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.

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A NOTE ABOUT LOUDNESS

You might notice that our productions are quieter than a lot of other artists’ tracks on Soundcloud. Our productions are generally set with the peaks of the audio at their highest possible level. Same goes for the loud tracks from other artists on Soundcloud. So, why the difference in listening level? We both have our peaks maxed out however the loud tracks have all the quieter parts of the music turned up so the over-all level is quite a bit louder. But, in order to do this the depth of the range of levels is significantly reduced (sometimes referred to as dynamci range). Streaming media further distorts overly loud music, reducing quality and the potential for you to enjoy it. Our tracks are not loud and adhere to industry standard loudness levels that strike a balance between over-all loudness and maximizing "dynamic range" to provide the highest possible fidelity and prioritize your enjoyment of the music.

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My current musical project consists of composing music and tagging other artists, regardless of their genre. In recent years, I've discovered great talents, both professional and amateur, self-taught like myself. I also want to highlight musicians who stand out for their beautiful songs. Thank you to all my followers for believing in me, and I also appreciate the excellent music they create. Greetings to all! One more clarification about the musicians I follow: each author's music fills me with joy and is a source of energy for life!

Once the odd-duck of LA's late 80's rock underground, Lyford has more recently been heard creating electronic environments, having finally overdosed on Eno’s full catalog. Currently on a personal quest to reconcile the trippy synthedelia of Jean-Jacques Perry with pre-techno Kraftwerk.

In an alternate reality, Lyford cycles between guitar, keyboard, and vox duties in Psyattica, a "post-punk prog-pop psychedelic power trio" dedicated to fusing punk sensibilities with progressive chaotic time signatures and jazzy chromatic harmonics. Or not.

*Music Language is what my soul understands*


Hi, it's me. Markus Stadelmann, born in January 1965, Lucerne, Switzerland.


My first synt I bought at about the age of 20 (Yamaha DX-7).
No, I could not play the keys at all at that time. Since I came from electronics, I only liked to program it. After about two years I realized that I could play music with it, hahaha. I was strongly influenced by Jean Michele Jarre at that time.


Then in a sudden I played the synths in bands not knowing any musical notes. I still don't know them, but who cares ;-)
The last about 12 years I played the synths with the band "Wendigo" (www.wendigo.ch) whereby I also was one of the two leadsingers.
We called our style "Melodic Art Rock Pop". Our songs certainly were influenced by Marillion, Saga and such kind of stuff.



Because I changed my job in 2005 I had no longer timer to do any music at all.
Two weeks ago - meanwhile it's 2011 - I pushed the start knob of my old computer to do some tweaks on "I had a Love Dream Tonight".
It is the coolest hobby on earth and it will remain as my hobby. Actually, I still have no time for doing it...


Music was and is a important part of my life but that is only one part of life. I'm married with Esther and have to children. Philippe (1994) meanwhile uses half of my gear and makes some cool tunes himslef. Now, he is dreaming the dream of making money with music I buried long time ago... Noemi (1997), she loves singing.



Don't think about playing music. Just do it!


Reality architect, synth virtuoso, sound(((.)))hacker. Designs modular synthesizer toplogies [Transtempra], immersive sound systems [Mobius-Acoustics], and software sequencers [DSPaudio].  

Hi there, Welcome to my SoundCloud page. I am a huge fan of all music. , new discoveries and forgotten gems. i will also be show casing my roundup of standout material I discover on SoundCloud itself on my Facebook page.

I have had to create this page as you can only follow a certain amount of artists to follow per Soundcloud account. My main oage is here https://soundcloud.com/musicmashupmayhem.

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