Sounds From NoWhere Podcast #133 - Ancient Methods by Sounds From NoWhere published on 2021-03-01T17:09:21Z We are delighted to celebrate our 5th anniversary with the German producer Ancient Methods (Persephonic Sirens / [aufnahme + wiedergabe]. Ancient Methods is the project of Michael Wollenhaupt. Since its emergence the project the has been often labelled as „pitch black techno war funk“ (quoted after an early Boomkat review) and closely associated to what later on would be tagged as the „industrial techno“ - movement. This is possibly due to the radical machine aesthetics Ancient Methods has developed into an unmistakable trademark sound, since more than a decade. However the mechanical framework is - no more, no less - a physical ambassador for a deeper content, there is a profound human emotionality enclosed in the rhythmic shell. The project is pictorially associated with „The Fall Of Jericho“-picture, that adorned the first releases of the eponymous „Ancient Methods“ label. The wall-breaking image is metaphorical not only for the sound of the project. Bringing formerly rather dissociated musical subcultures closer to each other has been an integral and fertile part of Michael Wollenhaupt’s work. The results are not only well documented by releases on labels like aufnahme + wiedergabe, HANDS and Hospital Productions. As a prolific remixer he worked among many others for the post-punkers of Soft Moon, synth-pop greats Wolfsheim, industrial-legends Bourbonese Qualk, synth-wave icon Beta Evers and beat-scientist Powell. The project has also been playing genre- crossing festivals like Maschinenfest, Wave-Positive Education - to name a few. The genre-crossing qualities of the projects not only become obvious in his productions or during the live shows (the latter supported by Wahiba Khadri on drums and guitar) but also during Ancient Methods’ DJ-sets. Michael is dragging his obvious influences such as wave, EBM, industrial but also classical, liturgical, psychedelic and folk music into the techno frame to drop them on the dance floors and hereby delivering an intimate, rather introverted euphoria. Under the Room 506 moniker some of his DJ-edits (e.g. for Killian Camera or Deutsch Nepal received vinyl releases due to public demand). Throughout the years Wollenhaupt has been collaborating with Regis to form Ugandan Methods, with Orphx as Eschaton, with Cindytalk as In The Mouth Of The Wolf, and Prurient taking the project to new levels. The border crossing is furthermore elaborated with a monthly radio show on Berlin Community Radio and the launch of a new label from Ancient Methods, Persephonic Sirens, which aim is to support new and like-minded artists. We could not be more honored to host one of our favorite artists on the series. Enjoy the ride! @ancient-methods Genre Electronic Comment by Faust napalm death? 2023-11-21T14:38:02Z Comment by luka k I listen to this while high and reading Berserk feelz good 2023-06-09T22:35:38Z Comment by Massive Detonation track id 2023-04-29T12:08:24Z Comment by RHA omg 2022-09-12T10:09:00Z Comment by Dead Russell oooooo! dark tribal beats FTW! 2022-08-31T18:51:50Z Comment by _Admin Ancient 2022-03-15T18:05:48Z Comment by mayan tangent wow ! great mix :D 2022-02-01T13:28:38Z Comment by (blood artist) arild skaug urfaust😱 mega 2021-10-23T10:25:27Z Comment by DTD 💣 2021-10-15T16:26:46Z Comment by GiulianoBlanco//bZh44° !!!' 2021-09-23T14:31:56Z Comment by Kya Pacia <3 beautiful 2021-08-29T10:11:20Z Comment by Raskolnikoff jajajajajajajaaaa 2021-08-14T15:27:18Z Comment by Vincent SS MANN 2021-06-30T15:15:08Z Comment by Preau ID?? 2021-06-22T12:09:43Z Comment by Oksana Snezhina 🔥 2021-06-06T07:10:00Z Comment by Nathan Solo So good 2021-05-22T19:32:31Z Comment by Federico Forni 😎😎🌚 2021-04-02T19:23:44Z Comment by Don christobal beautiful!!track id? 2021-03-24T19:33:29Z Comment by Alexandre Goudet « il faut toujours un peu de chaos en soi pour accoucher d’une etoile qui danse ». F.Nietzsche🖤🎆 2021-03-12T11:51:47Z Comment by anna 👏🏾 2021-03-10T05:02:52Z Comment by GIA fuck yessssssssssss 2021-03-05T17:07:56Z Comment by Seraphic Dah i feel at home in this story, emotion n otherwise 🖤 thank u! 2021-03-05T07:49:07Z Comment by Jb yeah please id someone 🙏 2021-03-05T01:51:00Z Comment by Darina Levandovska Double hell yes! Hope there will be a setlist for this awesomeness 2021-03-04T21:02:40Z Comment by blakeE FANTASTIC, EPIC 2021-03-04T11:58:21Z Comment by moiCflo (^O^☆♪ 2021-03-03T16:58:33Z Comment by Darina Levandovska Hell yes! 2021-03-03T12:52:21Z Comment by Tornike Kutaladze 💞💞💞 2021-03-03T11:51:25Z Comment by RAVVDE Love you Master!!!! 2021-03-02T23:45:07Z Comment by Chelodoi.molovek8 🔥😬🔥 2021-03-02T18:04:14Z