Stephan Mathieu

Stephan Mathieu (born October 1967) is a self taught composer and performer of his own music, working in the fields of electroacoustics and abstract digitala. His sound is largely based on early instruments, environmental sound and obsolete media, which are recorded and transformed by means of experimental microphony, re-editing techniques and software processes involving spectral analysis and convolution; it has been compared to the landscape paintings of Caspar David Friedrich, the work of Colorfield artists Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman and Ellsworth Kelly.

During the last decade Stephan’s music has been released on 30 CDs and vinyl records. Apart from refining his solo work he currently collaborates with Sylvain Chauveau, Robert Hampson / Main, Taylor Deupree, Caro Mikalef, Jozef van Wissem and David Sylvian in live and studio projects.

Since 1992 he performed his music live in solo shows and on festivals all over Europe, Scandinavia, North and South America and created various audio installations for galleries and museums, a glass-blowing factory, a 17th century garden, Berlin Mitte, a 19th century steel plant, parks, an arrangement of 30 Peugeots, a late antique throne hall and many other unique sites.

“I’m a collector of 78rpm records from the 1910s and 20s, the era of acoustic and early electronic audio recording. I love the way they transport sound.”

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Stephan Mathieu (born October 11, 1967) works in the field of digital and electroacoustic music. His composition is largely based on period instruments, environmental sound and obsolete media which are recorded and transformed by means of experimental microphony, re-editing techniques and software processes involving spectral analysis and convolution.

Mathieu has created sound installations for the 4th century Aula Palatina at Trier and the 19th century ironworks Völklinger Hütte UNESCO world heritages and the Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz in Berlin.

Stephan is an avid collector of 78 RPM records from 1900-1928, and currently lives and works in Saarbrücken, Germany.

• 2000 - Wurmloch Variationen - 320 Kbps
• 2000 - (In) - 320 Kbps
• 2001 - Heroin - 320 Kbps
• 2001 - Full Swing Edits - 320 Kbps
• 2001 - FrequencyLib - 320 Kbps
• 2002 - Die Entdeckung Des Wetters - 320 Kbps
• 2003 - Quality Hotel [with Radboud Mens, Janek Schaefer & Timeblind] - 320 Kbps
• 2003 - Reciprocess + / vs. Vol. 02 [with Douglas Benford] - 320 Kbps
• 2003 - Kapotte Muziek by Stephan Mathieu - 320 Kbps
• 2003 - Heroin + Remixes - 320 Kbps
• 2004 - Pieces of Winter [with John Hudak] - 320 Kbps
• 2004 - The Sad Mac - 320 Kbps
• 2004 - On Tape - 320 Kbps
• 2006 - Hidden Name [with Janek Schaefer] - 320 Kbps
• 2008 - Radioland - 320 Kbps
• 2009 - Transcriptions [with Taylor Deupree] - 320 Kbps
• 2009 - The Key To The Kingdom - 320 Kbps
• 2011 - A Static Place - 320 Kbps
• 2011 - Remain - 320 Kbps
• 2011 - To Describe George Washington Bridge - 320 Kbps
• 2012 - Sad Mac Studies - 320 Kbps
• 2012 - Radioland (Panorámica) [with Caro Mikalef] - 320 Kbps
• 2012 - Palimpsest [with Sylvain Chauveau] - 320 Kbps 
• 2012 - Coda (For WK) - 320 Kbps
• 2012 - Wandermüde [with David Sylvian] - 320 Kbps
• 2012 - Strings [with David Maranha] - 320 Kbps
• 2012 - Sad Mac Studies - 320 Kbps
• 2013 - The Falling Rocket - 320 Kbps
• 2013 - Un Cœur Simple - 320 Kbps
• 2014 - Sacred Ground - 320 Kbps
• 2015 - Before Nostromo - 320 Kbps
• 2015 - Nachtstücke - 320 Kbps