I’m excited to spend this morning in a company of a new name to my ears in this constantly evolving, vibrant music scene. Although Chronos is officially a sophomore full-length album for this self-taught pianist, Johann Pätzold [his first was a record titled Minds out on Timezone in 2011], it is the first time I am presented with his stunning music, courtesy of InFiné. This Rostok-based (northern Germany) multi-instrumentalist and producer’s discography includes a few more self-released EPs and two more for the imprint, Monumentum (2017) and Odesea (2018), including compositions for Dior fashion shows and HBO programmes. But today I’m listening to Chronos, and premiering “Nothing Lost Yet” from this upcoming album, out on April 23rd. The piece, nearly halfway through the album, is a texture-rich cinematic journey, balancing elements of modern classical composition with an electronica momentum of the progression arc – if you listen closely you can hear influences of Trentemøller, Apparat, and Jon Hopkins in the mix. “Wide open spaces are filled with elegiac strings and reverberating electronic percussion, fine-tuned to the millisecond: everything is in the right place, making for a listening experience that is ultimately musical storytelling.” The background of the album is built on the composer’s real experience with the Syrian refugee crisis, musical activism, and the eventual nervous breakdown – all of which is left unspoken, yet still heard…

"Another track that had to be put on hold for a year because of covid-19. Whilst fine tuning the album I had to leave France in a hurry before the border closed, to get back to my home in Rostock, Germany. We then asked our InFiné label mate (Thomas) Toh Imago if he could build us some beats. His work improved the track and gave it a whole new polish. I’m so lucky that so many people helped me to get this album finished during the pandemic."
— Johann Pätzold

he record is available as a digital, 12″ black vinyl, and a striking all-red compact disc. A quick head nod to a beautiful and memorable album cover by Alice Sfintesco​. This is a winner for InFiné!

Chronos

Nothing Lost Yet

TRACK PREMIERE : Secret Of Elements - Nothing Lost Yet

'Dance, Aurora' is from the album 'Music to an unborn film'. More information here: http://bit.ly/TcoJCq

Petur Jonsson | Dance, Aurora

Nils Frahm & Anne Müller live at Radialsystem on 14 December, 2013. In the frame of "The Intention", a multimedia production conceived by the innovative London based performance collective Neon Dance.

Special thanks to Carlo Grippa and Terence Goodchild for the amazing sound.
Recorded at Radialsystem, Berlin.
Published with permission of the artists.

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Nils Frahm & Anne Müller - The Intention @ UM:LAUT - Live Snippet 2

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Benjamin Gustafsson - Empathy

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Empathy

Immense collection of sixty orchestral tracks set in frozen and glacial environments, covering a wide range of moods, intensities, and focuses, and serving as the perfect companion for documentaries and any other content set in Arctic or glacial regions. Whether for playful moments on the ice, majestic views of icy panoramas, adventurous expeditions among glaciers, or capturing the beauty of wildlife in extreme cold, this album provides a vast array of soundscapes to bring frozen worlds to life, helping to shape narratives, enhance visuals, and capture the many sides of the planet's coldest realms.

Ice Prison

Taken from Kostas Maskalides’ ninth studio album Soundscapes, For Every Lost Hope blends ambient textures with subtle experimental layers, creating an atmosphere that feels both immersive and deeply emotional.

Carefully sculpted sound design and expressive detail invite listeners into a world where calmness meets intensity, harmony flows into chaos, and every note carries meaning.

Soundscape

For Every Lost Hope

Atrem-Shadow Land-Sanctum Ceremony

Vocals - Tanya Batt
Rhodes Piano, Electronics - Harnes Kretzer
Piano, Electronics - Niklas Paschburg

Produced & mixed by
Harnes Kretzer & Niklas Paschburg

Mastered by
Timothy Fairless

Artwork Image by
Christopher Stoneman

Design by
Melanie Kurhan

Mechanitis (Feat. Tanya Batt)

Second track from the 2016 album Eyes to the Height.

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Holloways

Audio Recording from Nils Frahm's concert in Funkhaus Berlin on Jan. 25th, 2018. Recorded with a Mobile Phone, sorry for the low quality.

Nils Frahm - Human Range+Forever Changeless - Live @ Funkhaus Berlin

Tom Hodge & Franz Kirmann pair up once more to work on a gorgeous soundtrack for a documentary about the most popular musical star in Tunisian history. Being a work about a man and his music, the choice for a film score is carefully made, not just by the composers, but by the producers who chose to invite Hodge and Kirmann into their very personal work - British-Tunisian filmmaker Claire Belhassine’s feature The Man Behind The Microphone revolves around her discovery in her 30s that it is her grandfather, Heidi Jouini, who is a worshipped superstar in her home country, known as the "Frank Sinatra of Tunisia". Headphone Commute, in partnership with 1631 Recordings, on which this OST will be released, is proud to premiere the opening track.

The Man Behind The Microphone OST

TRACK PREMIERE : Tom Hodge & Franz Kirmann - The Man Behind The Microphone Part 1

UM:LAUT is a live platform for artists and labels availing themselves of various musical traditions, realising ambitious and unique projects regardless of genre boundaries. The series' focus lies on the experimental range between classical and electronic instrumentation, composition and improvisation, club and concert hall. Considering itself an open stage for cooperations between artists of different disciplines, UM:LAUT aims to present music in dialogue with other art forms – music giving impulses to film, video, photography, installation, dance and performance.