Grischa Lichtenberger

STM 053 is an accurately crafted picturesque music selection that consists of 17 lightly contrasting records from such authoritative musicians as Autechre, SND, Leonard Cohen, Angelo Badalamenti, Robert Hood and 15 absolutely exclusive and original audio experiments by the author of this mix. More than one hour of smoothly developed complex sound trajectories will guide the listeners through constructive rhythmics, expressive compositions and flowing ambiance.

The author of the mix is Grischa Lichtenberger (b. 1983), a German electronic music producer from Düsseldorf, now residing in Berlin. Active since 2005, Lichtenberger has released a couple of promising records on such record labels as Raster-Noton, Semantica Records and tokyotrauma.com. He has been sharing the stage with such honorable musicians as Chris & Cosey, Alva Noto, Frank Bretschneider and many others. Introduced to intellectual music and art since his childhood, Lichtenberger creates mathematical, innovative and dimensional sound that is mainly presented to audiences used to techno, IDM or experimental.

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STM 053 is a diverse music symbiosis that gradually crystallizes into a continuous flawless wholeness. By skillfully including authentically shaped mobile rhythmical works between contemporary recordings and timeless compositions, a rich musical palette is being extracted. The basis stands on noticeable deformed beats, the sequential developing of precisely harmonized instrumental sounds and drapery type changeable exposure atmospheres. Intense variety of generated glitches, wisely programed effects, field-recordings and cinematic textures strengthen the whole micro surroundings. It is important to highlight included motives of effective distinctive vocal parts, chords of guitars or sublime symphonies that enrich the whole surface with a vitality and melancholy. Maintaining delicate balance from the beginning till the very end among electronic, rock and classical music, Lichtenberger proves his rapidly growing musical authority and personality, fragile aesthetics and selected concept fortitude. In a perspective of longevity and music relevancy it is equally observational and involving sound from the two different periods – the past and the future. This integral audio formation will definitely examine the ears and emotional senses of even advanced listeners.

STM 053 is like an enigmatic Kay Sage’s surrealistic painting “Le Passage” where the focus on thoughtfully gazing character and free-standing figurative landscape in an unearthly motion creates an aura of feelings significance and a sense of existentialism. This mix is an emotional experience of Lichtenberger’s past two years, also a sincere remembrance of his father who introduced an immense ocean of music to him.