Release data: Martin Stürtzer – Portal to Tau Ceti Digital Download, Echo Elberfeld, 2025 What I have here is a one-hour ambient-space recording by accomplished synthesist Martin Stürtzer containing three lengthy compositions. All are highly atmospheric, drifting, ethereal, and calm…
Release data: Sphäre Sechs – Nebular Resonance CD/Digital Download, Loki Foundation, 2026 A rise and fall of spacious synth pads forms the core of the journey of exploration found on Sphäre Sechs’ seventh album “Nebular Resonance”. Approximately half of the…
Release data: Martin Stürtzer – Nexus-6Digital Download, Echo Elberfeld, 2025 Over the years, various musicians have taken their own take on Vangelis’ classic Blade Runner score. This also applies to Martin Stürtzer’s “Nexus-6”, a 58-minute travelogue recorded by the…
Release data: Martin Stürtzer & S1gns of L1fe – Black OceanDigital Download, Private Release, 2025 “Black Ocean” is the 35-minute outcome of Chris Bryant’s visit to Wuppertal in March 2025, seeing both accomplished musicians create a deep, immersive space ambient…
Release data: Martin Stürtzer – Celestial Tides Digital Download, Private Release, 2024 Since I ran into the thoughtfully made music of this skilled German musician many years back, I enjoy most of it -except his dub-oriented stuff. Four lengthy tracks…
Release data: Martin Stürtzer – Space is not Empty DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, Private Release, 2023 With this release, Martin Stürtzer once again shows his versatility in the electronic space music he’s been producing for years. The 48-minute/5-track “Space is not Empty”…
Release data: Martin Stürtzer – Spaceport CD/DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, Private Release, 2024 Here’s another space music outing by the capable Martin Stürtzer that features nice sets of soft sparkling yet circular Berlin School-ish sequencer patterns merged with a range of warm…
Release data: Martin Stürtzer – Lander Modules DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, Private Release, 2024 The smooth evolving, 5-track space cruiser “Lander Modules” is a live recording of Mr. Stürtzer’s ‘Home Concert 58’, sonically sketching out the story of ancient, present, and future…
Release data: Martin Stürtzer – Aquatic Cosmos DIGITAL DOWNLOAD EP, Private Release, 2023 It’s hard to keep up with the fast-paced tempo of releases by this talented German synthesist, but the quality of his music doesn’t seem to be the…
Release data: Martin Stürtzer – Illumination Cycle CD/DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, Synphaera Records, 2021 Any fan of captivating and smooth sequencing in new Berlin School style paired with spacious, cinematic atmospheres should have a go at Martin Stürtzer’s “Illumination Cycle”. The consistent…
Release data: Martin Stürtzer – Temporal Paradox CD/DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, Echo Elberfeld, 2021 Here’s another fine release by Wuppertal-based synthesist Martin Stürtzer for those like like to to space out in rather bright celestial environs. It’s an overall gentle unfolding…
Release data: Martin Stürtzer – Far Beyond the Stars DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, Exosphere Music, 2020 This is the debut album of German soundartist Martin Stürtzer (better known as Phelios and the project Späre Sechs) on Synphaera’s sublabel Exophere. “Far Beyond the…
Release data: Sphäre Sechs – Transient Lunar Phenomenon CD/DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, Cryo Chamber, 2019 The quality space-ambient of the German duo Sphäre Sechs stands out for its profound as well as cinematic quality. The result on their 50-minute “Transient Lunar Phenomenon” -recorded…