Interstellar Getaway
My third solo release in 2012 took us on a journey into space – with drumsticks!
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Livedeck Controller
I built a compact custom MIDI controller based on OpenDeck.
Leobox Music Player
An open source RFID Jukebox for my kids.
Mixtape 2025
It's the end of 2025 and I'm happy to see new hand-made music coming from my favourite artists and new discoveries.
mad scientist drummer TV Feature
A personal portrait of my musical work is available now on the ARD Mediathek.
Monolog Memories available now on Vinyl
My latest album is now available as high-quality Vinyl on demand
Terra Formica by Arnold/Schwer
New instrumental album in collaboration with Freiburg-based guitarist Jürgen Schwer
Mixtape 2024
Back in Japan in 2024 – an urban jungle filled with Jazz, Electronica, Indie and future sounds, inspired by trips around the world, including some great concert memories.
Mixtape 2023
2023 was a year of new beginnings and brought more room to breathe. Fresh air, trees to cut and plant, and relaxed funky music from all over Europe, Japan and the US.
New Single: Souvenir
"Souvenir" is the first single from my upcoming Album Monolog Memories, a collection of recordings from the years 2014–2022.
Mixtape 2022
Complexity is back in 2022 – with maximalist piano and drum arrangements, broken future jazz vibes from the UK, and some calm moments in between.
Live Performance Setup
I create unique, interactive electronic music as a solo performer using acoustic drums and synthesizers.
Senode Graph Sequencer
Senode is a music composition app for iPad based on Finite State Machines.
Mixtape 2021
12 years ago I started to make a mixtape of my favourite songs every end of the year. The series has been published as part of Progolog Sonntagsmusik and will continue here.
Mixtape 2020
In 2020, the world had come to a standstill. All of this year’s new music releases are taking on a completely new context for me.
Mixtape 2019
In 2019, the world seemed to be running like a well-oiled beat. At least, this tape takes you on a dance journey through Western and Northern Europe, across the ocean, and back.
Mixtape 2018
2018 brings us very close to the peaceful heart of this series, opening up a whole new world of future jazz for me.
Mixtape 2017
In 2017, the mixtape suddenly comes to a halt. Not like a tape recorder that’s run out of power, but more like an airplane that decides it actually quite likes its home airport.
Senode Graphical Step Sequencer Available now for iPad
I'm very happy to announce that Senode is now available as an iOS app for the iPad.
Mixtape 2016
2016 marks the last time in this series that travel is the central theme. Once again, the road movie evokes rugged cliffs, the dark cosmos full of wandering lights, and a jungle filled with jazz.
New Release: Telegram EP
Today is the release of my new album Telegram EP – a collection of dance tracks from my "mad scientist drummer" solo performance.
Mixtape 2015
The 2015 mixtape condenses my musical influences from Berlin, Upper Bavaria, Poland, Norway, the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, the U.S., and more.
Mixtape 2014
2014 was another great year with lots of concerts all over Germany. We played a tour featuring Arnold+Sukroso of which I’ve brought back many memories, encounters, and even a song or two in this mixtape.
Arnold+Sukroso Double Feature
We're finally starting our one-man band double feature with Robin Sukroso and Sebastian Arnold.
She Was A Visitor
An interactive recreation of a vocal composition written by Robert Ashleyin 1967 for 12 speaker multichannel.
Mixtape 2013
The road movie continues in 2013! A long journey through expansive ambient landscapes, intricate electronica, complex post-rock, and a few spectacular open-air festival moments.
Public Static Void
Public Static Void is a 5-channel audio composition I made as part of the series at studio Technische Universität Berlin.
Fly To Mars
Fly To Mars is my new remix single and video, followed by a short Germany tour.
MusicMaker's Hacklab
I spent the week on CTM Festival building a prototype of a finite state machine sequencer.
Mixtape 2012
In 2012 I drove through Romania with my drum kit in the trunk, to many German festivals with a tent and sleeping bag, and my new album was all about a trip into space – with a synthesizer, who would’ve thought!
New Album: Interstellar Getaway
Today is not only Towel Day, but also the release of my third album “Interstellar Getaway”.
Mixtape 2011
We used to exchange our music as Christmas gifts. 2011 was just as packed with inspiration as this mixtape.
Concert in Cluj
I was invited to play a show at Boiler Club in Cluj, Romania and joined 7th Sphere on stage for a second show.
MIDIBox Controller
It all started with the MIDIBox I built back in 2003.
Mixtape 2010
2010 was a year full of musical encounters. In addition to my solo shows and residencies, I played with various groups in Berlin.
Mixtape 2009
In 2009 we opened the Multilayerladen at Kotti in Berlin. Every Wednesday we played songs for each other from our iPods, and the best ones, of course, ended up on this mixtape.