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Laniakea and Hoving met through a community of music producers in the Southwestern German city of Stuttgart, where they are both based. During the pandemic, they started to make music together and found that their respective musical backgrounds complemented each other in an interesting way. Laniakea’s synth soundscapes and beats blend seamlessly with Hoving’s ethereal guitar melodies and drones, creating a laid-back sonic tapestry that is both expansive and intricate. 

The resulting debut EP “Here, Breathe This Liquid” is a genre-fusing collection of 5 tracks which resonate emotionally with listeners – especially ones who are into a deep listening experience, but also long-time genre fans looking for a fresh perspective on Ambient and Post-Rock music.

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Here, Breathe This Liquid (with Laniakea)

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This first EP "A Primer on the Properties of Air" serves as a musical introduction to Hoving, mimicking the atmospheric changes of differing altitudes and offering a journey through wide soundscapes and uncanny valleys. All four tracks were produced without the use of a computer and recorded live, partially in his home studio, but also on trains.

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A Primer on the Properties of Air

The Indigo Recordings EP

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Recorded in 1 sitting at Indigo Hotels // Alexanderplatz, Berlin, Germany

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Downtempo producer @Laniakeasound's electronic soundscapes and beats blend seamlessly with Ambient Post-Rock artist @Hoving’s ethereal guitar melodies and drones, creating a sonic tapestry that is both expansive and intricate.

Downstream (with Laniakea)

Opaque (with Laniakea)

Cascade (with Laniakea)

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Downtempo producer @Laniakeasound's electronic soundscapes and beats blend seamlessly with Ambient Post-Rock artist @Hoving’s ethereal guitar melodies and drones, creating a sonic tapestry that is both expansive and intricate.

Liquid Viridian (with Laniakea)

“Onward” marks my second endeavor into crescendocore territories. Even though it begins as an ambient guitar piece with minimal electronic elements, it builds up into a powerful post-rock climax with a reverberated shoegaze guitar washing through it before gradually slowing down again. It serves as the A-side to “Upward” and together they form “Onward And Upward”.

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Onward And Upward

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Onward

"Upward" is a post-rock track at heart. However, it is not bound to the genre's tropes: It slowly and gradually crescendos, layer by layer, from an ambient soundscape and electric beats into a full blown almost shoegazy sound with overdriven guitar and drums. This way, it evokes a sense of hope, a new beginning after tough times, hence its name.

Hoving's Socials: https://linktr.ee/hoving

Onward & Upward

Upward

Thank you @jyocho_jp for the opportunity to do a remix of your track 惜春 (Lament the Passing of Spring)!
It is my interpretation of a song by one of my absolute favorite bands - an ambient post-rock rendition of their excellent work.

#remixJYOCHO #copyJYOCHO

My remix is not commercialized or monetized.
All rights remain with JYOCHO and No Big Deal Records/Nippon Columbia.

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JYOCHOさん、「惜春」のリミックスを担当させていただきありがとうございます！
これは私の絶対的なお気に入りバンドの曲の私なりの解釈で、彼らの素晴らしい作品をアンビエントなポストロックで表現したものです。

私のリミックスは商品化も収益化もされていません。
すべての権利はJYOCHOとNo Big Deal Records/日本コロムビアにあります。

JYOCHO - 惜春 (Lament the Passing of Spring) [Hoving Remix]

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This is my very first track. I hope you enjoy listening! 
If you do, like and share as you please :)

Breathable

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My second track is trying to explore the downtempo side of ambient music. It was produced and recorded entirely on Teenage Engineering's OP-1.
Thanks for listening and feel free to express your feelings about the track by liking, sharing and critiquing. 

Tachypnea

This track was produced and recorded in its entirety with a Teenage Engineering OP-1 on a train ride from Stuttgart to Berlin.

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Barometric

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An attempt in granular synthesis and ....jazz? Yeah no, it's still ambient music.

I hope you enjoy it at least a bit and if you do, feel free to share far and wide! :)

Recorded live using a Bastl Microgranny 2.5, a Novation Circuit, a Teenage Engineering OP-1, a Korg Monotron Delay and Meng Qi's Little Karp.

Elastic Scattering

My inspiration for this song was the landscape where it was produced; the Swedish coast. That's where I sat down with a Teenage Engineering OP-1 and a Hokema Kalimba and started recording the waves washing up against the shore. I added a somber but relaxing Kalimba melody and finished the track up with synth lines and beats. The end result is an ambient/downtempo composition produced and recorded entirely without the use of a computer in the Scandinavian outdoors.

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Swash Motion

This is my first ambient live set. Everything you hear comes from a Novation Circuit, a Teenage Engineering OP-1 and a Korg Monotron Delay.
A few of the tracks are unreleased.
Enjoy :)

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The performance video is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72TddIwn9T8

IG: www.instagram.com/hoving.wav
FB: www.facebook.com/hovingr

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Live Set @Ambient Garden 2019

This is an ambient / downtempo live composition. Ralph Pambor and Hoving made use of synths, grooveboxes and the electric guitar to come up with what you hear. The whole track was recorded live in one sitting.

You can find more here: https://linktr.ee/hoving

Mastering by Aldo M.

Some background info on the title and inspiration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS1ibDImAYU

Kessler Syndrome (with Ralph Pambor)

Produced on a Novation Circuit in Sweden in 2018.
Recorded with a Novation Circuit and a Korg Monotron Delay into a Teenage Engineering OP-1 in Iceland in 2019.

Subsequent Cycles is a split EP by Berlin based sci-fi ambient producer EMME and Stuttgart based ambient and downtempo producer Hoving. The tracks were mastered by Copilco Productions in Berlin.

www.emmemoises.com

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www.copilco-productions.com

Atrial Fibrillation

Tycho Magnetic Anomaly

A live set for the art opening of Artwalk Stuttgart at Cafe YOYO on 25 July 2020. I had the opportunity to perform in front of the fantastic works of Daniel Kilgus and Rosa.

It was the first time I (also) performed with a guitar and I played a lot of unreleased and improvised material.
Please disregard the few times I messed up - first time playing this setup live 🙃

Gear/instruments used include:
- Electric guitar and pedalboard
- Keith McMillan K-Mix
- Teenage Engineering OP-1
- Novation Circuit
- KORG NTS-1
- KORG Monotron
- Bastl Instruments SoftPop
- iPad running Tardigrain and ROLI NOISE
- ROLI Lightblock
- Hokema Kalimba
- LeafAudio Microphonic Soundbox
- Neunaber Immerse MkII
- Recorded through the K-Mix using Ableton Live 10 on a Surface Laptop

If you have any questions or inquiries, don't hesitate to contact me via hovingmusic@gmail.com or my social profiles at https://linktr.ee/hoving

Thanks for listening!

Live Set at ArtWalk x YOYO // Stuttgart // 25 July 2020

Improvisational Live Session recorded during InterGenre #1 at KULTUR KIOSK Stuttgart.

Friedrich Hensen (@friedrich.hensen): Nord Stage Piano, Vocals
Adam Marullo (@marulloadam): Drums
Thomas Kiefer (@hoving): Guitar, Synthesizers

Cover photo: @dominique__brewing
KULTUR KIOSK: https://fb.com/kulturkiosk.stuttgart

InterGenre #1 // Friedrich Hensen x Adam Mellert x Hoving // KULTUR KIOSK Stuttgart // 2 Aug 2020

Playing on the stairs of Stuttgart's Stadtpalais has been a dream for me since its reopening. It's one of my favorite places in the city and I thoroughly enjoyed playing my second live set there.

Gear/instruments used include:
- Electric guitar and pedalboard
- Keith McMillan K-Mix
- Teenage Engineering OP-1
- Novation Circuit
- KORG NTS-1
- KORG Monotron
- Bastl Instruments SoftPop
- iPad running Tardigrain and ROLI NOISE
- ROLI Lightblock
- Hokema Kalimba
- LeafAudio Microphonic Soundbox
- Neunaber Immerse MkII
- Recorded through the K-Mix using Ableton Live 10 on a Surface Laptop

If you have any questions or inquiries, don't hesitate to contact me via hovingmusic@gmail.com or my social profiles at linktr.ee/hoving

Thanks for listening!
-Thomas

Live Set at Stuttgart am Meer // Stadtpalais // 8 Aug 2020

I played a 2-note-chord into an EHX Freeze and thusly created a basic drone sound. 
Afterwards, I set my guitar aside.
Everything you hear is coming from my pedalboard and its components, no other sound sources. 
1 stereo track in Ableton, compressor and EQ.

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Multiplicity Of Infection // an ambient pedalboard meditation

Unedited (mastered only) recording from Zionskirche church in Berlin. 
Thanks to everyone who showed up or watched the livestream. This was really something special 🌌✨

https://ausklangmusic.com

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Hoving x Ausklang // Zionskirche Berlin // 3 Sept 2020

Improvisational live session recording featuring Joscha on vibraphone and Hoving on ambient guitar.

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The Great Oxidation Event (with Joscha)

Produced on a plane from Frankfurt to Reykjavik, which lends the background drone sound.
Finalized and recorded in the Icelandic cityscape and wilderness.
Everything was made on a Teenage Engineering OP-1.

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