record of tides is the stage name of acclaimed german multidisciplinary media artist sven piayda.
within the projects he blends different musical styles and production methods moving
between electronica, post-hip-hop, avant-garde and post-rock.
live performances are usually accompanied by his visuals and video installations.
piayda looks back on releases and gigs over two and a half decades and
continues to stand out with his diverse sound - remaining both distinctive and trailblazing.

piayda is an artist working with photography, video, sound and music,
as well as computer-generated imagery and media-based objects designed for multiples.
having studied arts, crafts and design at essen university, germany,
technology plays a central role in all his works - serving as a carrier of meaning rather than an end in itself.
his pieces often reference art and media history, engaging with postmodern ideas of remixing
and reflecting the processes of image production and consumption.
his works have been exhibited in galleries, museums, kunstvereine (art societies),
off-spaces, and at film festivals - primarily in germany, but also internationally.

piayda has been recording and playing live with bands and projects of different musical styles such as
architects of utter destruction, penrose delta, dissident(en) club, the flamma piayda complex,
primal scapes, factor-4 feat. general piayda, mmaakkee, renert trio and AESTATE.
he has released solo works as record of tides, sellafield., xcrmntr (for one track), MCPMF (for a mixtape) and SVEN.
alongside independent work, he has collaborated with numerous artists and musicians.
recently, he focuses his efforts on the audio visual electronica project record of tides by releasing music,
creating art shows, playing live and (hard)deejaying.

by founding and running his label zany music,
piayda's music has been released and reissued in different formats since 1999,
even side projects are made available digitally.
from 2025 to 2026 he produced and hosted zany hour,
a broadcast show on radio makro playing and discussing
songs and tracks from the zany music catalogue.

sven piayda is without gallery representation,
but has previously been represented by ikosaeder gallery in essen and galerie143 in lörrach, germany.
selected works are or have been available through galerie gublia (essen),
galerie an der ruhr (mülheim an der ruhr),
galerie jutta kabuth (gelsenkirchen), superartmarkt (bochum),
as well as directly from the sven piayda studio.

piayda releases music via kreislauf.org, pinmusik, crazy language, illphabetik,
digital kunstrasen, roberg records, component recordings, mahorka
and his own label zany music.

he lives and works in mülheim an der ruhr, germany
and kirchberg plateau, luxembourg.

sleeping in sound interview date 2026-06-02

author becky saab

availibility link sleeping in sound | this site | svennet collected interviews section

isso mag interview date 2019-03-01

author alexander welp

availibility link isso online | svennet collected interviews section

eurasia electronica interview date 2018-07-14

author roman pilgrim

availibility link svennet collected interviews section

live sets

halle luja, tönisvorst, 2005
dortmunder museumsnacht, bahnhof mooskamp, dortmund, 2006
fft, düsseldorf, 2007
juicy beats, dortmund, 2007
fzw, dortmund, 2008
ruhr in love, oberhausen, 2008
audiodigitale, phönixhalle, dortmund. 2008
opernbauhütte (eichbaumoper), mülheim/ruhr 2009
premiere, eichbaumoper, mülheim/ruhr 2009 (hdj set)
evening sonx day, kunsthaus essen, essen, 2010
kunsthaus essen, essen, 2010
fzw, dortmund, 2011
kaue, gelsenkirchen, 2011
anyway, essen, 2011 (hdj set)
anyway, essen, 2013 (hdj set)
artemis, recklinghausen, 2014
ikosaeder galerie, essen, 2014
anyway, essen, 2015 (hdj set)
hostel, dessau, 2016 (listening event)
angela´s, tunbridge wells, 2017 (listening event)
kurzstummfilmfestival, zeche carl, essen, 2018 (screening event)
eurasia electronica, gelsenkirchen, 2018
gruga, essen, 2018 (listening event)
electric café, oberhausen, 2018
electronica kulturnacht, galerie der disziplinen/kreativemitte, hamm, 2019
kurzstummfilmfestival, zeche carl, essen, 2019 (screening event)
szeniale festival, exodos, gelsenkirchen, 2019
electric café ruhr² open air festival, werdener wiesn, essen, 2019
beats im bunker festival, medienbunker, duisburg, 2020
feuer und flamme festival, marienkirche, herne, 2020
sommerbühne open air, consol, gelsenkirchen, 2021
vivid euclids (with primal scapes), youtube live stream from primal studios, essen, 2021
frühlingserwachen festival, heilig-kreuz-kirche, gelsenkirchen, 2022
kultur.picknick auf consol, trendsportanlage consol, gelsenkirchen, 2022 (hdj set)
sommerfest, schreiber ranch, essen, 2022 (listening event)
szeniale festival, nicolai kirche, gelsenkirchen, 2022
needle in the multiverse, kunstwerden, essen, 2022 (listening event)
lisaluna shortfilm festival, duisburg, 2022 (screening event)
elektro jam #4, lokal harmonie, duisburg, 2023
glitch hop hdj set, hier ist nicht da, gelsenkirchen, 2023 (hdj set)
glitch hop hdj set, rosi, gelsenkirchen, 2023 (hdj set)
sound of the multitude, konrad adenauer bridge, mülheim an der ruhr, 2023 (listening event)
electric café ruhr, makroscope, mülheim an der ruhr, 2024
bk glockenspitz, krefeld, 2024 (hdj set)
glitch hop hdj set /w visuals, makroscope, mülheim an der ruhr, 2025 (hdj set)
endlos elektrosounds, 35blumen, krefeld, 2025
eunoia, mülheim an der ruhr, 2025
novembertronica, eunoia, mülheim an der ruhr, 2025
SLOWROOM, mono/black plastic, dortmund, 2026

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