... MY PROJECTS
THE RAUTHA
DIDGERIDOO GROOVES FROM OUTA SPACE
Ansgar-M. Stein is THE RAUTHA, the intergalactic musical life-form. On his travels through the galaxy he collects impressions of the vastness of space and compiles them in a highly danceable life-trance set. Sometimes behind his dashboard of etherical ultra-lightweight fibreglass didgeridoos, sometimes moving freely through the danceable space he performs his versatile hybrid-style on the didgeridoo.
A remarkably reduced setup is styled to give the maximum of sound: the cajon (the impeccable box-shaped drumset) self developed finger shakers and the occasional small percussion make up for a full dynamic sound. The "Hyperdrive" consists of three combined fibreglass didgeridoos with built-in microphones to cover the full range of didgeridoo-sound expression.
(photo by dreamtime-art.ch)
RA-Men
DIDGERIDOO GROOVE DUET
It’s not the Asian noodle soup giving its name to this band project, it is, rather simple, the initials of their first names: Roman and Ansgar.
Accidentally, the same two letters are also those of the ancient Egyptian sun-god Ra. That kind of exaggerated symbolism calls for not being taken too seriously and that’s why these two »sunnyboys« of the didgeridoo lead you through their sparklingly energetic program with a happy and scintillating sense of irony for themselves – and, of course, the eponymous Asian noodle soup won’t be left unmentioned …
R is for Roman Buss from Switzerland, pioneering the didgeridoo since 1992, is a co-founder and organizer of the oldest European didgeridoo festival that is still active: The Swizzeridoo.
A is for Ansgar Stein from Germany, coining his styles since 1993, is a self declared dilettante of science and founder of the German online didgeridoo encyclopedia.
»OLD-SCHOOL« DIDGE
Together they embody the »old-school« didgeridoo like no other, the music built upon the bordune sound of that ancient Australian instrument.The musical spectrum of these two unplugged, non-electronic specialists covers the range from inspirational sound-paintings and hypnotizing experimental spheres up to captivating trance beats.
DRUMS ON EARTH EXPERIENCE
WORLD FUSION DANCE
In 2024, I had the opportunity to join DRUMS ON EARTH, a band that has been active and widely known for decades.
It has been a dream of mine to join a band with an already existing repertoire, and I am glad to offer some didge-grooves and some additional percussion as well, adding to the drum-phalanx ...
Expect more dates with this unique band to appear in the dates-section soon!
DRUMS ON EARTH Experience represent music full of passionate percussion and magical soundscapes.
With their more than twenty drums, didgeridoo, saxophones, keyboards, guitar and bass, they stand for grooves that move, entice you to dance or simply invite you to unwind.
DRUMS ON EARTH Experience are a unique music project full of heart-warming joie de vivre.
DA DJEM
JAZZ FUNK FUSION
This year (2024), the opportunity arose for a very ingenious collaboration of a completely new kind:
I was asked to be a guest musician for the jazz fusion band DA DJEM, for recordings on their upcoming CD, and will now occasionally appear as a guest at live concerts.
Funk rhythms on the didgeridoo have always had that certain flavour for me and they expand the rhythmic feeling enormously. It's a great pleasure to have a field of experimentation here with brilliantly talented musicians!
Wait for more dates - and the CD.
PANGAEA MMXX
PANGAEA IS BACK
After a long period of being apart, the didgeridoo and world musicians from Hannover re-united in 2020 for their 25th band anniversary. On occasion, they present their current multi-faceted program. Acoustically and visually framed by the ethereal-futuristic didgeridoos, overtone singing (Ansgar Stein), saxophone (Andreas Burckhardt), drums and percussion (Dieter »Zipper« Schmigelok) as well as electronic harmonies (Hans Gierschik) they blend jazz and trance influences with an earthy touch into supernatural spheres.
Together they create the mystical dimension between tradition and future - free and boundlessly beautiful.