Akasha

Akasha, an ethereal fluid imagined as pervading the cosmos.

A new cosmically themed album, blending analogue and digital synthesis to create a harmonious sonic journey through the universe.

https://arjenschat.nl/album/akasha

Qobar

One foggy dub techno track with two ambient versions.

Ge’ez ቆባረ (ḳobarä), meaning ‘darkness, blackness; fog, mist, dust’, comes from the root ق ب ر (q b r), meaning ‘bury’. It ‘buries’ the landscape and obscures the stars.

https://music.ohrwert.com/album/qobar

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.

https://arjenschat.nl/album/768

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.

https://arjenschat.nl/album/live-at-demmf-2025

12beta

Iterations of various tracks arranged in Ableton Live 12 beta, utilizing generative MIDI effects and aliasing artifacts of Auto Shift in particular.

https://minuteofarc.bandcamp.com/album/12beta

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.

https://thecosmicmusicalconnection.bandcamp.com/album/–4