Ataraxy is a harsh noise project from South Germany and started on June 6th 2009. On this day I tried creating harsh noise for the first time, after wondering about how this kind of music is done for some time, and it (kind of) worked. I did a whole recording session and released the CD-R "Inner Peace", which was followed by "My longing for you" two weeks later. Shortly after that I received the first split requests for splits with Ezcaton and NRYY and these first releases got the whole story started... Since 2009 my music has been released mainly on CD-R, pro CD-R and tape, occasionally on floppy disk, and there are also some net-releases. Besides numerous solo and split releases, the project also appeared on several compilations.
There have been some special recordings like the 4-way live collaboration with Fukte, Ezcaton and Dezroyadam in 2010 (which was also my first live appearance with Ataraxy), the collaborations with Fukte in 2010 and 2012 and the Easter-collaboration with MeVdA in 2011 and the project also appeared on the beautiful vinyl format in 2012 when the 4-way split 7" EP with Paregorik, Napalmed and Wormhead was released.
2013 was a special year for Ataraxy with 3 live appearances in my home area of south-west Germany, one of them as a collab with one half of the German harsh noise duo zahnbeitel.
2014 was a slower year in general, with less releases than before, but with a short collab gig with Wormhead at Bruitisme #2 in Nancy, France.
In 2015 I played live at Bruitisme #3 in Nancy, France again, alone this time. This gig was my best and most powerful performance to that point.
In 2016 mylong-time wish to release an especially good session in the digipak format was realized in the shape of the album "Worship", which also symbolizes my dedication to God. I also played a professional gig in Délemont with Sektion B and Krankenzimmer 204 in May, which was the first time on a real stage with proper sound, mixing and monitors. It was fantastic, even though the audience was limited.
There was then only limited activity after that gig for personal reasons, throughout 2017, 2018 and into 2019. In 2020 some older recordings were released on a new split CD-R and in 2021 three new net-releases were published. No new material was recorded since then, but Ataraxy is not dead and will spawn more releases in the future for sure!
There have been some special recordings like the 4-way live collaboration with Fukte, Ezcaton and Dezroyadam in 2010 (which was also my first live appearance with Ataraxy), the collaborations with Fukte in 2010 and 2012 and the Easter-collaboration with MeVdA in 2011 and the project also appeared on the beautiful vinyl format in 2012 when the 4-way split 7" EP with Paregorik, Napalmed and Wormhead was released.
2013 was a special year for Ataraxy with 3 live appearances in my home area of south-west Germany, one of them as a collab with one half of the German harsh noise duo zahnbeitel.
2014 was a slower year in general, with less releases than before, but with a short collab gig with Wormhead at Bruitisme #2 in Nancy, France.
In 2015 I played live at Bruitisme #3 in Nancy, France again, alone this time. This gig was my best and most powerful performance to that point.
In 2016 mylong-time wish to release an especially good session in the digipak format was realized in the shape of the album "Worship", which also symbolizes my dedication to God. I also played a professional gig in Délemont with Sektion B and Krankenzimmer 204 in May, which was the first time on a real stage with proper sound, mixing and monitors. It was fantastic, even though the audience was limited.
There was then only limited activity after that gig for personal reasons, throughout 2017, 2018 and into 2019. In 2020 some older recordings were released on a new split CD-R and in 2021 three new net-releases were published. No new material was recorded since then, but Ataraxy is not dead and will spawn more releases in the future for sure!
The word "ataraxy" means "tranquility" or "freedom of disturbance of emotions / the mind".
The themes of the recordings are directly associated with personal thoughts, interests and feelings. Because I'm a Christian there are also themes regarding my faith and the Bible sometimes. In general the project is an outlet for all sorts of emotions and thoughts I have, therefore the variety of themes is ample.
The music I create with Ataraxy mainly falls into the category harsh noise and (since 2010) HNW. Some recordings have influences from the drone, ambient and industrial fields, which ensures a vast variety of sounds in this project.
Video for "Shattered Dreams", created by Danilo Montagna.
