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Artist
Nordsun
12+ albums
Mark Pritchardambientshoegazeelectronicelectronica
about
Music bios are often just nonsense packed with made-up words nobody relates to. On Bandcamp I write my own album notes, keeping things essential and immediate. So, I figured I’d write this crap here myself too. I’m Benjamin Sievers, born in 1993 in Bremen, Germany, and the person behind Nordsun. Rooted in the flatlands of northern Germany, my music reflects a deep connection to nature. I first began making music under the artist name Splitter. Between 2009 and 2016, I released five albums, two EPs, and several B-sides and remixes, shaped by my two biggest influences: Nine Inch Nails and Boards of Canada. As Splitter I chased machine precision. I only played instruments by hand occasionally, and almost always quantized them. Most of the time I composed straight into the MIDI editor. My last Splitter album, Altfeld, was the peak of this precise, machine-like approach. A metropolis of sound built from buildings, streets, and machines. Finishing it marked a turning point: I began playing real instruments again, leaving imperfections in, and found that music exists to be lived through, not checked off. Around that time, not only my music but also my life changed. While making Altfeld I lived in Berlin as a broke apprentice. After finishing my training, I moved to Augsburg, started working, and for the first time could afford better instruments. Living far from my northern home, I became more aware of my northern soul. Out of this grew the dreamy, melancholic album Tales of a Be
