SOLTAU, THORSTEN — Furafauna
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youtube Video Teaser:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl_kkOHm3J8
May 2026 PRESS RELEASE
Artist: Thorsten Soltau/Femurl
Title: Furafauna
Track Titles: 1. Astafel
2. Therianthrope
3. Lullaby for the extinct
4. Four studies for furafauna
5. Therianthrope (Troum remix)
6. Lullaby for the extinct (Sewicide - Die Nacht hat Hände remix)
Format: CD
Cat no: BRCD 26-1024
Release Date: May 2026
New release on Black Rose Recordings. This is an inspiring and varied musical journey that mixes rich instrumental pieces with electronics, vocal and acoustic sound sources. Atmospheric layers build slowly and twist into an intense sound sculpture. The music has a cinematic feel to it with one reviewer calling Soltau “a storyteller with sound”.
“For the past three years I sculpted Furafauna, an electroacoustic sound work dealing with fables and anthropomorphism. The album was first laid out as a section of sketches. These sketches served as a guide for a more cohesive format. I closed off working on it this year after receiving two commissioned reworks from Sewicide and Troum.”
Thorsten Soltau, is a sound designer and electroacoustic composer from Northern Germany, working in the field of sound design, electroacoustics and New Musik since 2005. In addition, he also works under his alter ego name as Femurl. Recent compositions have shown him use elements of new classical music, drone, and electroacoustic passages in a unique and inventive way. Fields of interest include sonic disintegration, conceptualism and dualism in philosophy, and gender-related issues. He has several solo releases to his name, as well has collaborative releases with Asmus Tietchens and Ralf Wehowsky (rlw). The latter contributed sounds sources to a couple of tracks on this album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl_kkOHm3J8
May 2026 PRESS RELEASE
Artist: Thorsten Soltau/Femurl
Title: Furafauna
Track Titles: 1. Astafel
2. Therianthrope
3. Lullaby for the extinct
4. Four studies for furafauna
5. Therianthrope (Troum remix)
6. Lullaby for the extinct (Sewicide - Die Nacht hat Hände remix)
Format: CD
Cat no: BRCD 26-1024
Release Date: May 2026
New release on Black Rose Recordings. This is an inspiring and varied musical journey that mixes rich instrumental pieces with electronics, vocal and acoustic sound sources. Atmospheric layers build slowly and twist into an intense sound sculpture. The music has a cinematic feel to it with one reviewer calling Soltau “a storyteller with sound”.
“For the past three years I sculpted Furafauna, an electroacoustic sound work dealing with fables and anthropomorphism. The album was first laid out as a section of sketches. These sketches served as a guide for a more cohesive format. I closed off working on it this year after receiving two commissioned reworks from Sewicide and Troum.”
Thorsten Soltau, is a sound designer and electroacoustic composer from Northern Germany, working in the field of sound design, electroacoustics and New Musik since 2005. In addition, he also works under his alter ego name as Femurl. Recent compositions have shown him use elements of new classical music, drone, and electroacoustic passages in a unique and inventive way. Fields of interest include sonic disintegration, conceptualism and dualism in philosophy, and gender-related issues. He has several solo releases to his name, as well has collaborative releases with Asmus Tietchens and Ralf Wehowsky (rlw). The latter contributed sounds sources to a couple of tracks on this album.