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Born in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1970.
Marc Behrens works on several cerebral and physical levels.
His works mainly consist of concrete electronic music, installations, the occasional photograph or video. Recent activities include field recording trips to remote western China and the Amazon rainforest, founding an incorporated company as a social art work, and staging a rite of passage for an investment banker.
Behrens has performed and exhibited extensively across six continents, and developed collaborations with Atom™ Jeremy Bernstein, Ana Carvalho, Bernhard Günter, Nikolaus Heyduck, Francisco López, Paulo Raposo and Achim Wollscheid, among others.

ALBUMS


Ulf Pleines ~ Marc Behrens
Schöne Probleme ~ Nice Problems
2025, File, FLAC, MP3, Single, Availabel
Marc Behrens
Clould
2024, CD, Album, Crónica
Marc Behrens
Nachtsprache
2024
Marc Behrens
Our Tongues in Your Ears
2024
Marc Behrens
Breaking the Elephant’s Legs
2020
Fernando Godoy, Carlos Suarez (2), Marc Behrens, Félix Blume, Juanjo Ripalda
Audiomapa Vol.1 (compilation)
2019, CD, Tsonami Records
Marc Behrens
Mutt Att Narc Imm
2018, CD, Album, Auf Abwegen
Marc Behrens
Mobilization Of Ecstasy
2016
Marc Behrens
The Aesthetics Of Censorship
2016
Boche, Tam, Marc Behrens
Tam & Marc Behrens play Boche
2016
Marc Behrens
The Religion Of Toxins
2015
Atom™ & Marc Behrens
Bauteile
2014
Marc Behrens
Queendom Maybe Rise
2013, CD, Crónica
Marc Behrens
Irregular Characters
2013
Marc Behrens
Final Final Ballet
2012, 12", Entr'acte
Marc Behrens
Unit
2012
Marc Behrens
20 Zonen
2011, CD, Album, Ltd, Auf Abwegen
Marc Behrens
Apparatus
2011
Marc Behrens
Sleppet
2009, CD, Album, Crónica
Marc Behrens
A Narrow Angle
2009
Marc Behrens
Architectural Commentaries 4 & 5
2007
Marc Behrens, Paulo Raposo
Hades
2006, CD, Album, and/OAR
Behrens*, Heyduck*
Plastic Metal
2005, 2xCD, Album, Antifrost
M. Behrens*
Косовски Реквијем = Requiem I Kosovës = Kosovo Requiem
2005
Paulo Raposo & Marc Behrens
Further Consequences Of Reinterpretation
2004, CD, Album, Crónica
Marc Behrens / Paulo Raposo / @c
Product 04
2004, 10", Crónica, ,
Abstract/Experimental/Minimal
Marc Behrens
Animistic [For Donatella]
2004, CD, Album, Ltd, Auf Abwegen
Marc Behrens / Francisco López
A Szellem Álma
2004
M. Behrens*
Security Vs. Freedom
2002, 2xCD, Mini, Edition . . .
M. Behrens*
Selected Minimalist Concerns
2002, CDr, Ltd, Num, RM, absurd, ,
Glitch/Noise/Ambient
M. Behrens*
Architectural Commentaries
2002
M. Behrens*
Transition
2001, 2xCD, Mini, Edition . . .
M. Behrens*
Integração
2001, ,
Abstract/Minimal/Experimental
M. Behrens*
Elapsed Time
2001
M. Behrens*
Lecture Feedback / Source Feedback / The Aesthetics Of Censorship
2000, LP, Album, Wachsender Prozess
M. Behrens*
Contraction
1999
M. Behrens*
Four Installations
1999
M. Behrens*
Final Ballet
1998, CD, Album, noton.archiv für ton und nichtton, Rastermusic, ,
Modern Classical/Experimental/Minimal
M. Behrens*
Compendium
1998, CDr, Album, Ltd, Not On Label
M. Behrens*
Clean / Clear
1996, 2xFlexi, Card, Ltd, Num, Rec, Not On Label (Marc Behrens Self-released)
M. Behrens*
Advanced Environmental Control
1995
M. Behrens*
Skeleton, Engineer, Strength (Works Pt. 1)
1993, Cass, Album, C46, Cat Killer
M. Behrens*
The Housewife
1990, Cass, Album, Animal Art
M. Behrens*
Matrix Of Pain
1990, Cass, MiniAlbum, Animal Art
M. Behrens*
Entomo
1990, Cass, Album, Animal Art
Marc Behrens
Virgo
1989, Cass, Album, Animal Art
Marc Behrens
The Collage Interview/Die Collagenbefragung
1989, Cass, Album, Animal Art
Various
Hören – In Dieser Zeit
2024, CD, Comp, Dig, EDITION DEGEM
Various
Soundscape-Komposition. Aktuelle Positionen
2022, CD, Comp, DEGEM, EDITION DEGEM
Various
Zukunftsmusik, Im Hier Und Jetzt Oder Nie, Wendepunkte
2021, 3xCD, Comp, EDITION DEGEM
Various
20_20
2020, CD, Comp, DEGEM, EDITION DEGEM
Various
Transit
2019, CD, Album, Comp, EDITION DEGEM, ,
Modern Classical/Experimental
Various
Drop The Beat
2018, CD, Album, Comp, EDITION DEGEM
Various
DEGEM CD XV
2017, CD, Album, Comp, EDITION DEGEM
Various
Escape
2016, CD, Album, Comp, EDITION DEGEM, Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Elektroakustische Musik
Ho. Turner
T.V. Tapes Mix
2016
Boche
Stencil
2016
Boche
Beats
2015
Ho. Turner
The Shrill
2014
Ho. Turner
Systematic/Synergetic/Synchronistic/Syntonized/Sensitized!
2014
The Futureplaces Impromptu All-Stars Orchestra
Poststop
2011, CD, Album, Crónica, ,
Noise/Experimental/Abstract
Various
60 Sound Artists Protest The War
2003, CD, Comp, Atak, ,
Abstract/Experimental
Brom
Mol
1995
Rita Braga
Gringo In São Paulo
2015, CDr, EP, Promo, Not On Label
Rita Braga
Gringo In São Paulo
2015
Animal Art
Is This A Human Nest?
1990, Cass, Album, Animal Art

APPEARANCES +


Marc Behrens
Recurrent
2014, 4xFile, FLAC, Album, Impulsive Habitat
Marc Behrens
Live At Natal Dos Experimentais 2011
2012, File, MP3, 320, Crónica
Marc Behrens
Crowd
2012, File, MP3, 160, WDR 3
Marc Behrens
Compilation Works 1996-2005
2009, 19xFile, MP3, Comp, VBR, Crónica
Marc Behrens
Entity Mülheim
2007, 2xDVD-V, NTSC, Reg, Auf Abwegen
Marc Behrens
Live In Cologne 2005 [Architectural Commentaries And Untitled Songs]
2006, File, MP3, 128, Crónica
Various
Trimix
2006, CD, Album + DVD-V, Innova Recordings, ,
Dark Ambient/Modern Classical/Drone/Musique Concrète
Ilios
Encyclopedia - RW
2004, CD, Antifrost, Antifrost, ,
Noise/Experimental
TV Pow
Powerful Friends And Devoted Lovers
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Bottrop-Boy, ,
Abstract/Noise/Avantgarde/Experimental
M. Northam*
Ground
1993, Cass, Sounds For Consciousness Rape
Various
Allegro Praestat
2024, M/Stick, MP3, WAV, Comp, EDITION DEGEM, ,
Electroacoustic/Experimental
Various
Listening Machines - Ecological Perspectives
2023, CD, Album, EDITION DEGEM, ,
Electroacoustic/Experimental
Francisco López
Untitled (2017)
2019, CD, Comp, Auf Abwegen
Narcotic Syntax & Eyephone
Narcotic Syntax & Eyephone
2016, File, MP3, Single, Availabel
Various
Grenzen
2015, CD, Comp, EDITION DEGEM, Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Elektroakustische Musik
Various
Wandlungen Unplump
2014, CD, Comp, EDITION DEGEM, Deutscher Musikrat, Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Elektroakustische Musik
Various
Seltene Erden
2014, CD, Album, Comp, EDITION DEGEM, Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Elektroakustische Musik
Domenico Sciajno
Sonic Shuffle / The App Release
2013, M/Stick, Ltd, of + Box, Bowindo, ,
Musique Concrète/Experimental/Freestyle
Atom™
HD
2013
@c
Live At Opensound
2012, File, MP3, 320, Crónica
Various
(Un) Pleasant Over Drones
2011, CDr, Comp, Resound Falmouth, The Source FM, ,
Abstract/Drone/Experimental
Various
Replace
2011, CD, Album, Comp, Edition DEGEM, Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Elektroakustische Musik
Various
Istanbul Split
2011
Francisco López
Live In Frankfurt
2010, CD, Album, Radical Matters
Various
Headscapes, Kompositionen Für Kopfhörer
2010, CD, Comp, Besenkammer, Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar
The Beautiful Schizophonic
The Lone Drone
2009, File, MP3, VBR, Crónica
Various
Sleppet
2009, 2xCD, Comp, +3dB Records
Various
Hochschulmusik (16 Jahre Tonstudio HBK Saar)
2009, CD, Comp, Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar
Various
Yasujiro Ozu - Hitokomakura
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Enh, and/OAR, ,
Abstract/Experimental/Field Recording/Minimal
Anthony Pateras
Chasms
2007, CD, Album, Sirr
Steve Peters
Three Rooms
2007, CD, Album, Sirr
Pedro Carneiro
Improbable Transgressions
2007, 2xCD, Album, Sirr
RLW
I.K.K. - Purpur
2006, CD, Album, Sirr, ,
Experimental
Kenneth Kirschner
Three Compositions
2006, CD, Sirr, ,
Abstract/Minimal/Ambient
Eric La Casa
Air.ratio
2006, ,
Field Recording/Experimental
Various
Untitled Songs 49 Years From Gesang Der Jünglinge (2005–1956)
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Sirr, ,
Abstract/Noise/Minimal/Experimental/Electroacoustic
Jgrzinich
Insular Regions
2005, CD, Album, Sirr, ,
Abstract/Field Recording/Experimental/Drone
Jason Kahn
Sihl
2005, CD, Album, Sirr
eRikm
Sixpériodes
2005, CD, Album, Sirr
André Gonçalves & Kenneth Kirschner
Resonant Objects
2005, CD, Album, Sirr
Jason Kahn
Miramar
2004, CD, Album, Sirr
Various
Noli Me Legere ...To Maurice Blanchot
2004, CD, Comp, Sirr
Brandon LaBelle
Concert
2004
John Hudak and Stephan Mathieu
Pieces Of Winter
2004
Janek Schaefer
Black Immure {Music From The Casa De Serralves In Twelve Phases}
2003, CD, Album, Sirr
Toshiya Tsunoda
O Respirar Da Paisagem
2003, CD, Album, Sirr
Paulo Raposo & Carlos Santos
Insula Dulcamara
2003, CD, Album, Sirr
Steve Roden
Speak No More About The Leaves
2003, CD, Album, Sirr
Carlos Zíngaro / Voice Crack
Ba Kagpja
2003, CD, Album, Sirr
Én
op. 10218 v1.2
2003, CD, Album, Sirr
Pimmon
Secret Sleeping Birds
2002, CD, Album, Sirr, ,
Abstract/Experimental/Ambient
Various
Sul - Dedicated To Chris Marker
2002, CD, Comp, Sirr
Arg
Untitled
2002, CD, Album, Sirr.ecords
Carlos Zíngaro
Cage Of Sand
2002, CD, Sirr
The Haters / Mr. Natural (2) / Bassifondi Orchestra
The Haters / Mr. Natural / Bassifondi Orchestra
2002, CD, Gender-Less Kibbutz, ,
Noise/Experimental
Kinetix
Possible Forms
2002, ,
Minimal/Glitch/Experimental/Sound Art
Eyephone
Devolution
2001
Reynols
Blank Tapes
2000, CD, Album, Trente Oiseaux
Bernhard Günter
Time, Dreaming Itself
2000, CD, Album, Trente Oiseaux
Bernhard Günter
Brown, Blue, Brown On Blue (For Mark Rothko)
2000
Matt Shoemaker
Groundless
2000
Bernhard Günter
Slow Gestures / Cérémonie Désir (For Heike)
1999, CD, EP, Trente Oiseaux
John Duncan
Crucible
1999, CD, Ltd, Num, Die Stadt, ,
Experimental/Field Recording/Noise
Various
Medusamusik, Floß Der
1999, CD, Comp, Kunst.Verladehalle, ,
Industrial/Experimental/Noise/Contemporary
Various
Modulation & Transformation 4
1999, 3x CD, ,
Abstract/Experimental
Bernhard Günter
Univers Temporel Espoir
1999
Hervé Castellani
Flamme
1998, CD, Album, Trente Oiseaux
Bernhard Günter
Impossible Grey
1997, CD, Mini, Metamkine, Metamkine
Steve Roden
Crop Circles
1997, CD, Album, Ameublement d'oiseaux
B. Taylor*
From The Moon To The Fish
1997, CD, Album, Trente Oiseaux, ,
Experimental
Francisco López
Belle Confusion 966
1996, CD, Album, Trente Oiseaux
Various
Eightracksaid. A Compilation
1996, CD, Album, Comp, Hypnotism
Roel Meelkop
9 (Holes In The Head)
1996, CD, Trente Oiseaux
John Duncan / Bernhard Günter
Home, Unspeakable
1996, CD, Album, Trente Oiseaux
Merzbow
Live July 5th, 1995
1996, VHS, Selektion, ,
Noise
Eyephone
Greenhouse
1996, 12", EP, Hypnotism
Eyephone
Greenhouse
1996, 12", EP, Promo, Hypnotism
Eyephone
Evergreens
1996, ,
IDM/Downtempo/Experimental
Various
Sound Of Frankfurt Vol. 5
1995, 2xCD, Comp, Trigger
Eyephone
Reductive
1995
Merzbow
Hole
1994, CD, ,
Noise
Various
Dedication -Zweite Auslese-
1993
Various
Sound Of Frankfurt Volume 1
1992, CD, Comp, Trigger, ,
Trance
Various
Human Art, Factor Psy-D, Animal Light
1992, Cass, Animal Art
Sigillum S
Cybertantrick Quantum Leaps
1992
Various
German Noise By Animal Art
1990, Cass, Comp, Animal Art
GVS*
Are You Serious?
1990, Cass, In Neutraler Zelle Kein Zwang
Various
30+20 (30 Artists Celebrate 30 Years Of Neural + 20 Of Crónica)
2023, Flexi, 7", Comp, Crónica, Neural, ,
Experimental/Field Recording/Electro/Abstract/Ambient
Various
For Peace. Against War. Who Is Not? (A Compilation For The People Of Ukraine)
2022, 199x File 320 kbps,
Industrial/Ambient/IDM/Rhythmic Noise/Experimental/Avant-garde Jazz/Musique Concrète/Noise
Various
Struppig Droehnen!
2022
Ambisonic Guild
9 Beet Stretch 2.0: Meta Tones Et Symphonia Extenta
2021, M/Stick, AIFF, Album, Comp, Amb, Ltd, S/Edition, Telekinett, ,
Ambient/Dark Ambient/Electroacoustic/Experimental/Musique Concrète/Drone/Abstract
Various
Audiomapa Vol I - Paisaje y Naturaleza
2019, CDr, Comp, Ltd, Num, Tsonami Records
Various
Aufabwegen#50 - Ausgewählte Geräusche
2016, 2xCD, Comp, Auf Abwegen, ,
Experimental/Industrial/Ambient/Drone
S.Y.D*
Musique Des Corps Eteints
2016, File, FLAC, Mixed, Bruits De Fond, ,
Ambient/Drone/Noise/Experimental
Various
Siebzehn Bis ∞
2015, 8xFile, AIFF, Album, Comp, Crónica
Unlogic Thing
CREWQ.010
2015, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Not On Label
Unlogic Thing
451 (Unline Special)
2015, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Unline, ,
Experimental/Dark Ambient/Abstract/Musique Concrète/Noise
Various
hamaYôko Vue Par...
2014, CD, Album, Comp, Ltd, Entr'acte
Various
Framework Seasonal Issue #1, Autumn 2011
2011, CDr, Comp, Framework Editions, ,
Experimental/Field Recording
Various
Qwartz6
2010, 3xCD, Comp, TRAD.D, ,
Industrial/House/Ambient/Rhythmic Noise/Techno/Experimental/Trance/Electro/Downtempo/Minimal
Various
Crónica L
2010, CD, Comp, Crónica, ,
Musique Concrète/Abstract/Drone/Glitch/Noise/Experimental/Ambient/Dark Ambient/Power Electronics/Minimal
Various
Michelangelo Antonioni - Trilogy And Epilogue
2010, 2xCD, Comp, and/OAR, ,
Abstract/Drone/Experimental
Rui Costa and Friends*
Sightseeing For The Blind
2009, CD, Album, 1000füssler
Various
Audible Geography
2008, CD, Album, Room40
VVAA*
Mus*****c
2008, 24x File 256 kbps VBR, ,
Musique Concrète/Abstract/Drone/Noise/Experimental/Ambient/Minimal
Various
Atlantic Waves 2007 Festival Sampler
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Wire Magazine, ,
Glitch/Abstract/Minimal/Experimental/Ambient
Various
Airport Symphony
2007, ,
Minimal/Abstract/Field Recording/Experimental/Ambient
Various
Coincident
2006, CDr, MiniAlbum, Entr'acte
Various
Selected By Return
2005, 4xFile, MP3, Crónica
Various
Vrnitev 112_video_minuti
2005, 2xDVD, Comp, Stazione di Topolò Postaja Topolove, ,
Field Recording/Experimental/Dialogue
Various
Void
2004, CD, Comp, Antifrost, Antifrost, ,
Abstract/Noise/Ambient
Various
Frequencies [Hz]
2003, CD, Comp, Ltd, Raster-Noton, ,
Experimental/Minimal
Various
Tribryd Installation Soundtracks
2003, CD, Comp, Ltd, Beta-lactam Ring Records, ,
Experimental
Various
Splitting Bits, Closing Loops: Sound On Sound
2003, CD, Comp, Leonardo Music Journal, ,
Musique Concrète/Experimental/Abstract
John Hudak
Helene Marie: Reinterpretations
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Ltd, Alluvial Recordings
Various
. . .
2002, CD, Comp, Edition . . .
Various
Inflation (*0 0.000remix)
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Mu Label, ,
Experimental/Minimal
Various
Cabinet #7: Syntax Error
2002, CD, Album, Cabinet
Various
State Of The Union 2.001
2001, 3xCD, Album, Comp, Electronic Music Foundation, ,
Spoken Word/Free Jazz/Modern Classical/Avantgarde/Contemporary/Experimental
Various
10 X 10
2001, 5xCass, Comp, Banned Production
Various
New Forms - Compilation
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Galerie Für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Raster-Noton, ,
Glitch/Abstract/Experimental/Minimal
Various
Variious
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Ltd, Num, Intransitive Recordings, ,
Abstract/Minimal/Experimental
Various
lockERS
2000, 12", Comp, ERS, ,
Abstract/Noise/Experimental
Various
Sound Art - Sound as Media
2000, CD, Comp, ICC, Tokyo, ,
Experimental
Various
End ID
1999, 2xCD, Comp, Digital Narcis Corporation,. Ltd., ,
Abstract/Industrial/Experimental
Various
Meme
1998, CD, Comp, Meme, ,
Experimental
Various Interpret Recordings By Disinformation
Antiphony
1997, 2xCD, Comp, Ash International, ,
Noise/Experimental
RLW
Tulpas
1997, 5xCD, Album, Comp, Selektion, ,
Noise/Experimental/Minimal
Various
Location
1996, Cass, Comp, C60, Fich-Art
Various
A Fault In The Nothing
1996, ,
Experimental
Various
Neu-Klang Festival
1994, 2xCass, Comp, Ltd, C82, Fich-Art
Various
Power To Destroy
1993, ,
Industrial/Power Electronics/Noise/Experimental
Various
Kombinat. M Live Kompilation
1990, Cass, Comp, C-6, In Neutraler Zelle Kein Zwang
Various
Keine Einzelgänger *6*
Cass, Comp, Ltd, Num, C90, Cat Killer