Martyn Heyne announces new album, Eight Reflections in Darkness; shares first single ‘Ludwig’s Wonder’

Ingenious German multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Martyn Heyne has announced the much anticipated follow-up to 2020’s Open Lines. Entitled Eight Reflections in Darkness, his new record of solo electric guitar compositions will see the light of day on April 14th through Tonal Institute / AWAL Sony.
With simplicity and honesty at the heart of his new compositions, Heyne chose to record the album in his studio with merely his guitar and a couple of amps, “leaving in the breaths, foot taps, and finger-picked sounds that come with a live performance”, as the press release describes. “In this form, Heyne taps into the music’s intimacy, encouraging us to look inward as we listen”. Inspired by a series of videos of Picasso drawing on a glass pane, namely one of a bull drawing that was just an outline, Heyne “set out to make music that felt like a line drawing, sketching out the contours of the sound, but not coloring in every piece”.

The delicate and beautiful ‘Ludwig’s Wonder’ is the first single to emerge from the upcoming album.  Conveying a depth of emotion, the track brings a sense of radiant peacefulness. Take a listen now.

Martyn Heyne unveils accompanying video for ‘Brandung’

Ingenious German multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Martyn Heyne has unveiled a fittingly stunning video to accompany ‘Brandung’, lifted from his 2016’s mini-album Shady & Light. Heyne explains how the video came about:

“A while back, the filmmaker Melinte Reitzema got in touch about some music of mine she wanted to use in her latest work. The film, LUCY – My Transgender Life, is a documentary about her dear friend Lucy Fizz and features some wild and enchanting footage. One batch of material in particular caught my attention: Lucy dancing alone at the famed London venue The Box, shot in super slow motion and close up. Melinte is an angel and turned it into a music video for me.”

Now watch the video for ‘Brandung’.

Martyn Heyne unveils video for new single ‘Carry’

Known for his singular and intricate guitar work, Martyn Heyne also shines in other settings and projects. The German multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer has worked and collaborated with a slew of other artists, including Nils Frahm, Lubomyr Melnyk, Dustin O’Halloran, Efterklang, The National, Peter Broderick and many more.

Following last year’s mini-album Shady & Light, Heyne is ready to follow it up with his debut full-length entitled Electric Intervals. The record arrives on November 17th through !K7‘s new imprint 7K! and we can already wrap our ears around the magnificent ‘Carry’. The track comes with a video produced by FELD. Watch it below.