Ben Bloodygrave

Check bloodygrave.com for up to date infos =)

Let me tell you a little about who "Ben Bloodygrave" is... and what I am about.

Since my teenager years I have been very interested in music and creating it. At 13 years, I began keyboard lessons. This lasted about 1-2 years because at the time I found it quite boring. So when I was 17, I bought a drum kit and taught myself to play it while participating in 2 different Punk bands in southern Germany.

Some years later my interest in keyboards developed as I became more attracted to "old school synth tunes". This inspired me to buy my first tiny synthesizer. I started to record my first experiments and put them online. I also made a demo CD titled “Bloodygrave - Demo”, with the help of Tobi Cool, which I gave away for free.

2 years later, in 2009, I moved to Berlin, where I met Frasco from the band "Die Lust!”. He invited me to join a band he started with Andy "AC". We named this new collaboration "Rotten Western Kulture" and created a more Deathrock/Darkpunk sound. Currently RWK has been disbanded, however you can find information about the band and listen to the music on My Space:
http://www.myspace.com/rwkberlin

Frasco and I have since moved on and combined our solo projects to become the Synthwave band "Bloodygrave & Die Lust!". Until now, my entire focus has been solely on this project with him. For those who don’t know about "Bloodygrave & Die Lust!" please follow this link:
www. bloodlust. de. nu

So this brings us to today! For a long time I have had this itching curiosity. How would my favorite Punk bands sound if they were using synths instead of guitars and drums? So I started to play around with sounds to test it out. This was the beginning of my solo project “Ben Bloodygrave” and the creative outlet for my own songs which don’t quite fit in the project with Frasco.


For those who like to know more details, how i am making music:
Here are my "Band Members" ;)
Korg: Microkorg, KP3, EMX
Novation BS2
Yamaha: FB-01, EMT1
Casio VL Tone, Nord Rack 3
...and other gear (list changed many times and will change again i think)