STÖRFUNK – Defying Loneliness
At the end of 2024, we released our first album as Störfunk. In addition to making music, I also take on many organisational and technical tasks in this band. I also planned and produced various band photos for our release and designed the album cover.
Von verspieltem Indie bis Retro-Pop, funky Grooves und punkigem Gestampfe, STÖRFUNK wartet mit einer weiten musikalischen Bandbreite auf. Die Songs immer tief persönlich, manchmal politisch, manchmal nachdenklich und introspektiv oder beides auf einmal.
Der Titel ihrer Debüt-EP ist Programm: „Defying Loneliness“ (Der Einsamkeit Trotzen) war nicht nur während der Pandemie bei jeder Bandprobe zentraler Anspruch. In Zeiten von Kriegen und Entzweiung wird dieses Credo wieder wichtiger denn je! Wenn melodische Klaviersounds und aufwühlende Saiten-Akkorde in mehrstimmige Gesänge münden, füllt sich die Luft mit vibrierendem Sound. STÖRFUNK thematisiert das Zwischenmenschliche, das in diesen unsteten Zeiten des Umbruchs und des Erstarken rechter Tendenzen zwischendurch Halt gibt, mitunter auch zum Mittanzen einlädt. Die Themen sind reichhaltig, ohne aufzugeben. Denn: „It feels so good, not to be empty inside“.
Albumcover
The bad diagnosis of someone close to us deeply moved and occupied the band during the creation of the album. Working on the album also served as a way for us to cope with this topic.
For the cover designs (left: the single cover, right: the EP cover), I tried not only to reflect the themes mentioned above but also to expand on them thematically. The motif features an MRI scan of a brain.
I find it particularly beautiful how the arteries can also be perceived as a tree.
I also created an animation from the MRI scans for promotions and features such as Spotify Canvas.
Photos
My goal was to photograph the band in different settings to have enough images for various occasions in the future and for the album promotion. I planned, designed, and executed the settings myself. For the shoot, I used various flashes, lights, a fog machine, and a projector.
Have a listen!
You can listen to our album on all major streaming platforms.
More information about the band can be found on Instagram.
Mae (vocals, keys, & various wind instruments)
Markus (lead & backing vocals)
Moritz (guitar)
Klaas (e-bass & synth)
Lars (clarinet, cajón, & sound engineering)