Kraut Sounds

“Ionised Air” is a preview of the new album “Atmospheric Imbalances” by Kraut Sounds and Velo Di Nebbia. It will be released in late June by Edition DWI as digital download and limited-edition CD.

After a long break, Kraut Sounds returns with ‘Resonance’. A new album that reflects the turmoil of today's world. The ten tracks oscillate between solid and ultra-deep grooves, noisy imbalances, crooked dub sounds and wicked Kraut electronic experiments. Conviction and confidence, that's it. Tracklist: 1. Resonance / 2. Spiral Dub / 3. Half-Light / 4. Flow / 5. Sol / 6. Frames / 7. Hold / 8. Vortex / 9. G Dub / 10. Vega Written and produced by Kraut Sounds Recorded between Jan and Sept 2025 Digital download and limited edition CD @ https://krautsounds.bandcamp.com/album/resonance Release Day: November 28, 2025 Büro für Erdrotation Spin 043

"Distance" is a four-track EP that deals thematically with gradual alienation, silent contemplation and geographical isolation. The cover photo was taken at a remote location in Iceland and fits perfectly with the minimalistic soundscapes of this EP. Tracklist: 1. For So Long / 2. The Inner Exile / 3. Stars Don't Make Noise / 4. Blind Spots Written and produced by Kraut Sounds Recorded Jan and May 2025 Cover photo: Ralf Pfitzner Download @ https://krautsounds.bandcamp.com/album/distance Release date: June 8, 2025 Drone Works International DWI 53

Title track of the next album, to be released soon

Here is the 50th release of Drone Works International: "Drone Signals" by Kraut Sounds with the support of the Munich Drone Connection (Deep Tremolo Sustain, Velo di Nebbia and Linearwelt), who contributed sound pieces on four tracks. "Drone Signals" is a direct follow-up to the albums "Drone Scapes" (2018), "Spaces" (2019) and "Stills" (2023). On the seven tracks, Kraut Sounds once again presents his vision of modern ambient drone music. From the epic opening track "Drone Signals" to the elegiac closing track "Dream Machine", it is a journey through meditative and floating soundscapes filled with rich ambient sounds, freeform electronics, captivating drones and hidden subliminal melodies. Tracklist: 1. Drone Signals / 2. Reveries / 3. Our Own Galaxy / 4. Ancient Memories / 5. Dense / 6. Magic / 7. Dream Machine Credits: Kraut Sounds - Electronics, Effects, Loops, E-Piano with Linearwelt - Slide Guitar (1) Velo di Nebbia - Additional Electronics (3 & 6) Deep Tremolo Sustain - Distorted Horns (7) Recorded Nov 2023 - April 2024 Written and produced by Kraut Sounds Limited edition CD and digital download @ https://krautsounds.bandcamp.com/album/drone-signals Release date: May 3, 2024 Drone Works International DWI 50

Here's a new 5-track EP to kick things off in 2024. Four experimental heavy dub bangers somewhere between 80ies NY NoWave and retro dub techno sounds plus an atmospheric ambient track heavily inspired by 70ies German Kraut Electronic. Tracklist: 1. Altitude Dub / 2. Spiral Clouds / 3. Glacier Dub / 4. Sunset Mountain / 5. Late Night Drift (Summit Mix) "Late Night Drift" was already released in March 2023 in a slightly different version on the "10 Year Anniversary" compilation by Deep Electronics. Recorded and mixed Nov / Dec 2023 (except Track 5 Jan 2023) Written and produced by KS Digital Download @ https://krautsounds.bandcamp.com/album/altitude-ep Release Date: January 3, 2024 Terra Rossa TR_O

"Stills" capture eight personal moments that became a series of ambient tracks. Relaxed and floating textures meet deep dub electronic sounds and subliminal melodies. Something to listen to in a meditative state. The limited edition CD version includes as a bonus all five tracks from the "Silence" EP, which was released in digital form in September 2021 on the UK label Whitelabrecs. In total, almost 80 min of music. Tracklist: 1. Ondes / 2. Stills / 3. Focus (Reshape) / 4. Distant Points / 5. Reflections / 6. Media Luna / 7. Low Lights / 8. Scratches In The Sky / 9. Silence (Bonus) / 10. Calm Times (Bonus) / 11. Slow Horizon (Bonus) / 12. Things Will Disappear And Be Forgotten (Bonus) / 13. Weightless Sleep (Bonus) Kraut Sounds - Electronics, Effects, Piano Written and produced Jan - July 2023 Release Date: September 1, 2023 Drone Works International DWI 46

New track from the forthcoming album "Stills", to be released beginning of September

"Calm After The Storm" was recently released on Mol as part of a combined music and philosophy project. One year, one question, twelve artists. This time music and thoughts about the nature of silence. Thank you for letting me be a part of it. Check out this project and the other music contributions @ https://molgallery.bandcamp.com/audio

This live session was recorded at the Orbit Room in May 2022. Official release as part of the "Spheres" album (metal box edition, Büro für Erdrotation) in July 2022. Track list: 1. Midnight Sun / 2. Media Luna / 3. Unfold / 4. Improvisation No. 1 / 5. Calm Times (Dream Version) / 6. Improvisation No. 2 / 7. High Mountain Meditation / 8. Silence (Deep Forest Version) Download and limited edition CD available @ https://krautsounds.bandcamp.com/album/spheres

"Quando Arriva La Nebbia" ("When The Fog Comes") is the fourth musical collaboration between Velo Di Nebbia and Kraut Sounds. As with their previous albums "Uno Due Tre" (2018), "Live Drones" (2018) and "Cristallo" (2019), both artists embark on a wondrous journey in sound and time, combining ambient and drone with old-school electronica and experimental sounds and vibes. Velo Di Nebbia and Kraut Sounds draw their strength from their natural surroundings, the mountains between Upper Bavaria and Trentino. The album features six tracks with dense structures, free floating multilayered soundscapes and subsonic melodies evolving into a hypnotic and mind-expanding listening experience. Tracklist: 1. Quando Arriva La Nebbia 2. Valle Di Fiume 3. Zwielicht 4. La Foresta Di Notte 5. Vento 6. Schweigen Credits: Velo Di Nebbia - Electronics, Sound Processing, Guitar Treatment, Noise Kraut Sounds - Electronics, Effects, Rhythm Treatment, Fender Rhodes Recorded during the year 2021 Produced by Velo Di Nebbia & Kraut Sounds Limited edition CD and digital download @ https://krautsounds.bandcamp.com/album/velo-di-nebbia-kraut-sounds-quando-arriva-la-nebbia Release Date: 1st May 2022 Drone Works International DWI 40

The next track of the forthcoming Kraut Sounds album, which will be released on the occasion of the 10th anniversary

New track of the next album, to be released in 2022

"Silence" is a peaceful journey through quiet and meditative soundscapes, based on personal studies about sleep, subconsciousness and higher awareness, in combination with a deep interest in old electronic sounds from the past century. It is an attempt to play less, in order to gain more. Like minimal music with repeating and shifting multi-layered soundscapes. Like slow motion sound painting, with a curious view of how things evolve naturally. All five tracks are based on improvisations, following no specific rules or schemes. Everything flows in way that works uniquely for you, as you drift along in sound and time. Tracklist: 1. Silence / 2. Calm Times / 3. Slow Horizon / 4. Things Will Disappear And Be Forgotten / 5. Weightless Sleep Written and produced by Kraut Sounds (while the cat gently slept beside) Recorded February to April 2021 Mastered by James Edward Armstrong Photography by Kraut Sounds Download @ https://krautsounds.bandcamp.com/album/silence Release Date: 3rd Sept 2021 Whitelabrecs wlrep006

A shimmering mood: "Northern Lights" - another track from the next Kraut Sounds album.

Here's a teaser of the forthcoming Kraut Sounds album, due to be released in Spring 2021.

In May 2020 I did a live session for the Salon Obscure series of WEBER. The session isn't available anymore on their SC side, therefore I uploaded it on my side. Tracklist: 01. Winter Drift / 02. Chromatic Aberration / 03. Eye Of Hal / 04. Monuments / 05. Deep Frequencies / 06. Promenade Dub / 07. Interlude / 08. Heliotropic / 09. BL Dub / 10 Circular Days In parallel to the re-release of the live session will appear a new EP called "Circular" which features five tracks of the session in remixed and partly restructured versions. Digital download @ https://krautsounds.bandcamp.com/album/circular-ep Terra Rossa TR_N

Living in a time loop

"Remaining Spaces" is the dark side of Kraut Sounds latest ambient drone album "Spaces", released November 2019. Featuring three lengthy multi octave drones that lead the floating structures of "Spaces" to a different kind of meditation. Best to listen with your eyes closed. Tracklist: 1. Remaining Spaces / 2. Winter Drift / 3. Ocean Of Dreams Recorded during the "Spaces" album sessions, final mix done in March 2020. Written and produced by Kraut Sounds The EP is a "name your price" release, Downloads @ https://krautsounds.bandcamp.com/album/remaining-spaces Release Date: 20th March 2020 Drone Works International DWI 23

Remember "2001: A Space Odyssey"? The black monolith on the moon? Got the same feeling when traveling through the Toscany area near Volterra. In a sundried vast landscape there was suddenly this ring-shaped monument. Like something from out of this world. Impressive and inspiring. "Monuments" captures this motive and cinematic reminiscense in seven tracks that oscillate between dub, abstract and Kraut electronic with plenty of weird sounds, moving rhythms and subsonic basslines. Recorded within two days end of Dec 2019 with sort of Punkrock attitude: It's not the perfect pitch, it's the energy that counts. Tracklist: 1. Black Monolith / 2. Jupiter's Right / 3. Monuments / 4. Magnetic Anomaly / 5. Down In History / 6. Eye Of Hal / 7. Beyond The Infinite The CD version of "Monuments" contains four additional tracks: "Random Objects", "Subversive", "Tempera" and "Acid Test". Originally released in February 2019 as "Tempera EP" (Terra Rossa TR_L). Digital download and limited edition CD @ https://krautsounds.bandcamp.com/album/monuments Written and produced by KRAUT SOUNDS Release Date: 11th January 2020 Büro für Erdrotation / Terra Rossa Spin 023 / TR_M

"Spaces" is about floating and drifting in sound and time. Seven tracks that slowly oscillate between peaceful soundscapes, minimal structures and pure meditation. Basis of "Spaces" are studies about sleep, subconsciousness and higher awareness in combination with a deep interest in electronic instruments and sounds from the past century. Tracklist: 1. Floating In Space 2. Vibrations 3. Sonic Daydream 4. Hibernation 5. Translucent Heart 6. South Of Eden 7. Gravity Waves Credits: Kraut Sounds - Electronics, Effects, Sound Manipulation Deep Tremolo Sustain - Additional Electronics on 3, Handpan on 2 & 5 Recorded between Jan & Oct 2019 Written and produced by Kraut Sounds Download and limited edition CD @ https://krautsounds.bandcamp.com/album/spaces Release Date: 15th November 2019 Drone Works International DWI 20

KRAUT SOUNDS and DEEP TREMOLO SUSTAIN team up for their third live session. This time doing a slowly evolving ambient electronic set of freeform soundscapes and drones, sometimes harsh and repetive, sometimes smooth. But always focused to the max. KS and DTS use various analogue and digital equipment. Recorded at the Orbit Room in July 2019. Tracklist: 1. Star Creek / 2. Mountain Mantra Pt. 1 & 2 / 3. Glacier Moon / 4. Sonic Night

Here's a teaser of the next Kraut Sounds release. Enjoy! More info soon...

The tracks of "Tempera" are based on random mistakes of my electronic equipment. Including broken filters, old cables and bad solder joints. But anyway, it sounds cool. Somehow old-school, Kraut electronic, early 80ies when I started making music. Tried to leave it as pure as possible. Punk Rock, yeah. Tracklist: 1. Random Objects / 2. Subversive / 3. Tempera / 4. Acid Test Recorded Dec 2018 / Jan 2019 Everything by Kraut Sounds Download @ https://krautsounds.bandcamp.com/album/tempera-ep Release date: 12th Febr 2019 Büro für Erdrotation / Terra Rossa TR_L

The northern side of the Alps is drowning in snow. Time for hibernation, meditation and music. "Hibernation" uses some patterns of my old track "Aurora Borealis" from the second Kraut Sounds EP "Space Mantra" (Jan 2013).

For the 10th release of Drone Works International German ambient and dub techno artist KRAUT SOUNDS and Italian ambient drone master VELO DI NEBBIA team up for a trippy, almost two hour live session which they did at The Orbit Room in Upper Bavaria / Germany. Besides some new sonic ideas they're using fragments of their previous recordings, sometimes just remaining shadows of sounds and tracks. Mixing ambient, drone and dub electronic elements into a stunning listening experience. Plug in and drift away... Tracklist: Nuvole de Souno Pt. 1 & 2 / Terra Antica / Roveretto di Notte / Polvere Nera / Il Mio Cuore / Risonanza / Magia / Sirena / Nunatak / Drone Scapes / Acqua Cristalline / Uno Due Tre / Il Sole / Drone Paths / Certosa Credits: Kraut Sounds - Electronics, Sound Manipulation, Rhythm Treatment Velo Di Nebbia - Electronics, Noise, Field Recordings Recorded live at The Orbit Room in May 2018, mixed by Kraut Sounds Digital download and limited edition Do CD @ https://droneworksinternational.bandcamp.com/album/kraut-sounds-velo-di-nebbia-live-drones Release date: 3rd Oct 2018 Drone Works International DWI 10

New collaboration with Drone artist Deep Tremolo Sustain. "From Sea To Sky" is a teaser of the forthcoming album of both artists. To be released in Autumn.

“Drone Scapes” is the new ambient drone release of Kraut Sounds, it succeeds last year's "Echoes" album. "Drone Scapes" features eight peaceful slow-motion soundscapes with meditative loops, arresting drones, free-form electronic sounds and a few hidden rhythmic elements. Music that ebbs and flows like blood in veins. "Today I will listen, tomorrow I will rest in sound..." Tracklist: 1. Ghost Town Blues 2. Twenty Seconds To Infinity 3. Slow Pulse 4. Drone Scapes 5. Black Dust Overdrive 6. Rest in Sound 7. Hemisphere 8. Invisible Life Credits: Kraut Sounds - Electronics, Effects, Sound Manipulation Linearwelt - Slide Guitar on "Drone Scapes" and "Rest In Sound" Recorded between 03/17 and 01/18 Written and produced by Kraut Sounds Limited edition CD or digital DL @ https://krautsounds.bandcamp.com/album/drone-scapes Release Date: 4th March 2018 Drone Works International DWI 05

Here's a teaser of the next Kraut Sounds album "Drone Scapes", soon to be released on Drone Works International. Slide guitar by Linearwelt. Release comes as limited edition CD and digital download.

“Echoes” is the second full length album of Kraut Sounds – a pleasant journey into the world of ambient music featuring meditative sounds, atmospheric drones and cinematic soundscapes. The nine tracks of “Echoes” are deeply inspired by the overwhelming grandeur of nature and the beauty of landscapes and natural structures: From deep down (“Ancient Earth Drone”) to heavenly moments (“Breathe”, “Diving Into Air”), from sonic explorations (“Crystal Waters”, “Echoes”) to mind-expanding sceneries (“Floating”). Every track tells a story. “Echoes” is a quiet and peaceful album. Just a few rhythmic elements, but lots of looping ambient sounds, free-form electronic drone patterns, distant piano melodies and field recordings. “Echoes” creates a deep and colourful world of floating textures and lots of surprising and timeless moments. Peace of mind, nothing else. "In silence I hear echoes..." Tracklist; 1. Breathe 2. Crystal Waters 3. Ancient Earth Drone 4. High Five 5. Slow Flow 6. Echoes 7. Floating 8. Diving Into Air 9. Light & Space Limited edition CD and digital download available @ https://krautsounds.bandcamp.com/album/echoes Written and produced by Kraut Sounds Cover photo by Meike Pfitzner Mastered by DPR Mastering Release date: 27th November 2017 C&P 2017 Diametral Records

We did it again! Second live session of KRAUT SOUNDS and DEEP TREMOLO SUSTAIN (D:T:S), done 30th October 2017. Listen to a deep journey into abstract dub techno, ambient and drone sounds and lots of oldschool kraut electronic. Raw and organic. Unrehearsed. Still not in perfect pitch, but who cares anyway.... Tracklisting: 1. (Trip To) Orion / 2. Pole Dub / 3. Vier Hände / 4. Wunderwerk / 5. Tidenhub / 6. Ausklang More listening pleasure @ www.krautsounds.bandcamp.com www.droneworksinternational.bandcamp.com

"Drone Paths" is the first release of the new Drone Works International Label. "Drone Paths" features four impressive drone soundscapes of German ambient dub techno artist Kraut Sounds. Music for your subconsiousness. Peace of mind (nuff said). Tracklist: 01. Subtextures (feat. Linearwelt) 02. Mind Control 03. Drone Paths 04. Nunatak (Entering The Time Tunnel) Credits: Kraut Sounds - Electronics, Effects, Sound Manipulation Linearwelt - Distorted Trombone on "Subtextures" Meike Pfitzner - Cover photo Download @ https://krautsounds.bandcamp.com/album/drone-paths Release date: 27th December 2016 Drone Works International DWI 01

"Directions" is a journey into the (lost) world of heavy subsonic bass lines, warm Fender Rhodes sounds, psychedelic dub effects and a certain 70ies oldschool electronic dub style - like "John Carpenter and Jah Wobble jamming together " (thanks Drum Tracks). Tracklist: 1. Left 2. Right 3. Up 4. Down Everything by Kraut Sounds Release date: 3rd Dec 2016 Büro für Erdrotation / Terra Rossa TR_K

Last weekend I had the pleasure to play live at the wonderful Les Digitales in Lausanne/Swiss, a festival for electronic and experimental music. It took place on 13th August 2016 at the beautiful Parc du Denenatou with an awesome view to the mountains and the lake Geneva. Thanks a lot to Nicolas Bonstein, his crew and all the other artists for a very special day. http://lesdigitales.ch/location/lausanne/ Tracklist: 1. Atmosphere 2. Secret Garden Reshape 3. Lakeside View 4. Black Water 5. Two Elements 6. Lucid Dreams 7. Promenade Dub

Something wicked, improvising on a distorted beat...

"Deep Sky" is a reissue of Kraut Sounds second EP for Spanish Adept Label, released 2nd February 2014. It consists of five original KS tracks and a hypnotic techhouse remix of Alexander Dahlmann. The EP and its tracks are deeply inspired by awesome mountain views and the endless deep blue sky above.... Originally released by Adept Label, adpt 015 Download of the EP and single tracks @ http://krautsounds.bandcamp.com/album/deep-sky-ep-reissue

Sometimes you feel like driving around at night without a certain destination. Just moving on to be on the move. Flickering streetlights, illuminated houses and cars are passing by like random polaroids of the day: voices, music, the sound of the city. The five tracks of this EP were originally recorded for a live session for Spiel:feld Records, released 8th March 2015. www.soundcloud.com/spielfeld/spf_live015-kraut-sounds-iii New mixing and editing were done in August 2015. Tracklist: 1. Night Drive (While The City Sleeps) 2. Traffic 3. Floating Dark Streets 4. Crosstown 5. Road Sign Dub Download @ http://krautsounds.bandcamp.com/album/crosstown-ep Release date: 22nd August 2015 Büro für Erdrotation / Terra Rossa TR_G