Console
Intricate, melodic indietronica that balances glitchy precision with human warmth. Perfect for focused work or solitary late-night city commutes.
Intricate, melodic indietronica that balances glitchy precision with human warmth. Perfect for focused work or solitary late-night city commutes.
Console sounds like a computer trying to remember a dream. It is a meticulous blend of micro-glitch textures, warm analog synthesizers, and breathy, detached vocals that feel both intimate and distant. The music occupies the fertile ground between the dance floor and the bedroom, offering beats that are steady enough to move to but complex enough to reward deep, headphone-based scrutiny.
What truly sets Martin Gretschmann's work apart is his ability to find soul within the circuitry. While many of his contemporaries in the German electronic scene focused on cold minimalism, Console injects a sense of whimsical melancholy and pop sensibility into the glitch aesthetic. It is the sound of 'indietronica' at its most refined, where every click and pop serves a melodic purpose rather than just a rhythmic one.
Newcomers should start with the album '14 Zero Zero' or 'Herself'. These records showcase the project's evolution from experimental sampling to a more structured, song-oriented approach. It is essential listening for anyone who appreciates the intersection of organic emotion and digital precision, particularly those who enjoy the more electronic-leaning side of The Notwist.
Console (also known as Acid Pauli) is an electronic music project founded by Martin Gretschmann, the former lead programmer for the German band The Notwist. The band incorporates elements of electronic music. The band consists of Miriam Osterrieder (vocals, keyboard), Christoph Brandner (drums), Axel Fischer (MS10, guitar), Michael Schwaiger (keyboard, pad), Anton Kaun (visuals), and Martin Gretschmann (computer). Born in Bavaria, Martin Gretschmann started playing bass in various independent rock bands as early as the early 1990s with Axel Fischer, Matthias Laub, and Christian Schröcker, and played numerous concerts (including supporting The Notwist tour). The first publication of three electronic pieces under the name Console took place in 1995 via the indie label Kollaps on the sampler The Day My Favorite Insect Died. From 1996 Gretschmann became a member of The Notwist. In 1997 the debut album Pan Or Ama was released on the Weilheim label Payola. In 1999 Console followed with 14 Zero Zero, his most successful single to date. In 2001 he published his piece "Crabcraft" practically unchanged as "Heirloom" on Björk's request for her album Vespertine; "Crabcraft" itself samples Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's "Sacred Heart". Since 1998 Console has also been working with the radio play author Andreas Ammer. Pieces such as On the Tracks and Spaceman '85 were created, with which the two also toured Germany. Around the turn of the century, Gretschmann started performing as Acid Pauli, a label evocative of his style, which he described as "somewhere between ambient and techno":It was a very good friend of mine who shouted 'Acciiiiidd Pauliiii' at a small illegal party in Munich, some 20 years ago, [...] I was playing with a laptop only. The software was Rebirth, which emulates the acid machines: Roland TB-303, TR909, and 808. Everything you did with this software sounded like acid house. The nickname Paul was given to me by some schoolmates.In 2005 Gretschmann opened at the Munich club Rote Sonne together with Peter Wacha, Dorothea Zenker, Richard Rieger, Bernd Bergmann, and Sven Künast. For the film Es war einmal Indianerland (2017), Gretschmann composed the film music as Acid Pauli.
Shares bedroom production, sample based, digital clarity (production style); wistful, playful, melancholic (moods)
Shares glitch, downtempo (subgenres); sample based, bedroom production, digital clarity (production style)
Shares sample based, bedroom production, digital clarity (production style); glitch, downtempo (subgenres)
Shares sample based, bedroom production, layered dense (production style); glitch, downtempo (subgenres)
Shares glitch, downtempo (subgenres); late night, urban night, rainy day (atmosphere)
Shares sample based, bedroom production, digital clarity (production style); glitch, downtempo, synth-pop (subgenres)
Shares glitch, downtempo (subgenres); late night, urban night, rainy day (atmosphere)
Shares breathy, deadpan, processed (vocal style); late night, urban night, rainy day (atmosphere)
Shares glitch, downtempo (subgenres); sample based, digital clarity, layered dense (production style)
Shares glitch, downtempo, synth-pop (subgenres); wistful, playful, mysterious (moods)
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