Marc Gundermann has spent years working behind the scenes in Berlin’s music circles. With Konsole, his debut solo EP, he pulls together recordings from the last five years into a focused release that sits somewhere between ambient, noise, and experimental electronics. It was made in home studios across Berlin, Santa Barbara, and Amsterdam, often using analog gear and tape machines. Everything here feels personal and specific.
“Sandpiper Lodge” opens the EP with heavy, horror-style energy: thunder-like ambience, loud stabs, and animal-like synth tones.
“Apparition” follows with a deep, distorted synth that sounds like it’s been pushed through multiple amps. A pulsing bassline drives it forward, while strange, high-pitched interruptions, like broken phone line interference, cut in and out. Later, ruined percussive sounds enter, and it all ends with sharp clicks that resemble a modular system on the verge of shorting out.
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“Wohlgemut” comes next with static-heavy pads and distant noise. A deep sub quickly takes over and becomes the center of the track. Toward the end, a plucked synth creeps in, breaking the tension without changing the pace.
“Lost Highway” closes the record, building from a low synth drone into chopped, warped textures that sound like they’re falling apart. Toward the end, a loud brass-like synth stabs through the mix, distorting the space completely.
The EP would fit well in tense, atmospheric scenes: horror, dystopian sci-fi, anything off-kilter and visual.
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