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.
in 2025 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.
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
glitch hop hdj set, hier ist nicht da, gelsenkirchen
(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
