Alarmen
est.: 2000
real name: Carsten Stiller
homepage: www.alarmen.de
about: Alarmen offers mellow, but still slightly distorted electronica: Lightweighted glitch-sounds meet likeminded cautios rhythms, dark ambient meets IDM. The one man project from Thuringia/Germany was founded in 2000 and is active in public since 2001. The project collaborated with Betriebsdruck, Sphercial Disrupted, Kaos Interim, Stimulus Response on releases as well as on stage. The musical output includes several releases on CD, CDr and as netreleases plus several contributions to compilations. On stage Alarmen was present at different festivals, including Maschinenfest, Elektroanschlag and Schachtfrequenz and other concerts in Germany. Behind the DJ decks Carsten Stiller is using is real name and is playing (dark) ambient, IDM, electronica and similar experimental sounds at events like the Maschinenfest or the Ambient Area of the Forms of Hands festival. The self built home of Alarmen is audiophob, which Carsten founded together with Mirko (Spherical Disrupted) in 2004.
Mandelbrot
est.: 1994
homepage: www.myspace.com/mandelbrot2
real names: P. Muench, B. Teichner
about: Mandelbrot was born as one of the many projects of P. Muench (Synapscape, Monokrom, The Rorschach Garden, Templegarden's etc.) to experiment with Dark Ambient sounds. Even if he just started Templegarden's as a joined project with Asche, he was in the need for another project to create music with a less ritual and sacral character. Until 2002 he released several tapes and CDrs on Fich-Art, Old Europa Café and sub.ver.siv. In 2005 B. Teichner (who is also part of the lineup of The Rorschach Garden and other projects) joined Mandelbrot. Audiophob is proud to present the first releases of the "new" Mandelbrot-era and we hope to hear much more of this great duo.
Nerthus
est.: 2001 (first steps since 1997)
homepage: www.polyphren.de
about: Nerthus is very sound oriented ... that means: it's very important for Nerthus to generate and / or modify noises that sound interesting, new, never heard before, euphonic or maybe very cacophonous. No limits in using machines, computers, soundsources ... whatever ... use all you can reach!
Spherical Disrupted
est.: 1994
real name: Mirko Hentrich
homepage: www.disrupted.de
about: Spherical Disrupted is the current main musical project of Mirko Hentrich. He produces electronic and experimental music since 1988 under various names and with various bands (e.g. Experimentum Crucis and Sick En For). Spherical Disrupted made several releases since 1995 and on Audiophob since 2004. Spherical Disrupted made several sampler tracks, did some remixes (e.g. for P·A·L, Xabec, KiEw and Zero Degree). Spherical Disrupted played live all over Germany and Europe, incl. some bigger festivals like Maschinenfest, Elektroanschlag, Schlagstrom festival and Summer Darkness, partially in collaboration with Kaos Interim and hidden technology. The sound of Spherical Disrupted could be described as a mixture between dark ambient and IDM including electronics, metal percussion and field recordings. Mirko Hentrich is also co-founder and owner of the ambient industrial label audiophob and is working under the name of Paradroid as a DJ for EBM and ambient music in several clubs and many festivals.
Zero Degree
est.: 2003
homepage: www.zero-degree.de
real name: nihil
about: zero degree is a side project of nihil who is probably more known as painslut. zero degree is the result of various musical experiments with different kinds of music. As interesst shifted more and more form pure noise to minimal, ambient and idm structures, zero degree was born. Deep pulsating rhythmic structures combined with fragile soundscapes invite the listener for a trip inside your own mind.