768
“768” is a conceptual album where chordal phrases iterate over 768 bars, with small stochastic variations. The length was set to 768 bars so the loop has enough iterations to induce a trance-like experience, but can be turned off whenever the listener is saturated with the sound.
Luftrum Wave Pack 04 – Dub Techno Chords Vol. 2
The second part of the sample pack project with Luftrum is available now: a dub techno sample pack designed for hardware samplers and grooveboxes, but also compatible with any DAW.
https://www.luftrum.com/dub-techno-sample-pack/
“This second volume expands the palette with 198 new and royalty-free dub techno loops and one-shot samples in pristine 24-bit audio. All samples are in minor keys, normalized to -4dB peak, clearly labeled with key and crafted with precision and warmth by Martin Nonstatic, Ohrwert, Martin Stürtzer, Gustav Sandstedt and Luftrum.”
Check out the demo track by Martin Stürtzer below, using only samples from Dub Techno Chords Vol. 2.
Live At DEMMF 2025
Last month, I performed at Dutch Electronic Masters Music Festival. This recording is my first official live album, though all the performed tracks have been previously released on different albums and compilations. The tracks are cut for seamless playback, but the download includes a continuous mix as well.
Tracks cut for seamless playback.
Complect
An extended play on the origins of my inspiration for Ohrwert back in 2006: clicks, cuts, chords and swirling echoes.
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.