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Chain Reaction

Coffee Beats Tea Any Day

Modular Synth, Microkorg XL, Volca Bass, Melodica and guitar

Milieu

Gone

Waiting Dub

Floating Islands

Road Trip Hop

WaterFilter

Live recording. 130 bpm, Modular Synthesizer, Micro Korg XL, Tape, Guitar, Loops, Drum Computer

Traces of human settlement

Traces Of Human Settlement

Slow dub techno, organ, modular synth, Loopstation, Kalimba, Microtape-Recorders. Live recording.

A Sunday afternoon on penguin island

A Sunday Afternoon On Penguin Island

Modular, generative patch, guitar loops, melodica. Live recording on tape.

Brumaire

Recently, at a flea market, I bought an old micro-cassette-recorder. It still contained the original tape of the last recording made 30 years before. Voice recordings of a railway engineer inspecting and controlling tracks somewhere in former GDR, shortly after the reunification. He recorded what needed to be done at certain parts of the route, the exact location and who accompanied him. Even though, this must have been daily working routine for him, I was immediately touched by his voice, the monotone enumerations and the sounds of the recorder being turned on and off. Considering the historical circumstances, this has a strangely melancholic atmosphere, which inspired me to turn this into music. 
With the tape having so much expressivity, I realized, the musical background has to be as unpretentious as possible. - I hope, I did it right. And I hope, the track I made from this, shows my respect for that man, who unknowingly spoke to me from the past.

The Spotlight Kid, November 2019

Microtape, Modular (crackling electricity and synth voice), guitar loops. Recorded live on tape.

'92 / '93 ( Tracks )

Hey everybody! Besides from all the music, that came into being this year, it wasn't the easiest one for me. However, I'm really looking forward to the next decade, that is about to begin in a few days. :-)
May it be filled with music and, hopefully, with peace..!
But for now: May the last days of 2019 be quiet and joyful for you all!
Thanks for listening and 'hear you all back' next year,
The Spotlight Kid

Live recording. String sound: modular generative patch. Guitar, loopstation.

Vanishing Light (Berlin, December '19)

Hello again - it's been some time since my last upload. Troubled times, we're living in... I hope you guys are all safe and sound considering the circumstances!
The last couple of months I was rehearsing a new, fairly longer track, which is ready to be uploaded soon, involving several parts and new modules. So stay tuned!
Meanwhile I visited @Goldkalb (check out his channel too!). We did this all-modular live-jam on his rig, where we tested out the possibilities of his new keystep pro. We didn't really care about the mix or anything, but we had lots of fun!!

modular live session 2020 (Goldkalb / The Spotlight Kid Collaboration)

Astronomers announced today possible evidence of life has been found in the atmosphere of Venus. This is the first serious hint to extraterrestrial life ever!
2020 - what a year...!

Modular Analog Synth / Volca Beats / Microkorg /Microtape Recorder / Melodica / Kalimba / Acoustic Guitar. Recorded and arranged in Ableton Life.

Signs Of Life Found On Venus

German performer, composer and producer of instrumental-electronic ambient soundscapes, using guitar, modular synthesizer, virtual analog hardware synthesizer, drum-machine, tape loops and other looping devices, field recordings and samples. Tracks mostly recorded live in one take or, respectively, live-takes are base of the production.
Genres:  Ambient, Downtempo, Dub, Alternative electronic music.

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