The word “Morphose” (morphosis) originates from late Greek “morphosis”, meaning “form design”. Musician, composer, and producer Christoph Schauer had long harboured the desire to create an electronic project that evolves, changes and designs itself under the influence of various external artist. With MORPHOSE, this dream became a reality. The project’s story began around 2014 when Christoph experimented with different musicians in a flexible line-up, conducting several rehearsal concerts. On 31st October 2014, the first creation, ‘The Inexplicable Lightness of the Dark’ was released. Dynamic, intense, and highly vivid, each track describes a self-contained short film. The characteristic, atmospheric, and intricate soundscapes of MORPHOSE resemble more of a soundtrack than popular Electronic Independent music. And that’s no coincidence.
Christoph Schauer, born in Hannover in 1973, has been composing and producing music for national and international film and television productions since 2008. The now Berlin-based musician has achieved significant success in his endeavours. In 2021, he received the award for Best Music at the International Documentary Film Festival Munich for his work on the documentary film ‘Soldaten’. His contribution to the TV series ‘Sløborn’ also earned him a nomination for Best Fiction Music at the German Television Awards in 2021, shared with Max Filges. In September 2023, Christoph and Max took home this award for their music in the TV series ‘Höllgrund’.
But let’s get back to MORPHOSE. In 2014, the musician lacked the suitable environment and network to further develop the project. Alongside Arc Morten, with whom he had previously played in the Electro-Rock formation LEM, Christoph co-founds CYTO. Together, they release several singles and, in 2019, the second EP ‘Animatter’. The duo also performs various live g....... więcej