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8:00 PM GMT+2
Der in München lebende Schlagzeuger und Komponist Simon Popp schlägt sich mit feinem Gespür für Timing und Stimmung durch polyrhythmische Strukturen. Er kontrastiert erdige und luftige Klänge, verwischt die Grenzen zwischen der elektronischen und akustischen Welt und setzt ein kraftvolles Statement dafür, was zeitgenössische Schlagzeugmusik sein kann. Popp studierte Jazzschlagzeug in München und bewegt sich mit seiner Soloarbeit und Projekten wie ‚Fazer‘, ‚9ms‘, ‚Poeji‘ und ‚Polygonia & Simon Popp‘ an den Schnittstellen von Jazz, Ambient und elektronischer Musik. Seine Solo-Alben ‚Laya‘, ‚Devi‘ und ‚Blizz‘ fanden international, besonders in der Vinyl-Szene, großen Anklang. So lobte The Line Of Best Fit: „this is music you can get totally lost in, where the lines between organic and electric are blurred so as to be indistinguishable“. Neben Anerkennung von Magazinen wie Clash, Juno und Ransom Note fühlte sich Bleep an die Musik der experimentellen Größen Philip Glass und Steve Reich erinnert. 2023 wurde Simon Popp mit dem Förderpreis für Musik der Landeshauptstadt München ausgezeichnet. 2025 wurde er für den Deutschen Jazzpreis nominiert.
„ [...] Simon Popp’s Laya is a transcendent work of strange beauty. Its beats are undoubtedly rooted to the earth, iterations of humanity’s shared ritual past, present and future — and yet its staunch minimalism sends it floating to the aether. It’s with masterful precision that Popp invokes sacred music, as well as boundary-pushing work by Philip Glass and Steve Reich.“ Bleep
„ [...] so entsteht eine vielfältige Klangwelt, die ihre Stärke gerade daraus schöpft, dass sie sich zwischenJazz, Pop oder Weltmusik bewusst nicht klar verortet. Und genau das macht Simon Popp zu einem der derzeit spannendsten Münchner Schlagzeuger." Süddeutsche Zeitung
"Simon Popp is one of Fazer's drummers. Influenced by percussionist of the east he just did his thing and recorded an album of immensedeepness and rhythmical convergence. I'm collecting these obscure drummer solo records for years and then a young men comes along and makes them all sound boring.“Growing Bin Records
„ [...] The Munich based musician weaves a tapestry of wondroud melodies and percussive elements across a record which is as deep and poetic as it is danceable. " Ramson Note
„Popp's 'Holort' Is A Percussive Workout." Clash Magazine
"At its best, this is music you can get totally lost in, where the lines between organic and electric are blurred so as to be indistinguishable.“ The Line Of Best Fit
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Artist bio
Exploration and play are at the core of Simon Popp’s creative process. Trained in jazz drumming and polyrhythm, the Bavarian-born artist draws from a vast array of percussive instruments to build his expansive sound palette.
Popp's ravenous musical curiosity resonates throughout his extensive output, both as a solo artist or through his collaborative projects like Fazer, 9ms, Poeji, or Polygonia & Simon Popp. His solo albums Laya, Devi and Blizz make use of rhythms as storytelling mechanisms. Contrasting light and dark, organic and synthetic sounds, his compositions engage in a dance of subtle complexities, enticing the listener into the practice of close listening. The Line Of Best Fit praised Popp’s work with “music you can get totally lost in, where the lines between organic and electric are blurred so as to be indistinguishable." Alongside acclaim from the likes of Clash, Juno and Ransom Note, Bleep drew comparisons between Popp and experimental heroes Philip Glass and Steve Reich.
"Simon Popp is one of Fazer's drummers. Influenced by percussionist of the east he just did his thing and recorded an album of
immense deepness and rhythmical convergence. I'm collecting these obscure drummer solo records for years and then a young men comes along and makes them all sound boring.“ Growing Bin Records
„ [...] The Munich based musician weaves a tapestry of wondroud melodies and percussive elements across a record which is as
deep and poetic as it is danceable. " Ramson Note
„Popp's 'Holort' Is A Percussive Workout." Clash Magazine
"At its best, this is music you can get totally lost in, where the lines between organic and electric are blurred so as to be indistinguishable.“ The Line Of Best Fit
Read MorePopp's ravenous musical curiosity resonates throughout his extensive output, both as a solo artist or through his collaborative projects like Fazer, 9ms, Poeji, or Polygonia & Simon Popp. His solo albums Laya, Devi and Blizz make use of rhythms as storytelling mechanisms. Contrasting light and dark, organic and synthetic sounds, his compositions engage in a dance of subtle complexities, enticing the listener into the practice of close listening. The Line Of Best Fit praised Popp’s work with “music you can get totally lost in, where the lines between organic and electric are blurred so as to be indistinguishable." Alongside acclaim from the likes of Clash, Juno and Ransom Note, Bleep drew comparisons between Popp and experimental heroes Philip Glass and Steve Reich.
"Simon Popp is one of Fazer's drummers. Influenced by percussionist of the east he just did his thing and recorded an album of
immense deepness and rhythmical convergence. I'm collecting these obscure drummer solo records for years and then a young men comes along and makes them all sound boring.“ Growing Bin Records
„ [...] The Munich based musician weaves a tapestry of wondroud melodies and percussive elements across a record which is as
deep and poetic as it is danceable. " Ramson Note
„Popp's 'Holort' Is A Percussive Workout." Clash Magazine
"At its best, this is music you can get totally lost in, where the lines between organic and electric are blurred so as to be indistinguishable.“ The Line Of Best Fit
Hometown: Munich, Germany
