RELEASES
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Meteors – HΞLIX / Risset: Protokol I
Jonas Engel – SaxophoneLeonhard Huhn – Saxophone
Philip Zoubek – Piano, Moog
Christian Lorenzen – Keyboards, Moog, Synths
Sebastian Gramss – Double bass
Dominik Mahnig – Drums, Percussion
Guests:
Fred Frith – El. Guitar (Track 12)
Jakob Bänsch - Trompet / Philipp Hayduk (Trombone) / Victor Fox (Saxophone) (Track 14)
Music composed and arranged by Sebastian Gramss
Recorded in January 2025 by Reinhard Kobialka at Topaz Audio Studios, Cologne
Additional recording by Stephan Vester
Mixed and mastered by Reinhard Kobialka at Topaz Audio Studios, Cologne
Produced by Ana Lakcevic, Sebastian Gramss, UK Rattay
Released by rent a dog on September 11, 2025
Artwork & Layout by Sebastian Wulff
Photo by Maurice Graf
Special thanks to our sponsors:
Initiative Musik, Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft NRW, Kunststiftung NRW, Stadt Köln
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Dodó Kis – Recorder
Valentín Garvie – Trumpet, Piccolo Trumpet, Zink
Johannes Schwarz – Bassoon
Kathrin Pechlov – Harp
Philip Zoubek – Piano, Moog
Florian Zwissler – Synths, Leslies
Christian Lorenzen – (Modular) Synth, Keys
Enyalios Papadopoulos – Percussion, Vibraphone
Shiau–Shiuan Hung – Percussion
Thomas Sauerborn – Drums
Christian Ramond – Double bass
Sebastian Gramss – Double bass
guest: Paulo Álvares – Piano
Music composed and arranged by Sebastian Gramss
Recorded in September 2024 by Stephan Vester at Alte Feuerwache, Cologne
Mixed by Stephan Vester
Mastered by Reinhard Kobialka at Topaz Audio Studios, Cologne
Produced by Ana Lakcevic, Sebastian Gramss, UK Rattay
Artwork & Layout by Sebastian Wulff
Photo by Maurice Graf
Special thanks to our sponsors:
Initiative Musik, Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft NRW, Kunststiftung NRW, Stadt Köln
Weblinks:
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States Of Play – HΞLIX / Risset: Protokol II
Lotte Anker – Saxophone, ReedsDodó Kis – Recorder
Valentín Garvie – Trumpet, Piccolo Trumpet, Zink
Johannes Schwarz – Bassoon
Kathrin Pechlov – Harp
Philip Zoubek – Piano, Moog
Florian Zwissler – Synths, Leslies
Christian Lorenzen – (Modular) Synth, Keys
Enyalios Papadopoulos – Percussion, Vibraphone
Shiau–Shiuan Hung – Percussion
Thomas Sauerborn – Drums
Christian Ramond – Double bass
Sebastian Gramss – Double bass
guest: Paulo Álvares – Piano
Music composed and arranged by Sebastian Gramss
Recorded in September 2024 by Stephan Vester at Alte Feuerwache, Cologne
Mixed by Stephan Vester
Mastered by Reinhard Kobialka at Topaz Audio Studios, Cologne
Produced by Ana Lakcevic, Sebastian Gramss, UK Rattay
Released by rent a dog on September 11, 2025
Artwork & Layout by Sebastian Wulff
Photo by Maurice Graf
Special thanks to our sponsors:
Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft NRW, Kunststiftung NRW, Stadt Köln, Musikfonds, Deutschlandfunk
Weblinks:
sebastiangramss.de
sebastianwulff.myportfolio.com
mauricegraf.net
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BASSMASSE 5 David Helm (db) / Robert Landfermann (db) / Christian Ramond (db) / Joscha Oetz (db) / Sebastian Gramss (db)
+ Julia Sanjurjo (voc) (01, 10) / Fred Frith (el. gtr) (20) / HORNS (05, 20)
HORNS Jakob Bänsch (tp) / Jonas Engel (sax) / Philipp Hayduk (tbn) / Victor Fox (sax)
ORBIT Dodo Kis (rec) / Hayden Chishom (sax) / Leonhard Huhn (cl) / Jonas Engel (cl) / Sebastian Gramss (synth, fl) / Enyalios Papadopoulos (perc)
States Of Play METEORS Shannon Barnett (tbn) / Hayden Chisholm (sax) / Leonhard Huhn (sax) / Jonas Engel (sax) / Philip Zoubek (pn, moog) / Christian Lorenzen (synths) / Sebastian Gramss (db) / Dominik Mahnig (dr) + HORNS (23)
SPIRAL DUO Paulo Alvarez (pn) / Philip Zoubek (pn)
SLOWFOX 4 Hayden Chisholm (sax) / Philip Zoubek (pn) / Sebastian Gramss (db) / Fabian Arends (dr)
COIL Dirk Rothbrust (perc) / Fabian Arends (dr) / Enyalios Papadopoulos (perc)
SWIFT Julia Sanjurjo (voc) / Dodo Kis (rec) / Christian Lorenzen (synths) / Sebastian Gramss (db) / Fabian Arends (dr)
ELEKTRO HELIX Sebastian Gramss (synths)
LOGOS ROBOTIC ORCHESTRA + Fred Frith (el. gtr) (16)
Music composed and arranged by Sebastian Gramss
Recorded
Tracks 16, 17, 18 by Sebastian Gramss at Logos Foundation in Ghent, Belgium
Tracks 05, 16, 19, 20, 23, 24 by Reinhard Kobialka at Topaz Audio Studios, Cologne
Tracks 01, 05, 10, 14, 20 by Stefan Deisler at Loft, Cologne
Tracks 02, 03, 04, 06, 07, 08, 09, 12, 13, 21, 22 by Christian Heck at the Helix Festival in
Loft, Cologne
Tracks 01, 10, 11, 15 by Sebastian Gramss at Studio Orbitale, Cologne
Mixed by Reinhard Kobialka, Christian Heck, Jan Philipp, Sebastian Gramss
Mastered by Reinhard Kobialka at Topaz Audio Studios, Cologne
Artwork & Layout by Sebastian Wulff
Photo by Maurice Graf
Produced by Ana Lakcevic, Sebastian Gramss, UK Rattay
Released by rent a dog on September 11, 2025
Special thanks to our sponsors:
Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft NRW, Kunststiftung NRW, Stadt
Köln, GEMA Stiftung, Initiative Musik, Musikfonds, Logos Foundation
Weblinks:
sebastiangramss.de
sebastianwulff.myportfolio.com
mauricegraf.net
rent-a-dog.com
Instagram: @sebastian_gramss
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sebastian.gramss.1
Artwork & Layout by Sebastian Wulff
Photo by Maurice Graf
Special thanks to our sponsors:
Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft NRW, Kunststiftung NRW, Stadt Köln, Musikfonds, Deutschlandfunk
Weblinks:
sebastiangramss.de
sebastianwulff.myportfolio.com
mauricegraf.net
rent-a-dog.com
Instagram: @sebastian_gramss
Facebook: facebook.com/statesofplay.ensemble
Sebastian Gramss SEEDS – HΞLIX / Risset: Protokol III
+ Julia Sanjurjo (voc) (01, 10) / Fred Frith (el. gtr) (20) / HORNS (05, 20)
HORNS Jakob Bänsch (tp) / Jonas Engel (sax) / Philipp Hayduk (tbn) / Victor Fox (sax)
ORBIT Dodo Kis (rec) / Hayden Chishom (sax) / Leonhard Huhn (cl) / Jonas Engel (cl) / Sebastian Gramss (synth, fl) / Enyalios Papadopoulos (perc)
States Of Play METEORS Shannon Barnett (tbn) / Hayden Chisholm (sax) / Leonhard Huhn (sax) / Jonas Engel (sax) / Philip Zoubek (pn, moog) / Christian Lorenzen (synths) / Sebastian Gramss (db) / Dominik Mahnig (dr) + HORNS (23)
SPIRAL DUO Paulo Alvarez (pn) / Philip Zoubek (pn)
SLOWFOX 4 Hayden Chisholm (sax) / Philip Zoubek (pn) / Sebastian Gramss (db) / Fabian Arends (dr)
COIL Dirk Rothbrust (perc) / Fabian Arends (dr) / Enyalios Papadopoulos (perc)
SWIFT Julia Sanjurjo (voc) / Dodo Kis (rec) / Christian Lorenzen (synths) / Sebastian Gramss (db) / Fabian Arends (dr)
ELEKTRO HELIX Sebastian Gramss (synths)
LOGOS ROBOTIC ORCHESTRA + Fred Frith (el. gtr) (16)
Music composed and arranged by Sebastian Gramss
Recorded
Tracks 16, 17, 18 by Sebastian Gramss at Logos Foundation in Ghent, Belgium
Tracks 05, 16, 19, 20, 23, 24 by Reinhard Kobialka at Topaz Audio Studios, Cologne
Tracks 01, 05, 10, 14, 20 by Stefan Deisler at Loft, Cologne
Tracks 02, 03, 04, 06, 07, 08, 09, 12, 13, 21, 22 by Christian Heck at the Helix Festival in
Loft, Cologne
Tracks 01, 10, 11, 15 by Sebastian Gramss at Studio Orbitale, Cologne
Mixed by Reinhard Kobialka, Christian Heck, Jan Philipp, Sebastian Gramss
Mastered by Reinhard Kobialka at Topaz Audio Studios, Cologne
Artwork & Layout by Sebastian Wulff
Photo by Maurice Graf
Produced by Ana Lakcevic, Sebastian Gramss, UK Rattay
Released by rent a dog on September 11, 2025
Special thanks to our sponsors:
Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft NRW, Kunststiftung NRW, Stadt
Köln, GEMA Stiftung, Initiative Musik, Musikfonds, Logos Foundation
Weblinks:
sebastiangramss.de
sebastianwulff.myportfolio.com
mauricegraf.net
rent-a-dog.com
Instagram: @sebastian_gramss
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sebastian.gramss.1
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