12beta
Iterations of various tracks arranged in Ableton Live 12 beta, utilizing generative MIDI effects and aliasing artifacts of Auto Shift in particular.
Dutch Electronic Masters VI
The series by The Cosmic Musical Connection continues with part six, another massive compilation of Dutch electronic music works by Brainvoyager, Skoulaman, Eagle Synth Music, and many others, myself included.
Teeming
Out now on Madah Sounds: “Teeming”, featuring remixes by Inzajeano and Marek Bartůněk.
“Immerse yourselves into the mesmerizing world of “Teeming,” the latest release by the talented Ohrwert, featuring enchanting remixes from Inzajeano and Marek Bartůněk. This EP invites listeners on a transformative journey through spaces that nurture spiritual ease and uplift the soul, transcending the ordinary and awakening the senses. “Teeming” showcases a rich tapestry of sound, guiding you to extraordinary places that often go unnoticed daily. It’s a celebration of the vibrant life surrounding us—a reminder to pause, appreciate, and rediscover the beauty in the world. Immerse yourself in this auditory experience and let the music take you on a journey of exploration and reflection.”
The Extragalactic Sessions Part 5
The Extragalactic Sessions is a series of recordings, sonically spiralling amidst the outer filaments of the universe in an attempt to escape the fluxus of life on Earth.
As distances between gravitationally unbound parts increase, it has almost been two lightyears since the previous extragalactic session. Time has arrived again to weave through sono-astrophysical meshes.
https://arjenschat.nl/album/the-extragalactic-sessions-part-5
Nühn Records Radio
Vinyl mix for Nühn Records Radio, hypnotic deep and dub techno from start to end.
“This is a journey between two worlds, the sound and the mind, the bassist element in all the set from Ohrwert declares pure groove volume to lose the mind, mental Techno is not another sound. When the fields crash into distorted pads and every track emerges with force after the equalizing entrance is more than dark music, it’s a mental man controlling a story on the most huge imagination voyage. Arjen knows the meaning of the Hypnotic sound in modern Techno music. This is another Nühn Records Radio Set. Try to connect to this set from the first minute and you will get stormed.”
Tracklist 01. Vromb — Episoscopie (Histoire De Camion) https://www.nuhnrecords.com/2024/08/ohrwert-dj-set-series-009-nuhn-records.html
02. Abdulla Rashim — Alem Maya 1
03. Basic Channel — Q-Loop (Full Length)
04. DeepChord — Electromagnetic Dowsing (The Final Step)
05. DeepChord — Electromagnetic Dowsing: The Lost D Side
06. Pacou — All It Takes (Mike Huckaby SYNTH Remix)
07. Nax_Acid — Kuroshio
08. Philus — Ionit
09. Raffaele Attanasio — From Shade To Stardom (Psyk Edit)
10. Ohrwert — Dynamik
11. Raffaele Attanasio — Non Tool
12. Paul St. Hilaire & René Löwe — Faith (Vox Mix)
Luftrum Wave Pack – Dub Techno Chords
Another wonderful project with Luftrum, this time a sample pack designed for hardware samplers and grooveboxes, but also compatible with any DAW. Crafted by Martin Stürtzer, Martin Nonstatic, Luftrum and myself.
“Introducing Dub Techno Chords by Luftrum. The pack contains 180 royalty-free dub techno stabs in WAV format. All samples are in minor keys, normalized to -4dB peak, labeled with key, and served in pristine 24-bit stereo. Each sample is handcrafted by Martin Nonstatic, Ohrwert, Martin Stürtzer and Luftrum.”
Moderately Sized Steps
It has been a while since the last Minute Of Arc release, even though this music was recorded between 2018 and 2022. Mostly with Renoise, as the cover indicates, but some of the processing was done in Logic. By far no giant steps, just moderately sized steps.
https://minuteofarc.bandcamp.com/album/moderately-sized-steps
Oneiron
Out now on all digital platforms and released by the Spanish Nühn Records: “Oneiron”. A hypnotic two-tracker, where “Morpheus” is a bit rougher around the edges than “Phobetor”, but both tracks retain their deep technoid foundation.
Madah Sounds Podcast
Vinyl mix for Madah Sounds.
“Let the water take everything.
In a realm where shadows reign supreme and whispers of the river haunt our dreams, resilience is an intangible yet profound concept. In the depths of darkness, it’s often found in the water, a symbol of life’s relentless flow, Swirling, consuming, with an undertow. Yet, within it, we glean a lesson of resilience and license as an ever-present theme.
In the village of the mind, where fears reside, resilience stands as a beacon and a guide. Through the tempest of doubt, it holds sway and Leads us through the darkest days.
When the waters rise and all seems lost, resilience emerges a steadfast frost, a force unyielding against the tide, And the ebb and flow of life’s relentless ride.
So let the water take everything it may; Resilience will endure, come what may; in its abstract embrace, we find our might, Guiding us through the darkest night.”
Tracklist 01. Gigi Masin & Rod Modell – Red Hair Girl At The Boat Stop
02. Pub – Summer
03. Studio Pankow – Heidelberger Platz
04. Miruga – Colder (Original Mix)
05. Tomas Rubeck – Cadence
06. Intrusion – A Gentle Embrace (Reduced)
07. Deepchord – Fargo
08. Substance & Vainqueur – Reverberation
09. Ridis – Is # 10
10. Rhythm & Sound- Trace
11. Echo Ltd. – Echologist
Dutch Electronic Masters V
The fifth installment of the Dutch Electronic Masters compilation is out now. A compilation of 51 works by both known and unknown Dutch electronic musicians, including Phrozenlight, Gert Emmens, Ron Boots, and many others, including myself.
Aˈkʷaː.ti.kus
This album started out as a spiritual successor of “Tracing Rays” (Wil-Ru Records, 2013), an album that was constructed using meticulous sound design and processing. A similar approach was used for “Aˈkʷaː.ti.kus”, but limited to one piece of equipment: a Nord Wave 2 performance synthesizer, processed with my digital audio workstation of choice, Renoise.
The track titles are in line with the aquatic album title, each of them representing a different zone in the ocean, in order of depth.
As the chords gently ripple through each track, the rhythms shift between various forms, deviating more often than not from traditional technoid drum patterns.
Recordings From A Dimly Lit Studio
Ohrwert presents “Recordings From A Dimly Lit Studio” by R¥S. An alter ego once thought of to use for tracks that felt different from my other bodies of work, but rarely used to release any music. The artist name is a play on my first name, phonetically spelled (r+yen = Arjen), and the initial of my last name.
Much thought went into the decision wether I should release it through Ohrwert or not. It is not dubby, and not particularly deep, but it does share some common grounds and sheds light on music I have been working on in parallel to dub techno, which would probably not see the light of day otherwise.
https://music.ohrwert.com/album/recordings-from-a-dimly-lit-studio