NORLYZ

The electro-acoustic live band unites the warmth and fragility of acoustic instruments with the precision and power of the electronics: captivating grooves rich in fine sonic details, inspired by techno, world music and jazz. Guiding the audience NORLYZ embarks on a journey through parallel worlds, mystical lands and cinematic soundscapes. While following an intricate dramaturgy, the project leaves space for creative improvisation between the 4 musicians aiming to elevate each other and the overall experience.

Since their start as NORLYZ in June 2022, the band has played several shows, including Fusion, Detect Classic, Elbjazz and 3000Grad Festival, as well as club shows at Sisyphos Berlin and Knust Hamburg, among others. On November 18, 2022, the band released their debut album “First Dawn On Planet B.”, which is also available as a limited double vinyl since June 2, 2023. In addition, a number of singles, trailers and live videos were released: via their own label NORLYZ Music, 3000Grad Records and Best Works Records including remixes by André Lodemann, JPattersson and Mollono.Bass.

Just as multifaceted as the music are the backgrounds of the 4 musicians: Paul David Heckhausen as founder, producer, composer and live musician is the driving force of NORLYZ. As a drummer and pianist he comes from rock and jazz music, traveled and drummed for a year in Brazil and finally studied composition and music production in the Netherlands. After a phase as a DJ, he followed up on his urge to play more live again and to combine electronic with acoustic music. So he founded Schattenspiel, the predecessor project which is known today in a new line-up as NORLYZ.

Cellist Gábor Hartyáni comes from Hungary, lived and studied in the Netherlands, and has a penchant for groove, world music and jazz. He has been playing with Schattenspiel since 2019.

Trumpeter Philipp Püschel and saxophonist Lasse Golz met while studying jazz in Hamburg. The two play together with Paul in the space jazz band ROCKET MEN, among others, as well as regularly with the techno marching band MEUTE. Philipp and Paul know each other from their time together in a big band in Hannover.

SCHATTENSPIEL played frequently on festivals like Distortion Copenhagen (DK), Eurosonic (NL) or Detect Classic at Funkhaus Berlin as well as club shows at Sisyphos and Mensch Meier Berlin to mention a few. Several singles as well as an EP were released on the labels “Rebellion der Träumer” and “Traum Schallplatten” in the past years.


PRESS

Treibende Beats und tanzbare Grooves bilden die kontrastreiche Essenz eines einzigartigen Zusammenspiels zwischen Akustik und Elektronik, das vor allem in Live-Form zur vollen Entfaltung kommt. Tanzflächen und Konzertsäle dieser Welt – hütet euch, hier kommen NORLYZ.
– FAZEmag, DE

Absolut herausragend ist die transparente, raumgreifende Produktion der Stücke. Obwohl die Elektronik mächtig wubbert und bollert, hat jedes akustische Instrument seinen dezidierten Platz, wird weder bedrängt, noch in eine Wall of Sound eingepflastert.
– GROOVE, DE