 and even performed a few times by former band line-ups of cryptic scenery, this song finally sees something amounting to a 'proper' release. A brooding track, with many atmospheric elements but also strong electronic beats.

Villa Weary

Taken from the album "Isolation & Surveillance". Music, lyric, performance, production and recording by Christian H. Sötemann. 

Dead People On The Motorway

The single mix of a track from the upcoming cryptic scenery album "Isolation & Surveillance" - available as a digital release on Bandcamp and CDBaby.

Pharmaceutical Industry (Single Mix)

Interstate

From the album "Isolation & Surveillance" (2015).

Isolation & Surveillance

The Iron Pole

This track is from the album oceanic feeling and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/crypticscenery2

Music and lyrics by Christian H. Sötemann.

Oceanic Feeling

This track was featured on the 3-CD edition of the 2009 compilation "Take Refuge In Pleasure - The Songs of Roxy Music Revisited" on Burning Sky Records.

Words and music by Bryan Ferry.

Vocals, Keyboards, Guitars, Programming - Christian H. Sötemann.

Mastering - Steve Turnidge.

Executive Producer - Alan Heaton.

If There Is Something (Roxy Music cover)

From the album "Being - three sections -", released in 2011.

Recorded in the Bürgerpark in Pankow, Berlin.

Music and arrangement by Christian H. Sötemann.

The piece consists of long periods of silence; twice, a note occurs, indicating the presence, the being there of the piece - the structure is:

7 bars of silence - two bars of E -7 bars of silence, two bars of E - silence until the performer decides to stop.

The sonic ambience (tape hiss or surrounding noises) may occur as given in that moment of performance.

More information on the track at:

http://www.cryptic-scenery.de/cryptic_scenery/being.html


Being (2011 version)

From the CD-R EP "Seven Bars Of Silence" (2006).

Music, words and performance by Christian H. Sötemann.

Seven Bars Of Silence

From the album "Four Crescent Figures" (2002).

Music, words & production by Christian H. Sötemann.

CD-R

From the CD-R "The SInging Machine" (2003).

Music and recording by Christian H. Sötemann.

Warm Current In Cold Air

From the album "Ontic" (2003).

Music, words and performance by Christian H. Sötemann.

Loose Conception Of Greenland

From the album "Simrishamn" (2004).

Music and performance by Christian H. Sötemann.

A Lonely Walk Across the Beach (In Late Afternoon Sunlight)

From the album "Behind The Gates" (2003, but recorded in 1995).

Docklands

Another rerecorded track from the "Waves Never Cease" album. Originally part of the "Oceanic Feeling" album from 1999.

Music, words & performance by Christian H. Sötemann.

Waves Never Cease (Oceanic Feeling 2019)

The Chill (2019 recording)

The final track from cryptic scenery's "Stazione Termini" album, released in June 2020. 

The album is available for free download at:
http://crypticscenery.bandcamp.com/album/stazione-termini

Islington

A track influenced by the Cold War, from the album "Stazione Termini", released in 2020. The album is available for free download at:

http://crypticscenery.bandcamp.com/album/stazione-termini

TCW (47/89)

Edited version of the track from the album "Tragic Monochrome" (2011).

Music and production by Christian H. Sötemann

Tragic Monochrome (Edit)

cryptic scenery is the main musical outlet of the German musician Christian H. Sötemann, founded in 1994.

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