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Hope Disrupted is an electronic project branching out into genres like dark ambient, techno, experimental noise, downtempo and post-punk.

News:

23.02.25

I'm restarting work on the William Burroughs project and am aiming to have it finished by the end of the year. The album features texts and vocals by William S. Burroughs courtesy of the Burroughs Estate, graphic score from John Cage, and music from Ariel Lorca, Robert Fripp (King Crimson), Ulrich Krieger (Lou Reed), Eberhard Kranemann (Kraftwerk), Susan Stenger (Nick Cave), Chuck Hammer (David Bowie), Mick Rossi (Philip Glass Ensemble), Jeff Zeigler (Kronos Quartet), and others. 

20.02.25

Plan of attack tomorrow in the studio is to start with a new batch of stems by Grimes, then bring in some other musical elements from my archives, and utilize Brian Eno's and Peter Schmidt's "Oblique Strategies" cards, and Noah Wall's "Grotesque Tables II" cards, which are anagrammatic reinventions of the original Oblique Strategies cards, to direct the flow of the decision making process. And then go on from there... 

02.02.25

Today I finished a new short film work titled: "Epigenetic Trauma Portrait No. 1".

The film is a collaboration between myself and Austrian-Irish painter Gottfried Helnwein. The work was shot by Cyril Helnwein and features performances by Gottfried and his granddaughter Croí (cree) Sequoia Helnwein. The film has music by Peter Hess of the Philip Glass Ensemble.

Gottfried is considered one of the world's leading painters and has provided artwork for the Rolling Stones, Rammstein, and collaborated with Marilyn Manson.

The short film work explores the phenomena of intergenerational epigenetic trauma, by which a chemical mark is painted on a gene as a response to the traumatic event, which changes the way the gene is read and expressed in the subsequent generation. The work also explores the capacity for art (in this case painting) as a catalyst for transformation and healing both on an individual and a societal level.

Bio:

My name is Paul Amlehn. I am an artist working in the mediums of literature, music, visual art, theater, opera, dance, performance art, and film.

My poetry, prose, and texts for theater and opera have been published in literary journals in 23 countries, including Exquisite Corpse, the California Quarterly, Poetry Salzburg Review, and Evergreen Review.

My paintings, photographs, music, and video art works have been exhibited throughout the world, including at Artist's Space, Luhring Augustine, the Chelsea Art Museum, and Tate Liverpool, and at festivals which include Art 42 Basel (with the Serpentine Gallery - curated by Julia Peyton-Jones and Hans Ulrich Obrist), documenta 14, and the 51st, 55th, 56th, 57th, 58th, and 60th Venice Biennales.

On my music projects I have collaborated with Robert Fripp (King Crimson), Ulrich Krieger (Lou Reed), Chuck Hammer (David Bowie), Jamie Saft (Iggy Pop), Susan Stenger (John Cale), Leo Abrahams (Brian Eno), Michael Blair (Tom Waits), David Van Tieghem (Laurie Anderson), Michael Johnson (Joy Division), Joe Gore (PJ Harvey), Terry Edwards (Tindersticks), Mick Rossi (Leonard Cohen), Jem Finer (The Pogues), Kate St John (Van Morrison), Mark Egan (Arcadia), Eberhard Kranemann (Kraftwerk), Reinier van Houdt (Current 93), Thomas Stern (Einsturzende Neubauten), Paul Barker (Ministry), Stephen Thrower (Coil), Jessica Stewart (Psychic TV), Colin Potter (Nurse With Wound), Ches Smith (Mr. Bungle), Stephen Mallinder (Cabaret Voltaire), Susan Alcorn, Suzanne Ciani, Keiron Melling (The Fall), Julia Kent (Antony and the Johnsons), Mick Harvey (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds), Laurent Petitgand (Wim Wenders), Jen Baker (Werner Herzog), Phil Minton (Matthew Barney), Jim Pugliese (New York City Ballet), John King (Merce Cunningham Dance Company), Robert Black (Bang on a Can All-Stars), Frank Cassara (Steve Reich and Musicians), William Winant (Terry Riley), Andy Findon (Michael Nyman Group), Andrew Sterman (Philip Glass Ensemble), Jeff Zeigler (Kronos Quartet), and many others.

On my film and video art projects I have collaborated with actors, actresses, singers, and dancers, including Philippe Nahon (Gaspar Noe), Artur Barciś (Krzysztof Kieślowski), Anne Louise Hassing (Lars von Trier), Kate Moran (Peter Greenaway), Kate Fisher (Robert Wilson), Elisa Lasowski (David Cronenberg), Pamela Flores (Alejandro Jodorowsky), Stefania Casini (Andy Warhol), and many others.

I am currently working on an album of music which has texts and vocals by William S. Burroughs, in cooperation with the Burroughs Estate. I am also presently working on an album of music which reimagines the work of John Cage, in cooperation with the John Cage Trust.

Cover art for my albums has been provided by painter Gerhard Richter and artist, musician, and filmmaker David Lynch.

At the end of 2024, I worked on several re-creation compositions which utilzed sonic elements from pre-existing songs by Brian Eno and David Byrne, Nine Inch Nails, and Grimes, from their albums "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts," Ghosts I-IV," and "Miss Anthropocene, combined with new music by myself and other musicians.

I recently completed a short film in collaboration with the painter Gottfried Helnwein.

I'm also working on a new music recording project. Musicians taking part in this project are: Josh Klinghoffer (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Klaus Voormann (John Lennon), Stan Harrison (Talking Heads), Ben Somers (Seal), Parker Kindred (Jeff Buckley), Jarboe (Swans), Ghazi Barakat (Pharoah Chromium), Rob Burns (David Gilmour), Imogen Davey (Trio Farben), Camille Mandoki, Nicholas Currie (Momus), Barry Andrews (Shriekback), Alexandra Merl (Alphaville), Chris Worsey (Radiohead), Peter Hess (Philip Glass Ensemble), and others.

Soli Deo gloria.

Welcome - It all started when I was 6 and studied musical school on the top of normal school. We learned classical music - notation, scales, chords, etc. By the age of ten, I got pretty good foundation of music theory, and I kept playing flute for next 5 years. 

But the real fun started at 13, when I purchased my first guitar, and then started composing within a year. I wrote many simple pop songs, punk songs, and some gospel, later on learned to play and compose very complicated riffs, licks, and many solo techniques, eventually landed in death metal band, where I played the lead guitar for 3 years. 
     
Of course, that is a long history now, and I gave up making music at 31. But roughly 11 years after that I came along to own my first Ipad, which happened to have Garageband app. And since then I slowly learn more and more tricks, and have now done over 2 hours of music, which you can hear for free on this page. 
     
Every song is an experiment itself, although I tend to be melodic, upbeat, and various. I'm still using diatonic scales and chords as main channel for composition, just as I learned in school as a little kid. Although some pentatonic scales now and then won't hurt, right? 
     
Here is how I see it about the music. The most basic and effective way to make the magic is the combination of good chord progression and good melody. So basically, brilliant cords, brilliant melody and how much they complement each other - that is the magic. And, of course, the structure that utilizes all that to the max. All the rest is just a gravy, (I mean, "just" a gravy) Don't get me wrong, the gravy can be very beautiful and  enjoyable, and most of my tracks so far are mostly gravy, but the proper meal should contain some meat, Know what I mean? My most "meaty" songs so far are probably Autumn Falls and Hint Of Tribecore. The biggest and dirtiest gravy so far would be probably Tribal Beginnings and Warning Immediate Noise. But you can judge that for yourself. 

Still, my main focus now increasingly becomes a sound modulation, and structures of song, because more I play with that tweaking of sound, more crazy sound I can hear. The goal here is pure magic and beauty distilled into nice 2-6 min. pieces. 
     
Also, a little disclaimer here. I don't do any vocals, mixes, remixes, or live pieces. All should be well thought through, electronic, and freshly new, and original. So enjoy listening and feel free to comment. I appreciate the feedback as it gives me more info and insight.
Peace.

I don't live for this life
I live for the legacy I'll leave behind

- Sex!❤️‍🔥 Ronnieslastday😭eViLSeX💜DeadboyRonnie💔 BadboyRonnie🖤Big Ron and my many other nicknames

Dadaistic music since 1904! 
Somehow I wanted to post my old, "chaotic" or fallen out of style recordings here, but within the last year I got the taste again and produce new stuff as Dr. Zwakkus.

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