Thorsten Soltau (* 22nd May 1987) is a self-taught artist working under his given name as well as Femurl [ˈfiːmjuːl].
Worked in the field of microsound/glitch from 2005 onwards. Recent compositions are arranged for Neue Klassik, drone and microsound design.
Thorsten Soltau is a citizen of KonungaRikena Elgaland-Vargaland. He resides in Friesland, Lower Saxony.
ALBUMS
Thorsten Soltau
Diligence And Tendency (The Corvux Files)
2022, 4xCass, Comp, Ltd, Forced Nostalgia, Forced Nostalgia, Forced Nostalgia, Forced Nostalgia
Thorsten Soltau
Gewächse Im Zwielicht
2022, CD, Album, Drone Records
Emerge, Thorsten Soltau, RLW
Acker Und Seche
2021, CD, Album, Auf Abwegen, 
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, Experimental/Electroacoustic/Ambient
Pharmakustik & Thorsten Soltau
The She-Butterfly
2020, Cass, Album, c36, Park 70
Thorsten Soltau / Niels Geybels
To Let A Field Rest
2020
Thorsten Soltau
Fabella (The Original Reyneke Demos)
2019, Cass, Ltd, C28, Audio. Visuals. Atmosphere.
Thorsten Soltau & Comrades
Dales And Shores
2019, CDr, Ltd, Not On Label (Thorsten Soltau Self-released)
Pharmakustik & Thorsten Soltau
Murgang 1971
2019
Kettu*
Kettu
2018, Lathe, 5", Single, Ltd, la bois Records
Pharmakustik & Thorsten Soltau
Periapsis 2251
2018, Cass, Album, Holy Geometry
Susan Matthews & Thorsten Soltau
Black Letters For The Lilies
2018, CDr, Ltd, Num, RE, UnicatipH
Max Kuiper & Thorsten Soltau
Vox Catuli
2018
Thorsten Soltau X Comrades
Under The Banner
2017, Cass, Album, Geräuschmanufaktur
Pharmakustik / Thorsten Soltau
Tektoplastie Art
2017, Cass, Album, Ltd, Craniotapes, UnicatipH
Thorsten Soltau
DeStijnation
2017, Lathe, Single, Num, 7.5, Cyland Audio Archive
Thorsten Soltau
Shades 2K17
2017, CDr, UnicatipH
Sonatine (2) / T Soltau*
Continuity Field/Breathing Through Glass
2016, Cass, Album, Ltd, C40, Audio. Visuals. Atmosphere.
Thorsten Soltau
CATAFALQUE
2016, Cass, EP, Ltd, Sinneslöschen
Max Kuiper And Thorsten Soltau
Animi Sub Volpe Latentes
2016, Cass, Ltd, C25, Chondritic Sound
Thorsten Soltau
Tierkreiszeichen. Erstes Buch
2016
Marina Stewart X Thorsten Soltau
m.mories (music for tape, loops & bowstring)
2015, Cass, MiniAlbum, Ltd, Siren Wire Editions, UnicatipH
Thorsten Soltau, J.Adolphe
Red Cliffs
2015, Cass, MiniAlbum, C12, Geräuschmanufaktur
Thorsten Soltau x Comrades
Roman Feast & A Grape From Thor Heyerdahl's Table
2014, 2xCass, Album, Ltd, Num, Geräuschmanufaktur
Thorsten Soltau
Spielt Stefan Roigk: Diffusion & Recherche
2014, Cass, S/Sided, EP, Attenuation Circuit
Thorsten Soltau
Balance & Akzentuierung
2014, Cass, EP, Ltd, C22, I Had An Accident Records, 
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, Experimental/Ambient/Glitch
Thorsten Soltau & Max Kuiper
Thorsten Soltau & Max Kuiper
2014, Lathe, Shape, Num, 7.5, Cyland Audio Archive
Thorsten Soltau
16, 33, 45, Schnitt · Live @ Golden Pudel ∞
2013, Cass, Ltd, m.m Label
Thorsten Soltau
Catalogue Ov Debris
2013
Thorsten Soltau & The Elecctent People
Glanczpunkt Wiener Waldt
2012, Cass, Album, Ltd, End, Inselkind-Schalltraeger
Thorsten Soltau / Karl Bösmann
Psych 2
2012, Lathe, 7", Ltd, Psych.KG
Thorsten Soltau
Gravity's Drop Out (Tracks For Non-Existent Movies)
2012, CD, Album, Alrealon Musique
Marina Stewart & Thorsten Soltau / Thorsten Soltau
pHlexing Furry
2012
Nika Breithaupt / Thorsten Soltau & Herr Penschuck
Untitled Split
2011, 7", Ltd, m.m label
Margitt Holzt / Thorsten Soltau
Atvasinājumu Un Diferencētu EP (Derivat& Differenz EP)
2011, 12", Ltd, Num, Pic, Albert Detzel Records, m.m Label
PAS* / Thorsten Soltau & The Elecctent People
Well-Forewarned Anguish Sniffles Split
2011, 7", Ltd, m.m Label
Thorsten Soltau / Preslav Literary School
Grün Wie Milch/Alamut
2011, LP, Ltd, Pic, corvo records, ,
, Abstract/Drone/Musique Concrète
Xyramat / Thorsten Soltau
Lack Klebt Auf Schwarzgeld Nicht
2010, 7", Ltd, Num, m.m Label
TI*TO* & Thorsten Soltau
Inventur
2010, 7", Ltd, Num, m.m Label
Thorsten Soltau / Weiss
Rezykla
2010, CDr, Mini, Ltd, Electroton
Margitt Holzt, Thorsten Soltau
Atemschaukel
2010, CDr, Album, Musik Im Selbstversuch
Thorsten Soltau / Margitt Holzt
Untitled Split
2009, 7", Ltd, m.m Label
Red Cliffs
Communion Is A Sacred Word
2017, Cass, Album, Ltd, Geräuschmanufaktur
APPEARANCES +
Thorsten Soltau
Baptized On Christmas
2021, File, FLAC, 24 , Geräuschmanufaktur
Sterile Garden & Les Horribles Travailleurs
Transcontinental Collaboration
2016, 2xCass, Album, Ltd, Geräuschmanufaktur
Microburst
Occulting + Remixes
2015, 14xFile, MP3, EP, Temp Lake, Luana Records
Audio Architecture
Rekonstruiert Hughes/Scherzberg/Wiese
2008, CDr, m.m Label
E/S/O First International Egg Slicer Orchestra*
The Second Trip (Nelson Wreckley's Solidary Yellowprint Tapes)
2024, 6xFile, MP3, Album, RE, 320, Attenuation Circuit
E/S/O First International Egg Slicer Orchestra*
EI.deology
2024, File, MP3, Single, 320, Attenuation Circuit, Tiproduktionen, Besser Scheitern
The Rights Of Sleepers
Stairs Make Eye Contact, A Door Sings Off-Key, The Vase Was Never There
2024, Lathe, 7", EP, Geräuschmanufaktur
Various
Ausklang / Einklang
2022, CDr, Ltd, S/Edition, Hörbar e.V.
Vanity Productions
Allegory
2021, File, FLAC, 24 , Geräuschmanufaktur
Jonathan Bergen
01312M_0FS13-X
2021, File, FLAC, 24 , Geräuschmanufaktur
Red Cliffs
Liturgy In Sound
2021, File, FLAC, 16 , Geräuschmanufaktur
Various
Join Us, There Will Be A Cocktail Party After The Plague Mass
2020, 2xFile, WAV, Comp, L'Art Pénultième, 
,
, Abstract/Ambient/Experimental/Field Recording
Various
Experimental Music - Benefit Album For Black Lives Matter
2020, 18xFile, FLAC, Comp, Not On Label, 
,
, Techno/Industrial/Ambient/Drone/Experimental/Dark Ambient/Musique Concrète/Vocal/Modern/Spoken Word/Abstract/Power Electronics
Marina Stewart
Kindness
2019, CDr, Not On Label
Various
There Is A Storm, Copy That.
2019, CD, Not On Label
The Dead Mauriacs
"Ici, Loin Du Monde Réel" - Music For Shadow Play And Dada Poetry
2018, Cass, Album, Ltd, Geräuschmanufaktur
Twins Natalia
When We Were Young (Rare Recordings And Demos)
2018, Cass, Comp, Ltd, Num, C64, Lavender Sweep, Anna Logue Records
Marina Stewart
Amends As Heresy
2018, CDr, Album, Ltd, UnicatipH
Siegmar Fricke
Summary / Reflection 92>18
2018, 7", Ltd + CDr, UnicatipH
Les Horribles Travailleurs
Correspondances
2018, 2xCDr, Raw Forms
Free As Dead & J.Adolphe
Free As Dead & J.Adolphe
2017, Cass, Ltd, Geräuschmanufaktur
Anne Clark
The Last Emotion (Thorsten Soltau DerivatipH)
2017, ,
, Ambient/Abstract/Experimental/Modern Classical/Minimal Techno
Various
Rien Ni Personne ~A French Compilation
2016, 91x File 320 kbps, 
,
, Ambient/Dark Ambient/Experimental/Industrial/Lo-Fi/Minimal/Musique Concrète/Neofolk/Noise/Synth-pop/Tribal
Jute Gyte / Venowl
Jute Gyte / Venowl
2014, Cass, Black Horizons
Marina Stewart
Horreur Tape
2013, Cass, Single, Ltd, C10, I Had An Accident Records
Nicolas Wiese
Living Theory Without Anecdotes
2013, LP, Ltd, corvo records, ,
, Experimental/Musique Concrète
Various
Frozen In Time (Music To Accompany The Films Of Ingmar Bergman)
2013, 3xCass, Comp, Ltd, C40, Black Horizons
Various
1,5 Minuten Anthologie
2011, 7", S/Sided, Ltd, Num, m.m Label
Herr Penschuck
Forever Friendz... With War.
2010, CDr, Ltd, Tiproduktionen
Alexei Rafiev* / Alexei Borisov*
Znamenie Presvjatoi Bogoroditsy
2009, 14xFile, MP3, 320, Clinical Archives
Audio Architecture // Reinhart Von Aar
Kalte Landschaften
CDr, Ltd, Num, m.m Label
Trance*Industrial*Toy Orchestra*
Tears Of A Modest Ox Andaloup - Happy New Esra 2023
2023, 12xFile, MP3, Album, 320, Attenuation Circuit
Various
First Rays & A Lasting Echo
2022, 3xCass, Comp, Ltd, Audio. Visuals. Atmosphere.
Various
Geräuschmanufaktur Advent Calendar 2021
2022, CDr, CD-ROM, Comp, MP3, Geräuschmanufaktur
Various
La Bois Records Boxset 1
2018, Lathe, 5", Single + Lathe, 5", Single + Lathe, 5",, la bois Records
Various
Strange Variations
2018, CD, Comp, Sirenwire
Various
Add Star To Remixes
2018
Various
Optical Resonances
2017, Cass, Comp, Ltd, C84, Audio. Visuals. Atmosphere.
Various
DE STIJLPHONE
2017, Cass, Album, Comp, Ltd, NPH
Trance*Industrial*Toy Orchestra*
Fuchs Du Hast Die Gans Gestohlen - Happy New Ears 2017
2017
Trance*Industrial*Toy Orchestra*
Standpauke Für Blockflöten - Happy New Ears 2016
2016, 10xFile, MP3, Album, 320, Attenuation Circuit
Various
A Strange Ringing In The Ear
2016, 2x7", Ltd, Num, NPH
Various
Elf
2016
Trance*Industrial*Toy Orchestra*
Happy New Ears 2015
2015, 10xFile, MP3, Album, Attenuation Circuit
Various
Acht
2015
Various
(World)
2015
Various
Square Peg In A Round Hole Volume 4
2013, 12xFile, FLAC, Comp, Not On Label
Various
The Art Of Rave
2013
Various
I Never Read, Audio Edition 2013
2013, 
,
, Spoken Word/Dialogue/Experimental/Ambient/Noise/Avantgarde/Lo-Fi
Ekoplekz
LWE Podcast 132
2012, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Little White Earbuds
Various
Gravity's Drop Out
2012, CD, Alrealon Musique
Ekoplekz / Allan Zane
Final Transmission From A Dead Space (Remixes)
2012
Various
PAS Presents: Experi-MENTAL Compilation Volume I
2010, CD, Album, Comp, PAS Records (2), ,
, Experimental
Various
CosmoPOPlitan Volume 3
2010, CDr, Comp, Ltd, O Bosque / Woodland Recordings, 
,
, Indie Pop/Indie Rock/Synth-pop
Various
Avantgarde-Festival 2010
2010, CDr, Not On Label, ,
, Avantgarde/Freestyle/Abstract/Contemporary/Experimental/Krautrock
Various
X1
2013, 3x7" + 3xLathe, 7", P/Unofficial + Box, Psych.KG, ,
, Ambient/Experimental/Industrial/Noise
