CRYPTIC SCENERY (BalconyTV)

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Cryptic Scenery was founded in late 1994 and is the main musical project of the german psychologist and musician Christian H. Sötemann. Over the years, cryptic scenery has undergone a number of line-up changes. Since mid-2009, the line-up has consisted of Christian on vocals, guitar, loops, keyboards and other instruments and Thomas Pertzel on saxophone and other instruments.

The first available Cryptic Scenery material, the tape 'cupboard', surfaced in 1995. several song-oriented as well as more experimental albums, e.p.s and even singles have been released over the years. Bearing the line-up changes in mind, it is little wonder that the directions the music took have changed - to an extent - over the years. what has persisted over the years is a focus on aspects of minimalism in a broad sense - that may refer to scarcity of played notes, repetitive piece structures or miniature compositions.

Added to that, much of the music is of rather melancholy, at times outright dark nature. whereas a number of albums (notable 'oceanic feeling' or 'on the outskirts', for example) contain material positioned within the world of rock music, others focus more on a drone/ambient/minimalist direction ('being - six objects', 'the radar society' among others).

A main constant has to be the piece 'being', which was released in many versions in a variety of forms since the mid-90s. besides, it is the only track to appear in every cryptic scenery / chs live concert. 'being' is a radical-minimalist piece featuring silence and two intentional notes played to merely display the presence, the 'being' of that very piece.

In spite of such sonic extremes, the music of cryptic scenery has always oscillated between an experimental, challenging approach... and some more accessible material, at times even pop-orientated songs - it is all part of the world of sounds.

More info at: http://www.cryptic-scenery.de

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