Every moment is of a unique beauty when keeping our eyes and ears wide open. Finally after almost four years, a new liveset is uploaded from the incredible montsomnia festival in switzerland. After having flattened some curves of the automation, Marcel (you can call him the second half of Geplantes Nichtstun) did some mastering adjustment to optimize the 90 minutes for your speakers or earphones. Originally played on function one, during some lovely rainless moments with even decent sunrays. Enjoy!

Tracklist (all tracks composed by Geplantes Nichtstun)
00:00 - Intro, unreleased
05:23 - Kapsel, released on Amselcom
10:38 - Traumwelten Edit, released on Soundcloud
17:35 - Unreleased
22:08 - Spagat, released on heimlich
27:54 - Dyade, released on Amselcom
33:00 - Derivat, released on Amselcom
38:55 - Remember me, released on heimlich
44:53 - Unreleased
49:38 - Opak (Montsomnia edit)
56:21 - Unreleased, together with Nikosh
61:29 - In Between Remix (original by Daniel Imhof)
65:20 - Gwächtenhorn Remix (original by Johans Brav)
71:15 - Unreleased
77:35 - Astavakra Remix (original by Sadhu Sensi)
82:46 - Gelincik Remix (original by Santi & Tugce)
89:00 - Goodbye and Hello to Ninze

Montsomnia Liveset - Juli 2021

Commit random acts of kindness in a form of beauty. <3<3<3

Music wasn't
until it became
A place and space
to play

2025:
29.5. private, around Bern
1.8. private, around Water
8.8.-10.8. 3000 Grad Festival
10.10. Berlin
25.10. Kauz, Zürich

Releases on: Amselcom, Akumandra, LOKD, Serafin Audio Imprints, Monada,  Kollektiv Liebe, Souq Records, Echoes from Venus, Kybele, Katahaifisch, Heimlich Musik, Schall und Lauch, Shango Records, Downtempo Love, Organica Records, Kamai, Fine Beatz

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Since the first release in 2018 Geplantes Nichtstun has put out nearly 50 tracks, now peaking with the second EP on Serafin Audio. Through Amselcom - a big hug to Andreas - the tunes finally reached a large crowd, while enabling me to work with all kinds of labels, DJs and musicians. Not to forget my second half Marcel Schneider, who is still doing the mixdown for all tracks due to unfathomable resonance in his primary studio, which is still the bedroom. 

Geplantes Nichtstun - German for „planned idleness“- was not conceived as an entity transmitting sound far and wide. It was established around 2006 for a then new electronic project. Most people call the artist just „Geplantes“, not knowing his face, which tends to engender fun moments. During the period of success, the avoidance-oriented artistname had a strong impact on the artist itself. Or maybe. He likes neither planes nor social media and keeps producing as a passionate, creative hobby. Whereas big or regular bookings were never part of the story, the very many encounters with wonderful people always were. The beauty of it is how the music has always been the link enabling these invaluable encounters.

Inspired by a lot of downtempo artists like Wide Awake, El Buho, Xique-Xique and others, the music is quite complexly melodic, mostly somewhat dark, and yet very embracing. Developing his style towards "Slowtrance" and in other directions. Geplantes Nichtstun remains open to collaboration in a broader artistic sense, trying to evolve 3D-sound, producing scores for short films, planning still to release a dozen tracks under a pseudonym. And showing up to clubs once in a while.