Martin Kohlstedt
Intimate upright piano pieces that breathe with mechanical clicks and modular pulses. A tactile, restless take on modern classical for deep focus or quiet nights.
Intimate upright piano pieces that breathe with mechanical clicks and modular pulses. A tactile, restless take on modern classical for deep focus or quiet nights.
Martin Kohlstedt creates music that feels less like a performance and more like a private conversation between a human and a machine. His sound is anchored by the upright piano, but it is never just about the notes; you hear the creak of the stool, the thud of the dampers, and the felt hammers hitting the strings. It is a deeply tactile experience that brings the listener into the room with him.
What sets him apart is his 'modular' approach to composition. He treats his pieces as living organisms that can be reconfigured on the fly, often blending the organic warmth of the piano with unpredictable, bubbling electronic textures from modular synthesizers. This creates a sense of restless movement, where a serene melody might suddenly be overtaken by a rhythmic, percussive urgency.
Start with the album 'FLUR' for a pure, intimate introduction to his piano work, then move to 'Strom' or 'Feld' to hear how he brilliantly weaves in electronic elements to create a more expansive, cinematic world.
Martin Kohlstedt (born 1988) is a German composer, movie soundtrack composer, pianist, and record producer with a contemporary approach of mixing classical and avantgarde music styles.
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