Big shout out to Mari Kattman for writing lyrics and adding her beautiful voice to my track, thank you so much, Mari!

Lyrics and vocals by Mari Kattman 
(Don´t miss the music by her band "Day Twelve": https://soundcloud.com/day-twelve )

My heart is severed
and my body’s bruised
I walk upright
to maintain altitude

The gods smile, with a black grin
they curl one finger 
around my waist to begin

my neck is tattered
like a rag doll
my ankles weak from supporting
an inevitable fall

You see me screaming
you just look away
like a note ringing out 
clearly trapped in a cage
ultimate fate of decay 

A threat to keep whats hidden, hidden
under enormous weight, GOD forbidden
out of the line of fate

a threat to strangulate
I could interfere

Voice Sample "Motion Detected" : freeicecream12@gmail.com / www.freesound.org

ZEITFAKTOR feat. Mari Kattman - Perpetuum Mobile (Vocal Version)

I´m very very happy about my collaborations with Mari, the wonderful singer of the band "Day Twelve" (http://soundcloud.com/day-twelve). After our great collab on "Perpetuum Mobile" (https://soundcloud.com/zeitfaktor/perpetuum-mobile-vocal) we decided to work together on this track and I´m really happy and proud about the result. Thanks so much, Mari!
Lyrics and vocals by Mari Kattman

Cascades of shapes
Illuminate your face
Breaking lines and walls
The battles of the human race

Resist control
Escape what you already know
Innocent and bold, 
you’re so
Let the universe control 
your fate

So let go or be dragged
So let go or be dragged

The secret of knowing whats inside
is observing life 
on the outside 
the hum 
the pulse of a live wire
Resides
Resides in all of life
We see things born and then die
But a rush of them still comes from 
somewhere

The hum of live wire

Cover Art: www.pixabay.com

ZEITFAKTOR feat. Mari Kattman - Sunrise (Vocal Version)

Out on Bandcamp: Rise And Fall EP
https://zeitfaktor.bandcamp.com

Rise And Fall

Out on Bandcamp: https://zeitfaktor.bandcamp.com

Rise And Fall EP

The Riddle

Rise And Fall EP out on Bandcamp: https://zeitfaktor.bandcamp.com

Sanctuary

A very special song for me, wonderful collab with Mari Kattman!
Lyrics and vocals: Mari Kattman (http://soundcloud.com/day-twelve)
There is also another version of this song with additional accoustic guitar played by Flohbold on my cloud: http://soundcloud.com/zeitfaktor/echoes-of-the-past-guitar

I search the ground
and walk the sky
And you alone are the magnetic
pull of the tide
A silver cord
keeps me here
My heart burns alive
Your soul so covered by circumstance
it can barely see the outside

Your restless soul
so restless so
Will you ever see whats in front of you now

Your restless soul
so restless so
It’s just me and you we’re woven through 

Your restless soul
so restless so
Just a little tear at the bottom of a well

Your restless soul
so restless so
Will you ever see whats in front of you now.

Artwork: LobosStudio Hamburg /www.pixabay.com (Under Public Domain Licence)

ZEITFAKTOR feat. Mari Kattman - Echoes Of The Past (Piano Version)

Very beautiful piano part by Dirk, I heard it yesterday evening and couldn´t resist to add some sounds to it, hope you´ll like it!

Piano part composed and recorded by Dirk Maassen (https://soundcloud.com/ascoltadi)
Arranged and mixed by ZEITFAKTOR

Artwork: http://pixabay.com/de/nachmittag-sonne-wald-landschaft-209915 (under Public Domain License)

Dirk Maassen - East (ZEITFAKTOR Arrangement)

Wonderful collab with my wife again, it´s our interpretation of a german poem from the 19th century. And it´s the first time I used the Clavia Stage2 on one of my tracks here, very exciting.

Hermann Allmers (1821 - 1902): Feldeinsamkeit

Ich ruhe still im hohen grünen Gras
Und sende lange meinen Blick nach oben,
Von Grillen rings umschwirrt ohn Unterlaß,
Von Himmelsbläue wundersam umwoben.

Und schöne weiße Wolken ziehn dahin
Durchs tiefe Blau, wie schöne stille Träume;
Mir ist, als ob ich längst gestorben bin
Und ziehe selig mit durch ew'ge Räume.

Hermann Allmers: Field Solitude (free translation by Henry Phillips Jr.)

I rest me midst the tall, green wavy grass,
And gaze for hours on the deep-blue sky;
The crickets whir around me as they pass,
The domes celestial o'er my fancies lie.

White clouds of beauty rare the scene drift o'er,
Like stilly dreams, obscuring heaven's face;
Me seems that I have died long years before,
And as a tranquil spirit glide through space.

Cover Art: http://pixabay.com/de/baum-feld-kornfeld-natur-247122 (under Public Domain License, thanks a lot to the author)

ZEITFAKTOR - Solitude

I just recorded while pressing some keys on the piano, unedited one-take recording but I decided to share it with you :)
Cover Art: http://pixabay.com/de/himmel-blau-wolke-tr%C3%BCbe-219769 (Public Domain License)

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ZEITFAKTOR - Circling Skies

Lost And Found

I made some experiments with a new piano sound and different delays and reverbs and programmed new synth sounds for it. It´s the fourth track of my "Electronic Soundscapes EP" which is available on Bandcamp: https://zeitfaktor.bandcamp.com/album/electronic-soundscapes-ep . Thank you so much for listening! :)
Cover Art: http://pixabay.com/de/burg-mittelalter-sublime-enorme-223776  (Public Domain License)

ZEITFAKTOR - Past Glory

A wonderful piano piece again by Dirk Maassen. Was so enjoyable to work with, thanks a lot for this opportunity, Dirk! I added some ambient sounds, electronics and percussion, I hope you´ll like it!
Piano and artwork by Dirk Maassen (https://soundcloud.com/ascoltadi) (https://soundcloud.com/dirk-maassen-official)

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Dirk Maassen - Open (ZEITFAKTOR Remix)

This is my very first collaboration with my son who composed this very beautiful piano piece for my last birthday. Was such a joy to record it (and he allowed me to add some synth sounds)

Cyril - Memories (ZEITFAKTOR Interpretation)

I started to compose this track with a little improvised piano motif and added some strings, bass and a bell from the Clavia Nord. Thanks so much for listening, I hope you´ll enjoy! 

Cover Art: http://pixabay.com/de/wasser-tropf-tropfen-blau-makro-90781 (Public Domain License)

ZEITFAKTOR - Silence

Recorded and mixed by ZEITFAKTOR 2024
Cover Art: Pexels.com
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhkytHmYD8o
Download track (free download or name your price):
https://zeitfaktor.bandcamp.com/track/convergence

Convergence

This is my submission for the TPC Four Chord Challenge 2014. Piano Cloud members were asked  to compose a new piece of music using only the chords G minor, D minor, Eb major and F major (in that order). It´s my first try to record and mix the sound of my stage piano, I hope you´ll like it. 

Cover Art: http://pixabay.com/de/allein-see-ufer-denken-stehen-480474 (Public Domain License), thanks a lot to the author!

ZEITFAKTOR - Reflections

Wonderful collab with Berlin based producer NOC (https://soundcloud.com/noc_berlin , really fantastic music on his cloud!)

Piano, strings and choir sound by NOC
All other synths and percussions by me

Original track: https://soundcloud.com/noc_berlin/sets/moment-of-loneliness-free-dl (open collab!)

NOC feat. ZEITFAKTOR - Moment Of Loneliness

A new piano piece I recorded yesterday, I hope you´ll enjoy! :)

Cover art: http://pixabay.com/de/himmel-wolken-landschaften-blau-264778 (under Public Domain License)

ZEITFAKTOR - Tides

What a gift! A few days ago I received amazingly beautiful vocals from my alltime favorite vocal artist Mari Kattman to my track "Silence". It was such a pleasure again to work with her and I proudly present the vocal version of the track. I hope you´ll enjoy it as much as I do :)
Definetely check out Mari´s music projects:
https://soundcloud.com/mari-and-the-ghost
https://soundcloud.com/druidelectro
https://soundcloud.com/day-twelve

Cover art: www.pixabay.com (under Public Domain License)

ZEITFAKTOR feat. Mari Kattman  - Silence (Vocal version)

My remix for the last album by Mari Kattman´s project "Day Twelve". Have a listen, share and donate! :) http://daytwelve.bandcamp.com
Such an honor to be part of this! 
Mari´s other project: https://soundcloud.com/druidelectro

(c) Mari Kattman, Day Twelve


Day Twelve - Sky Punch (ZEITFAKTOR Remix)

Album track by track 1: This is the introduction of my brandnew album "Signals" which is released on Bandcamp: http://zeitfaktor.bandcamp.com/album/signals 
It is a donation based release, you can pay whatever you want or download it for free.

Thanks so much to my wife Bianca for the wonderful cover picture!
Vocal sample by Alien XXX: freesound.org/people/AlienXXX/sounds/249983 under CC Attribution License

Signals

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Signals (Remaster) (Album out on http://zeitfaktor.bandcamp.com)

"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light." (Aristotle Onassis)
Album track by track 2: "Escape" is based on a Minimoog bass arp and an industrial beat. Album out on http://zeitfaktor.bandcamp.com/album/signals (Name your price or download for free)
Cover picture: Bianca Ramona

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Escape (Album out on http://zeitfaktor.bandcamp.com)

Album track by track 3: "Spaces" was the first release from my new album "Signals" (Out on http://zeitfaktor.bandcamp.com/album/signals , name your price or download for free).

 I started to compose this track with the drums and added some "jarresque" arpeggiator parts to it, enjoy! :)

Cover picture: Bianca Ramona

Spaces (Album Master) (Album out on http://zeitfaktor.bandcamp.com)

Album track by track 7: "If" is a piano solo track, just my Stage2 and me, enjoy! :)

Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fxfNquzBqQ

You can download the track on http://zeitfaktor.bandcamp.com/album/signals (Name your price or download for free)

Cover art: https://pixabay.com/de/california-sonnenuntergang-1751455 (Pubilc Domain License)

If (Album out on http://zeitfaktor.bandcamp.com)

New neoclassical piano improvisation with some string arrangement, enjoy!

Einst

This track is a kind of tribute to the band "In The Nursery", one of my favorite bands and biggest inspirations for many years now (it´s not a cover but I composed it in line with the spirit of their music) Thank you for listening!
Cover art: www.pixabay.de
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Homeward

My new single "Ritual"
Download: https://zeitfaktor.bandcamp.com/track/ritual

Ritual

Song Of The Sea

All original parts by NoC (https://soundcloud.com/noc_berlin)
Additional sounds and arrangement by me

Images: Pixabay

NoC - Shimmering Photons (ZEITFAKTOR Remix)

Recorded as part of a concert live at Kreuzkirche Viersen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcGT9yRSrc0

Sound and Light: Ministry Of Light Veranstaltungstechnik
Photo: Frank Hülsmann

Rise And Fall (Ambient Version) (Live)

ZEITFAKTOR is an electronic music project from Düsseldorf/Germany. His musical journey began over 20 years ago when he began his training as a classical musician. In his music he combines influences of the electronic music of the 1980s and 1990s with neo-classical elements and minimal music. He re-launched the project ZEITFAKTOR in 2012.  His music reflects the breadth of his influences: neo-classical piano lines combined with electronic sounds of different styles, poetry and images.
 He is the winner of the Schallwelle Prize for Electronic Music in the category “Neuling 2018.”

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