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NOISE IS JUST DISTORTED SILENCE

Berlin’s Max Dahlhaus is an artist whose work defies simple categorization. With roots in the post-club electronic music scene, Dahlhaus crafts a unique auditory experience that blends cinematic, industrial, and experimental elements into something profoundly original. His work—spanning from his debut album Rims of Time (2017) to the recent Cychotic LP (2023) and his Collaborative work Trauma Tendrils (2024) with Kronom —navigates a realm where intricate textures meet emotive resonance, capturing both the raw and the refined.

“Soundtracks for the post-club generation.”

Dahlhaus’s music reflects a balance of contrasts: opulence and minimalism, repetition and nuance, emotion and abstraction. His recent projects, including Atari Overdrive (2019) and Short Morrow (2021), delve into the subtleties of our contemporary world, moving beyond typical dystopian themes to explore more nuanced sonic landscapes.

In 2023, Dahlhaus embarked on an Asia tour, performing at venues such as OIL Shenzhen, AXIS Chengdu, ALL Shanghai, LOOPY Hangzhou, GROUNDLESS THEORY Beijing, 20Alpha in Hong Kong, and ENTER Tokyo, where his live performances transformed each space into a unique, multi-sensory experience.

Beyond his music, Dahlhaus is engaged in video editing and camera work, and he creates scores and soundtracks for the fashion label enfin levé. His approach to mixing and mastering is uniquely personal, reflecting a distinct methodology that enhances his artistic vision.

Collaborations with artists like WRACK, Grinderteeth, Kronom, and others further demonstrate his versatility and adaptability.

His live audiovisual shows, featured at festivals like CTM in Berlin, highlight his ability to blend sound and visuals into captivating experiences.

Max Dahlhaus continues to evolve as an artist, with each release offering new layers of complexity and insight. His work remains an exploration of the intricate and the evocative, inviting listeners into a deeply reflective journey.

"Dahlhaus crafts extraordinary sounds out of these gloomy feelings, blending straightforward rhythms with noises, glitches and overlapping melodies. Echoes of club music reverberate here too, but this is a work that offers something more complex and reflective than four-to-the-floor repetition."

Soul Feeder

"Dahlhaus positions himself at the brink of the ever-changing coastline of music and art, forever mixing contrasting and comparable themes to emerge with inventive patterns and structures."

Inverted Audio

"The atmosphere shifts from experimental to rather clubby, and back to sentimental in a blink of an eye. Sometimes it might give you the feeling of being lost, while the next track gives you a feeling of being hunted."

The Brvtalist