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The duo behind the project is comprised of German producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Markus Girrulat and Bulgarian interdisciplinary artist Nora Mincheva (NoomRa). Channeling their huge passion for music experimentation, together they aim to build their own sonic universe and invite everyone who is hungry for fresh sound to experience it.
Based in Dusseldorf, Germany, ALTR∞‘s music is inspired by the synth-driven sound of Kraftwerk‘s hometown and the likes of Depeche Mode, Moderat, Bonobo, Moloko, Radiohead and Massive Attack, amongst others.
Besides releasing their first EP in the beginning of 2023 - ECLIPSE, as well as a few more singles, in December the duo released their second EP - INFINITE. In addition ALTR∞ contributed to the sound design for the dance performance “BATTLEGROUND: CELL” by renowned Chinese choreographer Hou Ying (performed in the state theatre of Kassel, Germany), in collaboration with Randomhype.
ALTR∞‘s music has garnered the support of a number of music magazines worldwide: the US THE LUNA COLLECTIVE and Obscure Sound, the German FAZE MAG; the French IGGY MAG; the Brazilian Roadie Music, BEAT for BEAT and Indieoclock and the Portuguese Summer Triangle, among others.
The name ALTR∞ refers to the constant transformation - alteration - of
things, as well as the conscious desire to do things in an alternative way.
The altar of infinity is where everything matters and nothing matters at
the same time, while music is that transcendental force and vehicle that
allow people to tap into the sublime fields of existence, looking for clarity
and seeing things from an alternative point of view.
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The second EP by ALTR∞ is a genre-bending journey through eternity. INFINITE EP is meant to turn the listener’s gaze to the future of both music and humanity.
The broad spectrum of music influences, woven into the EP’s music tapestry, symbolises the infinite flow of ideas and references that shape and drive the Collective Consciousness. INFINITE EP is a celebration of the complexity and the beauty of life and the connection that binds us all.
Tantalizing vocals, inventive synth work, and dynamic grooves — with African and Latin inspiration — lead a captivating sound, fondly reminiscent in aesthetic to The Knife....The release as a whole is a firm showcase of the project’s impressive atmospheric strengths and knack for inventive structural pursuits.
I Saw the Future
7th Moon
The EP opener is meant to put the listener into a state of trance, offering a transcending experience. Lyrically, the song refers to the unclear fate of humanity: with a nod to AI, which might be either the solution to all our problems or the very opposite. In any case, the future is our puppet (“hanging on a string”, but also hanging by a thread) and depends on the choices we make on any level.
LYRICS
On, on, on...
I'm on, I'm on, I'm on
So, show me where
I can find the solution
Only then
I'll make my resolution
The clock is ticking
I'm the answer
Like a tight knot
I hold the answer in my hand
Get it all out of your head
I saw the future:
hanging on a string
Energizing and bubbly, the second track from the EP is an unconventional love song about the 7th Moon of the 7th Planet of our Solar System (Uranus). This time the lyrics are in Bulgarian and are taken off my poem ‘Луните на Уран’/ ‘Moons of Uranus’. Read the full poem here.
LYRICS
(BG)
Седмата луна
Седмата планета
Седмата луна
Луните на Уран
Аз съм седмата луна
на седмата планета
седмата луна
на седмата планета
Търсиш в мене светлина
В мене
Срещам те
Седмата….
(EN TRANSLATION)
The 7th Moon
The 7th Planet
The 7th Moon
The Moons of Uranus
I am the 7th Moon
Of the 7th Planet
You look for light in me
In me I meet you..
The 7th…
Unlike the other tracks from the EP, that are of more experimental nature, this one is a straight dancefloor banger. But it wouldn’t be ALTR∞ if there wasn’t a little twist! In this case, we combined fresh EDM with Latin-inspired percussion and vocals with tribal flavour.
The result was a real sonic hurricane that takes your feet off the ground.
Fun fact: the vocals are a freestyle and a direct channelling over a powerful percussive beat. Markus later on picked some of his favourite parts and assembled the whole track. We decided to keep the original vocals, which are technically in jibberish - because the phonetic value would be broken if we had tried to turn them into actual lyrics. And who knows, maybe I channeled an ancient language from Earth or another planet...or a future one?
Let’s dive into the ocean of sonic energy, until we reconnect with the Omnisource!
The last track from ‘INFINITE’ EP represents the fluidity of the Hive Mind and the infinite flow of consciousness that binds us all with everything that has ever existed… now, always and forever.
Hurricane
Infinite Mind
A meditative pop ballad. Diving deep in the dark waters of a painful separation, OVER represents the complex emotions and thoughts that come with making the toughest choice in a relationship. OVER is minimalistic and perfectly imperfect; we didn't want to polish it too much because real feelings are raw and unfiltered and should flow freely.
The song was born while we were working on the sound design for BATTLEGROUND: Cell. While the topic of the dance performance was ‘life as a battleground’, OVER refers to the battles that take place within a romantic relationship.
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LYRICS
Untie, be over
I’ll try… be… over
Untie, be over
I’ve tried… be... over…
Talk ain’t cheap
wounds do stay
3-4-5
shoot and pray
Full Moon light
shows the way
Crows up high
disclose our fate
Untie, sweep away
How to fly, free, away
Fly away
Tryna get off of you
hands be stuck with glue
Words don’t work with you
Stay away!
Walking past the truth
hundred days, no clue
Can’t say goodbye to you
Stay away
Away
Leave
Walk away
When you hold
me so close
it’s so hard
to fight
Are you aware
what you can’t bare
no one can take away
I’ve travelled
so many nights and days…
NAMELESS is dedicated to the relationships we have and how they impact our identity.
The relationship you have with yourself, inevitably impacts the relationships you have with everyone and everything else. And when you feel stuck and like you’re not on your path, maybe it’s time to disattach from the image of yourself you’ve created in your head and unlearn what you’ve been taught. Even if that means facing the hurricane of possibilities and multitude of truths and realities and feeling torn apart.
One can’t evolve, while sticking to outdated rules and expectations. A new, healthier society can’t exist, based on old outdated norms and scripts.
Everyone is carrying their burdens on their own; why not instead start to hold one another, as a society, as one big tribe?
Instead of constantly competing against each other, why not work together?
Trusting yourself to trust the other; Healing yourself to heal the other…
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LYRICS
Gotta forget all these worn out pages
Gotta forget, ‘cause it’s so outrageous
Gotta f-u-c-k it and leave all my faces nameless
Deep sleep, hurricane knocking on your door
How can you trust one another?
(I) see you com-coming up - a new person (X3)
Hold this on your own - shouldn’t weigh you down (X2)
Focus on your love - shouldn’t weigh you down (X2)
Ge-ge-ge-ge-ge-gettin’ torn inside (X3)
Hold this on your own - shouldn’t weigh you down (X2)
Focus on your love - shouldn’t weigh you down (X2)
Ge-ge-ge-ge-ge-gettin’ torn inside (X3)
Harmony exists in the collision of chaos and order.
Sometimes the more you chase order, the more you attract chaos. We tend to inhabit extremes and polarities, while looking for the golden middle… Our guidance system is overloaded, crumbling under the weight of social expectations, info clutter and the rules of the constant competition we involuntarily have joined at birth.
But things are changing, eyes are opening and hearts start to tune to their own truth.
Can we get out of the storm sane, better and wiser?
And can we finally start listening to our own inner voice and rediscover what being a human really means?
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LYRICS
VERSE 1
Harmony is: allowing order
(to) marry disarray
Suddenly the war is over
but no-one is safe
I could praise the Lord
but he won’t hear a sound!
Try to reach the core,
keep wandering for miles…
CHORUS
Are we keeping a score
when we stay on the surface?
Heartbeat: life is a loan;
right here, sign where the cross is!
Take this out… X2
VERSE 2
Memories get lost in a folder,
only taking space
Hide and seek,
the game isn’t over -
that’s another phase.
Hide and seek:
look for trouble,
find the enemy!
Part of me
wants this battle
only to wake up free
CHORUS
Are we keeping a score
when we stay on the surface?
Who is taking control
When the clown leaves the circus?
Take this out
whatever the perk is
high or low
the risk isn’t worth it
if a soul
can’t follow its purpose!
Take this out X3
BRIDGE
I’m an offspring of the Sun
not a walking hologram;
even when I’m falling down
I will always wear my crown!
CHORUS
Are we keeping a score
when we stay on the surface?
Who is taking control
when the clown leaves the circus?
Are we keeping a score
when we stay on the surface?
Heartbeat: life is a loan;
Right here, sign where the cross is!
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Seamlessly flowing through genres, from downtempo ('Drift', through experimental electronica and pop ('Awake', 'Eclipse'), to breakbeat and R&B ('Protected'), our debut EP is meant to be a cathartic work of art that will hopefully purify and empower every listener.
The title - Eclipse refers to the ever-shifting modes of light and darkness, joy and sorrow, love and pain.
The EP is inspired by the connection that we, as human beings, share with both the tiniest insect and the largest star in the Universe.
Even though there are things bigger than us and (it seems that ) we have little control over what is happening on our Planet or in our Universe, this shouldn’t make us feel helpless but remind us that we are simply part of a large whole and need to embrace the fascinating processes that take place in that whole.
Drift
Awake
The opening track from our debut EP ECLIPSE is a synth-driven, predominantly instrumental track, dedicated to the miracle of life.
We learn new things every day. And while trying to tackle life, we tend to forget the most important thing: where we are coming from and how amazing it is that we exist. ‘DRIFT’ is an ode to the creation of the universe and to evolution. It’s meant to transport you thousands of light years away when it all started and to remind you how little, yet magnificent you are. So that every time you lose ground under your feet and you are in need of some hope, you can listen to it and remember that you are the miracle, you are the hope!
'Awake' is dedicated to the cycles of existence and how we experience time and change, both individually and collectively.
This is a song written from the perspective of time:
Imagine if the Present, the Past and the Future could speak and share some
wisdom, helping you find peace within and feel more content with the way you go through time or the way time goes through you...
Every day you wake up and own the golden opportunity to make smth out of your life and yourself. Torn between past, present and future, you often slip between the cracks of an externally designed reality (which some call ‘the Matrix’. But it‘s not until you lose yourself that you manage to uncover the essence of existence hidden under a myriad of lies.
It's time to wake up for a new level of consciosness, see tings with new eyes and acknowledge how connected we are...
LYRICS
Wake up and see
days flow in sync
Can we let go
Try some.....
Try to see the truth untold
Try and feel the love unfold
Wake up
Try some
Give me a follow
I'll come here
Tied on your toe
hide from your foe
spare me another stone
fighting for your throne
in life
...now I'm going on
Try and feel the love unfold /x2/
Wake up
Try some
Wake up
Try some
Try and feel the love unfold
Try some....
A vibrant mixture of electronica and dark pop, ECLIPSE is meant to be an empowering journey through the dark corners of the soul.
This is the first track that we created together - basically the track that launched our project! And while you listen to it you can definitely hear our thirst for experimentation and creating smth out of the box. We are very happy and excited to share this track with the world!
We chose the title ECLIPSE, referring to the moment when the Moon covers the Sun as a metaphor for those tough, sad, hopeless moments and days that we get to experience sometimes.
There are those days… when you feel like you’re at the bottom of a pit and everything seems pointless. That’s okay, allow yourself to be there and grieve for whatever you need to. Just don’t let yourself spiral down, digging a deeper hole, but bear in mind that this too shall pass and the Sun will shine again. Even the darkest of times are eventually going to slide away, making space for the light and the bright days. But through experiencing this contrast we’re meant to learn and evolve.
LYRICS
Hold on X2
How long X2
Hold on! X2
Don’t understand; I don’t understand…
There are some days
no, they won’t stay
they’re here to go
there are some days
Down there, where the Sun can’t warm my body
Nothing’s guiding me home
no one's coming
asking 'what’s worth *living for*?'
I’m dissolving
asking 'what’s worth...'
Know where I stand (Anyone)
Know where I stand (got harmed today?)
Coming back, I'm confident
Coming back, I'm confident
Coming back, I’m soul-fident
Coming back…
There are some days
No, they won’t stay
They’re here to go
There are some days
There are some days
No, they won’t stay
There are some days
There are some days
They’re here to go
there are some days…
Merging breakbeat, alternative r&b and even opera into one pulsating whole, the closing track of our debut EP is meant to take the you on a breath-taking journey to remind you about the infinite power of your soul.
We are all stardust...We are all part of the large energetic net that interconnects everything in the Universe! Knowing this keeps me strong, as it reminds me that I can never be lonely or lost.
I wrote this song soon after losing a family member and needed something that could help me and others that go through grieving. I kept everything inside till Markus sent me that amazing instrumental and in a matter of few hours the song was written and recorded - everything poured out through me! I hope that this song can really help people and become a remedy for their pain.
LYRICS
Right in the eye of the storm
Blindly I follow my home
How an idea is born
when there’s a dream to hold on to
The sky is falling away...
The sky is falling away from you
You are protected
You are protected
You’re injected
with love infected
Nothing can destroy a soul
spirit - solid like a stone
armor made of stars
- unbreakable, unbreakable
Tried to be the fire but I burst into flames
Tried to run like water but the thirst set the pace
tried to look like this and I tried to move like this
and I tried, and I’m trying to get close to the Bliss
Looking for a sign: sirens across the sky
getting’ out of breath, oh I cannot decide...
‘on and off; afraid; but I gotta go my way
cause I gotta end up, I gotta end up, I gotta end up free
The sky is falling away
The sky is falling away from you
You‘re protected!
with love infected...
You’re protected!
Eclipse
Protected
CELL is a dance performance by renowned Chinese choreographer - Hou Ying.
Developed as the first part of a double dance evening (BATTLEGROUND), CELL was presented at the state theatre in Kassel, Germany in July, 2023. The sound design for CELL was created by Randomhype in collaboration with ALTR∞.
The second dance performance from BATTLEGROUND, called "धर्म | DHARMA", was choreographed by Ashley Lobo (India).
>> Listen to the full soundtrack here <<
Whispers
Peace
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