Increasingly Less – THE LAB – finally a new release…

Increasingly Less – THE LAB – finally a new release…

Increasingly Less – THE LAB – finally a new release…

Increasingly Less Cover
Hi all!

After almost a year of not recording intuitive music sessions, this is the first trio that happened on a rainy day in the new LAB on Portugals Algarve. THE LAB is reborn 2600 km south of its original place in Germany, with less physical space, but located in the middle of nature and close to the ocean. A perfect place for cultivating an open mind for creativity.

When I moved to the south, I left behind a whole life and only took my freedom and love for creativity with me. Now I am giving in to the flow of music and life, meeting new inspiring people along the way. Drummer Dr P.A. Francis and bass player Davicci are the first two intrigued to play intuitive improvisations in THE LAB, as a trio with me, creating something from nothing. The result of this first session is “Increasingly Less”, an album with a warm and gentle flow and some surprising moments.

Get the album at BandCamp!

Enjoy – and don’t forget to become a BandCamp subscriber if you truly want to support my work.

All the best,
Marc

Not Music Again – and again a new track added to Bandcamp

Not Music Again – and again a new track added to Bandcamp

Not Music Again – and again a new track added to Bandcamp

Not Music Again

Another attempt in my ongoing series of making noises that are music. This is as unexperimental as I can get. This is as much as I can lean out of my intuitive-music-focused mind before I start to fall into commercial jazz-pop cliches. Did I ready cross the border? Maybe. You decide.
Let me know if you like it and I’ll maybe try more like these…

By the way, this is probably the last track I produced in Germany. At the end of the month, I will move to Portugal to the Algarve and continue producing from there. So stay tuned for some real ocean sounds later this year.

Give it a spin on BandCamp.

This is of course another free addition to the catalog of all my lovely subscribers.

Not Music – another track added to Bandcamp

Not Music – another track added to Bandcamp

Not Music – another track added to Bandcamp

Not Music
Did I ever try to make some music that is more music? This is as unexperimental as I can get. This is as much as I can lean out of my intuitive-music-focused mind before I start to fall into commercial jazz-pop cliches.

It was fun to make this, but will I ever do something similar again? Well, depends on you. Let me know if you like it and I’ll maybe try more like these…

Give it a spin on BandCamp

“Not Music” is also available on various streaming services like iTunes, Spotify etc. You can find all relevant links at the Hyperfollow page. Come back often, more services will be added as soon as they are acvailable.

This is of course another free addition to the catalog of all my lovely subscribers.

Get it today on BandCamp

FREE TIME with Markus Stockhausen

On 22 May 2020, in the middle of the Corona period, we spontaneously shot a video in Markus’ barn. This time demands inner confrontation with oneself and others. We wanted to set an artistic sign for freedom, self-expression and creativity. The special thing about Intuitive Music is that we play without composing or planning in advance. This way we live the moment as it shows itself to us.

FREE TIME
Experimental, intuitive music with performance character

Dorit Schäffler – clarinet, bass clarinet, dance
André Füsser – percussion, performance, painting
Anne Krickeberg – cello
Marc Mennigmann – keyboards
Volkmar Müller – keyboards, monochord
Matthias Goebel – vibraphon, marimbaphon
Markus Stockhausen – trumpet, flugelhorn

A movie by Levi Krämer, produced by Markus Stockhausen.

New Release THE LAB “Balanced” with Lukas Keller on bass

New Release THE LAB “Balanced” with Lukas Keller on bass

New Release THE LAB “Balanced” with Lukas Keller on bass

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Another THE LAB release – this time it’s a piano trio on steroids. From the liner notes:

For “Balanced”, drummer Sven Kosakowski and pianist Marc Mennigmann invited bass player Lukas Keller to THE LAB in Dortmund. The recording was started and they began to let music happen without any previous arrangements or notes.
In the editing process, the pieces were only cut or shortened. This is a collection of ad hoc compositions, sound experiments, improvisations and pieces that sound like they were composed – but aren’t.

After “Welcome”, “Three Word Poems”, “Tracks” and “What We Need”, “Balanced” is THE LAB’s fifth album.

This is of course another free addition to the catalog of all my lovely subscribers.

Get it today on BandCamp

THE LAB „Welcome“ – another new album released today

THE LAB „Welcome“ – another new album released today

THE LAB „Welcome“ – another new album released today

As Above So Below Cover Art

“Welcome” is THE LAB’s fourth album dedicated to intuitive music. It documents the first time that the musicians involved played together in this constellation. They met at THE LAB in Dortmund, the recording was started and they started to create music without any previous arrangements or notes.

In the editing process, the pieces were only shortened and in some places, shakers and natural tones were added. There were no second takes or any other overdubs. So they created these more than 100 minutes collection of ad hoc compositions, sound experiments, improvisations and pieces that sound like they were composed – but aren’t.

After “Three Word Poems“, “Tracks” and “What We Need“, “Welcome” is THE LAB’s fourth album.

After “Three Word Poems“, “Tracks” and “What We Need“, “Welcome” is THE LAB’s fourth album.

Lineup:
Reza Askari – double bass
Sven Kosakowski – drums, percussion
Marc Mennigmann – piano, keyboards, electronics
Sebastian Mueller – guitar
Markus Stockhausen – trumpet, flugelhorn, electronics

Recording studio: THE LAB, Dortmund
Editing, mix, master: Sven Kosakowski & Marc Mennigmann
Album Artwork: Marc Mennigmann

Please support our work and purchase “Welcome” on Bandcamp. Thank you!

THE LAB - Markus Stockhausen - Trumpet