Steve Angstrom creates music, sounds and imagery. Exploring the boundaries of self-perception through reimagined and repurposed media
Ableton reArranger Device Released!
A great easy way to finish your songs by trying out different arrangements easily, a device I’ve been developing slowly over the last three years – now I’ve tidied it up for everyone else to use, so try this free device When you are stuck finishing your song – you have some great sections but can’t decide how best to arrange them. All those great loops, builds and drops … perhaps you are wondering if you should insert a longer middle section, or is the whole thing too long, or too short? It can be tricky to cut, copy and…
Who Are You – Release
There are many layers to this track, when I was digging through my archives I found a primitive version of it from around 1997 and I wanted to perform it live so I rebuilt it on my live performance rig. I played that version in Berlin and several other places but it was a bit…
You Never Know – Release
It began on a plane journey, coming back from a gig in Berlin I was inspired by my experiences at the parties and gigs I’d been at, and it reflects a certain feeling I had during my time there. Hanging out with old friends and new, absorbing the changes. The title comes from the feeling…
Matsudo – Ambient – EP
From my residency at Paradise AIR in Matsudo, Japan a mixture of modular eurorack synthesiser performances recorded in the unique decommissioned Love Hotel above a Pachinko parlour The EP is available on all streaming and major sales platforms, so check out Steve Angstrom – Matsudo Track List Between Stations [7:32] I spent countless hours riding…
Music for the haunted body
Going back to my roots with some acid techno in 90s style, though in TimeShard we never kept things this simple – we always threw hundreds of samples and riffs at a track. Making it on Eurorack is fun, I tried to keep it to my portable system which is the case you see me…
A Personal Journey Through Creative Innovation
In the realm of artistic exploration there are moments when a helping hand can be the catalyst for remarkable transformation. For me, that transformative spark arrived in the form of a grant from the Arts Council of England, a golden opportunity to breathe new life into my creative journey as I wrestle with integrating big…
Performance – Between Stations
During my Japanese Artist Residency I recorded this ambient performance exploring the dreamlike state created by the Tokyo area metro trains, with commuters hypnotised between stations. Lost in their singular dreams though travelling together in a communal trance. Each night as my train carried me away from the neon metropolis and toward the satellite cities.…
Fighting for Creativity and Identity Amidst Crisis
In the realm of creative pursuits, we often find ourselves immersed in a world of self-expression and imagination. But what if the very essence of your creative identity were gradually slipping away, much like trying to paint a masterpiece with shaky hands? The challenges we all must face and acknowledge is a call to redefine…
Some advice on applying for a DYCP
A DYCP is a UK arts grant for “Developing Your Creative Practice’. It’s often misunderstood and so the applications are usually terrible (I read a bunch before I applied for mine). This is a quick helper for anyone applying to the Arts Council of England (ACE) for a Developing Your Creative Practice grant (DYCP). I…
Japanese Residency
I’ll be in Japan at Paradise AIR (Artist in residency) from July 1st to September 1st 2023, alongside my creative collaborator Beau Beaumont. We’ll be living and working in Paradise Air, a wonderful creative space in Matsudo, Chiba prefecture (just outside Tokyo), and we will be exploring creative ideas related to the environment and people…
