Sketchbook #32

Sketchbook #34

The INSCT has been released!

The video for INSCT has been on the box since late 2010 and has by now hit the 100.000 views mark on Vimeo. It has also been screened at many film- & animation festivals and got several nominations and awards - with no end in sight.

Now, I found it is time to set the INSCT free and let it fly right to your sound system. What a strange thought: You're a honeybee in the italian dolomites - then this guy comes by with a microphone, records you working your ass off to gather some sweet honey, takes those sounds home to germany, cranks it through some 0s and 1s and finally spreads the result all over the planet. 

Thank you honeybee! If somebody will buy the song, I'll buy myself some of your honey!


Get INSCT on http://skyence.bandcamp.com

Skyence - INSCT

taken from THE REPTILIAN MIND - out now: https://skyence.bandcamp.com/album/the-reptilian-mind

Mixed by Jochen Mader
Mastered by Andreas "Lupo" Lubich @ Loop-O Mastering Berlin

Cover photo by Ien Yamasaki
SKYENCE logotype by Klaas Twietmeyer

THE REPTILIAN MIND

Take Time

SKYENCE - Rays (feat. LIOBA)

The "PNR Dubstep Sessions Vol.1 & 2" were released via PN Records in 2007/2008 and gained great success and response all over the dubstep scene. 

This "Dubstep Sessions" release gathers all of my contributions to this great series in form of 5 tracks, reaching from smooth and deep spheres (Deep Secrets) to harsh snares & basslines (Alien). 

As a little bonus, I also put "Concrete" in there, a deep and rough tune that's supposed to be a snapshot of the hamburg harbour in a rainy night. 

NAME YOUR PRICE AND DOWNLOAD IT ON http://skyence.bandcamp.com

Enjoy!

Skyence - Deep Secrets

BURY ME tells a story about the power of words, how hurtful they can be and ultimately how cautious we should use them in our everyday conversations. the neverending process of becoming a better communicator, especially towards your loved ones.  



Bury Me

"Rogue State" is the first single off the forthcoming album "Exist / Coexist", which will be out 2025-05-29 on Bandcamp and all major streaming platforms.

Thank you all for the support!

Rogue State

Exist / Coexist will be out May 29th.
https://skyence.bandcamp.com/album/exist-coexist

"Schism" by TOOL has been one of my favorite pieces of music since I heard it the first time back when their album "Lateralus" came out in 2001. I was 17 at the time and TOOL's music resonated so much with my young self. It was mysterious, complicated yet flowing and it held so many details (some I still discover today).

My first attempt to create a re-interpretation of "Schism" started over a decade ago. Since then I made countless attempts, but I never felt that what I came up with did remotely any justice to the original. It wasn't until 2023 when I figured that it was okay for me to stick more to the original and that I wouldn't have to re-invent the wheel to pay homage to it. Even after so many failed attempts I still felt the urge to make my own version work. So I concentrated more on distilling the mood of the song and pick parts that I felt I could re-arrange to something that wouldn't need to be an 8-minute opus of a song.

As a main instrument I wanted to use my piano and make a real intimate recording of the basic chords to lead through the verses. I also decided that I want the piano to stay un-tuned for the recordings to keep these slightly drifting overtones. I recorded temporary vocals myself to have a guide for the overall arrangement. What pushed the instrumental to the next level was when Rabea started recording the cello lines I composed. I also asked her to feel free to add weird sounds, bends and bow-plays wherever she sees some space for it. What I got back was a great collection of stems to play with - little details that create this wonderful depth in the final song.

The last step of recording was vocals and I think I had to listen to the instrumental over 100 times to finally nail who I wanted to sing on it - but then it was absolutely clear that Laila Nysten was the spot-on choice to achieve the airy, angel-like vibe I was aiming for. Laila is a super talented singer and instrumentalist and she was part of the string quartets on my previous album Two Windows.

I'm super grateful for all the talented people that help me bring my ideas to reality. It was my first attempt on a cover and it bulked up a lot of weight over the years, but with how it turned out, I'm finally able to let go of it.

Schism

Skyence - Progress

STOKE005 Skyence

Release date: 13/05/2010

1. Skyence - Millions Of Miles Original Mix
2. Skyence - String Theory
3. Skyence - Millions Of Miles The Next Remix

Stoke Audio's Nr. 5 contains 3 beautiful Wonk & Dubstep tracks by Skyence from Hamburg / Germany. Millions Of Miles lets you dive through a glitchy sound ambience with smart reece parts and a nice combination of chords and tight drums. String Theory is an impressive and dreamy Wonk tune with lovely synth sounds and a funky bassline you can't resist! Last but not least, The Next's Millions Of Miles Dubstep Remix is the perfect supplement for the whole release. .



“Deep Tracks with nice textures! I like!”
Robot Koch (Jahcoozi / bPitch Control / Robots Don't Sleep)

“Skyence kills it once again with his typical digital sound designs. the structures and sessions are definitely forward thinkin city music…massive EP!”
Swede:Art (Tokyo Dawn Records)

"Right between Techno and what they call Dubstep these days, Skyence manages to inject the little bit of Hip Hop that makes his EP so damn fresh."
Swift (Error Broadcast)

The German producer has been on my radar for a long time now, and his output is consistently excellent. This release proves no different. His work is crystal clear, fusing serene bleeps and tight beats round a mutating bassline in “Millions Of Miles” – with The Next’s remix providing a more uptempo version with extra goodness. “String Theory” is a marginally more blissed out affair, but with some great beat-work and a real groove to get yourself stuck in.
DFRNT (Echodub / Sitting Ovation)

“Wow ! Dark and sexy, love the subtility !”
BunZer0 (SUB FM / bunzer0.blogspot.com) :




Skyence - String Theory (Snippet)

REPOST IF YOU <3 IT.

The first version of DARK SKIES dates back to late 2012, so it has been sleeping on the hard drive for a while now but it never got lost. The song was written by the wonderful Esther Adam as an acoustic guitar version and it was great fun flipping it around.

Enjoy.


SKYENCE x ESTHER ADAM - DARK SKIES

SOMETIMES I FORGET
Upside down, is how it seems to be
is how I seem to see now

Inside out, I'll come undone,
it's getting cold, but you've just begun...

(Produced in Cubase / Lyrics&Vocals by Tanvi Rao of SulkStation / www.sulkstation.com)

02 Sometimes I Forget (feat. Tanvi Rao)

"Enceladus" is the brandnew EP by HECQ, which got it's name from a collab track between Hecq and myself. I can honestly say, that I absolutely LOVE the outcome of this collaboration.

The flipside is covered with a lot of square bass from HECQs tune Instahead, finalized by two remixes by Mobthrow and the Knight Riderz. Lovely stuff!


You may grab the vinyl here:
http://www.adnoiseam.net/store/hecq-enceladus_p3312.html

Digital here:
http://www.adnoiseam.net/store/hecq-enceladus_p3311.html


More Info:
http://www.adnoiseam.net/adn149

Hecq & Skyence - Enceladus

► Spotify: http://sptfy.com/1oeP 
► Apple Music: https://itun.es/de/rou0ib
► Bandcamp: http://store.modularfield.net/album/untrodden-soil

OFFICIAL VIDEO: https://youtu.be/aKWj9tVSdjM

"White Lips" is the first single taken from the album "Untrodden Soil", released on Modularfield Records April 21.

www.mdt10.modularfield.com

SKYENCE Type Design: Klaas Twietmeyer
Mastered by 15Hz Mastering

Untrodden Soil

White Lips (feat. Davud)

Release Page: mdt10.modularfield.com

Untrodden Soil is the debut release by Skyence on Modularfield. Here showing his brought talent beside his creations for movies and featured films. Join the Hamburg resident on a journey through unexplored acoustic landscapes. Shifting between rich atmospheres and crystal clear sound layers, creating cinematic soundscapes enhanced with brilliant vocal performances by Gatwick and Davud.

1. White Lips feat. Davud
2. To and Fro
3. CNTRL feat. Gatwick
4. Convection Zone
5. Fabric of Time
6. Forms and Shapes (Interlude)
7. Polaroid
8. Sleeper
9. Untrodden Soil

RELEASE DATE: April 21

Get the single "White Lips" here:
► Spotify: http://sptfy.com/1oeP 
► Apple Music: http://itun.es/de/rou0ib
► Bandcamp: http://store.modularfield.net/album/untrodden-soil

OFFICIAL VIDEO: http://youtu.be/aKWj9tVSdjM

Untrodden Soil - Preview Mix [Out April 21]

► Spotify: http://sptfy.com/1oeP 
► Apple Music: https://itun.es/de/rou0ib
► Bandcamp: http://store.modularfield.net/album/untrodden-soil

"CNTRL", taken from the album "Untrodden Soil" out on Modularfield Records.


www.mdt10.modularfield.com

CNTRL (feat. Gatwick)

Skyence - Concrete

Skyence - Hatred

After the great response to the first Triberg EP on Hiperbole Records, it’s now time for a different view of it. Six different remixers from all over the globe showcase their talents on the Triberg remix EP. Six totally different directions of moods & grooves.

Skyence, the Hamburg-based beat Connoisseur gives Amess a wonderful deep sounding place in the Dubstep universe with his next-level production skills.



Triberg - Amess (Skyence Remix)

Get it free on: http://site.echodub.co.uk/2009/08/echo002-echodub-loves-volume-01-free-compilation/

Skyence - Precious Time

The "Stuck In Time" EP features four original Skyence tunes and for the title track the Hamburg located producer joined forces with the lovely Tanvi Rao of Sulk Station from Bangalore/India. Her beautiful voice takes this electronic ballad to a whole new level of melancholia and deepness.

Backed with an arpeggiated journey to space (Scars), a wonky clapper called "Not Me" and the drained in sub "Talk", this EP provides insight into the various facets of the Skyence universe.

Grab it from Bandcamp:
http://skyence.bandcamp.com/album/stuck-in-time


01 Scars

03 Stuck In Time (feat. Tanvi Rao)

Another little sketch that will propably never pass the 3 min mark. But maybe it doesnt have to...

Skyence - Chemosynthesis

This is a glimpse of what's coming:
Upcoming label "edged" have released Hecq's 10 minute ambient remix masterpiece of my forthcoming track "Pain Call" which will be part of the "Azoic Zone EP".

You may purchase this remix on the edged BandCamp:
http://edged.bandcamp.com/album/edg001-pain-call-hecqs-weary-heart-remix


Also, check their website:
www.edgedmusic.com



More info on the EP soon!

SKYENCE

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