Konsole
It’s almost disorienting to think this is Marc Gundermann’s debut. The confidence and clarity of “Konsole” feel like the work of someone who’s been shaping the experimental landscape for decades. There’s a through-line here that runs from the conceptual daring of Luciano Berio to the restless spirit of contemporary electronic vanguard artists, yet it’s unmistakably Gundermann’s own territory. Drawn from five years of recordings, “Konsole” is steeped in personal moments — time alone in the studio, field recordings from Berlin, Santa Barbara and Amsterdam, and an unfiltered approach to experimentation. Gundermann calls it the record he needed to make before moving forward. For listeners, it’s the sound of an artist stepping into view with total intent, marking a starting point that already feels like a milestone.