. r e c o r d . o f . t i d e s .

it is our massive pleasure to announce the release of
record of tides´ new album ‘on a spectrum’ via zany music on july 11, 2025.
the album was produced in winter and spring 2025 but also takes up material from
the 2021 ‘purchases’ album and the 2004 debut album ‘timber’,
it also features productions with long-term friend and collaborator michael schreiber from 2019 and 2022.
‘on a spectrum’ is the ninth album of the ‘purchases’ series,
the album is supposed to be the legit follow-up to 'hyperalterations‘ (2025)
while using sample-based post-hiphop, post genre and idm production.

the tracks have surprisingly formed an outstanding album which features outstanding artwork:
the original cover features the typical ‘rcrdftds’ font on a green-screen-like background.
inspired by the two altering covers of the physical version of the ‘superflat’ album by AESTATE,
the studio developed an idea for an animated cover.
the additional cover comes as animated gif and runs through the range of the colour spectrum.

the album was once again beautifully mastered by michael schreiber
who also recorded and delivered material recorded with primal scapes and all notes off.

released on zany music and distributed by bandcamp,
the album and will be available in different digital formats only:

recordoftides.bandcamp.com/album/on-a-spectrum
recordoftides.com
zany-music.com

in order to have tracks which expand the stylistic range and work properly in a live context
for the may 2025 live dates, piayda started working on single tracks which ended up on the album.
these productions brought up collaborations with primal scapes and
a retake on michael schreibers´s former project all notes off.
HYRN a.k.a. björn walde has contributed synth for a complex track that was originally started as an
architects of utter destruction project, based upon production sessions for the ‘hyperalterations’ album.
the philharmonia symphony orchestra has delivered recordings
ending up in one of the most ambitioned production to date.
the tracks feature the full range of record of tides music and merges styles of
idm, post hip-hop, experimental, rock and symphonic music.

sven piayda a.k.a. record of tides looks back on the may 2025 live dates.
in retrospective we are very happy with the success of the performances, on saturday, may 31, 2025,
sven piayda performed the final a/v live gig of the record of tides may 2025 live dates at eunoia in mülheim an der ruhr.
before piayda did a glitch hop hdj set with visuals on may 16 at makroscope in mülheim and
the opening live set of endlos elektrosounds at 35blumen on may 23 in krefeld.
all shows have been well attended and featured great performances.

recently we are editing and processing all of the material
produced during the live performances and delivered by fans and friends.
we can expect some live material to come up.
recently no future live dates are conformed.
also there are nor on-going productions for an upcoming album.

before we hope to announce a proper live recording from the may 2025 dates,
we can already come up with the first snippet:
record of tides live at 35blumen for endlos elektrosounds 2025-05-23
documents the last ten minutes of the performed set (as no further useful material is available).
the material has been recorded and delivered by guido knabben,
edited by sven piayda and mastered by michael schreiber.
the artwork was done by sven piayda studio using a photograph taken and delivered by chris terhart.
you can download or listen to the live bootleg by clicking here.

update 2025_06_19: [...] this may was coined by organizing the live dates of my record of tides may 2025 tour.
I figured it pretty cool, back in winter when I drafted and booked the dates with the venues.
but you can never guess, what else will be around. all of the dates were fun, sometimes just friends being around,
sometimes the local scene, sometimes people who really want to see me play.
it leaves me quite happy, there is no frustration and strangely I realize that it is frustration that keeps me going trying to make it better.
now I feel like I should lean back.

once again, alex kupsch of eunoia did a great job in preparing and advertising the show,
you are quite irritated if everything is perfect and presented so easily.
we are planning future collaborations.
on the other hand I had to handle an infection of my mother which made me pretty nervous.
you have these performance dates (15 minutes fame) you are preparing for months and
then you do it while your thoughts are somewhere else.
being a professional musician on tour is way more tough than you can imaging and it is something I could not do. [...]

the eunoia hosted the first cultural regulars' table,
alex kupsch invited me long before an I already attended a month to early just to be late on the actual date.
the idea of connecting in the scene feels good and I appreciate this enterprise and will return next time.
but it also delivers some findings:
the city appreciates our actions and wishes for a ‘culture day’ (!?) without offering any budged,
some participators use the format of the regular´s table only as a stage to express their own meaningfulness a.k.a. ego and
often people do not know how to handle pitched ideas emerging from new connections
leaving me wondering why they have showed up in the first place.
but I do not want to sound critic, the event was a great one, we had fun,
meeting familiar and new people and it is great to have friends everywhere.
apart from that, I can only support the eunoia space and all of their actions as we are all fighting from the same angle.
usually I am the one taking a picture, alex took out outside for a group shot, and yes, we felt like making history.
from svenpiayda.com/blog

update 2025_06_19: you might remember me reporting about discovering the f-1 trillion monument last autumn in mülheim,
a crashed car on a pedestal mimicking the retired truck from post malone´s album cover.
now I have finally got my own monument.
whenever I am off to krefeld I sometimes take the street heading to our tiny airport and
I discovered something I have rushed by a few times before:
an electrical panel painted with mountains in a quite naïve style.
I thought that this looks quite familiar…
it somehow looks like my ‘purchases’ cover – even if it was not meant to be… however,
this will now be referred to as the ‘purchases monument’ and it is another funny episode of the ‘visual echos’,
that appear from time to time and suggest meaningful connection.
from svenpiayda.com/blog

2025_06_20 via svenpiayda.com/news
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on saturday, may 31, 2025, sven piayda performed the final live gig
of the record of tides may 2025 live dates at eunoia in mülheim an der ruhr.
in contrast to the previous glitch hop hdj set and the endlos electrosounds performance
piayda performed a live set based upon tracks and sounds of recent and upcoming releases
and presented exclusive visuals to the show.
the eunoia theatre presented a perfect room and sound system for the show.

alex kupsch of eunoia curated and managed the gig, he also delivered an audio recording of the performance,
so we can hope for a live bootleg to come up.
piayda announced to look back on successful, stressful and well-attended live dates
and mentioned to take a break from performing as record of tides.
nevertheless kupsch and piayda confirmed to have plans for common live show projects in the future.

we like to thank alex kupsch and everyone at eunoia for making this night a perfect performance and party.
we also like to thank ulrike oppel and everyone at 35blumen and
lovis voß of makroscope for making the dates happen and work out.

eunoia-space.com

update 2025-06-05: recently we are editing and processing all of the material
produced during the live performances and delivered by fans and friends.
we can expect some live material to come up.
recently we can share the set list from the a/v live performance at eunoia on may 31, 2025.
we hope to share the mastered live recording soon.

aedits
texels track/birdsong
rhonebarke
consolation for the hopeless
anticipation for returnal
hangover waiting time
aedits (reprise)
summer dusk
gain nova scotia
texels track
hat & cane
bad syntax (asleep)

ticket info: as you needed to purchase tickets to join the show at eunioa,
zany music has an offer for you: the ticket will not only enable you to attend the mini tour final,
you will also receive the upcoming ‘on a spectrum’ album in digital format for free (july 11, 2025)
and gain /CAMP access for further content.
in case of not having left your email address / contact information, please register at
contact[at]recordoftides.com (no spam/no newsletter)

having scheduled a tiny tour for may 2025,
record of tides has already performed two shows like the glitch hop hdj set with visuals at makroscope in mülheim
and the opening live set of endlos elektrosounds at 35blumen in krefeld.
all shows have been well attended and featured great performances.
no further dates are scheduled recently.
piayda is recently focussing on preparing material for upcoming releases.

2025_06_02 via svenpiayda.com/news
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having scheduled a tiny tour in may 2025, record of tides has already performed two shows
and is now heading for the final show at eunoia space in mülheim an der ruhr.
piayda already did a glitch hop hdj set with visuals at makroscope in mülheim,
the opening live set of endlos elektrosounds at 35blumen in krefeld.
all shows have been well attended and featured great performances.

on saturday, may 31, 2025, record of tides will perform an a/v live at eunoia space in mülheim an der ruhr,
as curated by the independent venue itself. piayda has already teased a shorter glitch hop set after the live performance.
doors will open at 7 pm, there will be time for chats and hang-outs.
as this will be the last date of the may 2025 live dates there are no further live dates scheduled recently.
(record of tides will not perform at electric café festival on june 14 due schedule difficulties.)

please note: for the gig at eunoia space tickets are needed.
you can purchase them in advance over here or at the box office before joining.
as this gig is expensive, record of tides and zany music will offer an bonus to purchasing tickets, see further news post.

eunoia-space.com

the head pictures shares a snapshot of the glitch hop hdj set performance in front of the visuals,
the picture above shows piayda performing at 35blumen last friday.
as record of tides opened the festival the light and stage situation did not allow proper video projection,
so the visual part of the performance was cancelled (even if it was requested and announced).
the upcoming show at eunoia space will definitely feature exclusive visuals.

additionally zany music announces an upcoming record of tides tour album entitled ‘on a spectrum’ for july 11, 2025.
in order to have tracks which expand the stylistic range and work properly in a live context
piayda started working on tracks which will ended up in the upcoming album.
these productions brought up collaborations with long-term collaborator primal scapes
and a retake on michael schreibers´s former project all notes off.
HYRN a.k.a. björn walde has contributed synth for a complex track that was originally started as an AOUD project.
the philharmonia symphony orchestra has delivered recordings ending up in one of the most ambitioned productions to date.
the tracks will feature the full range of record of tides music and merges styles of
idm, post hip-hop, experimental, rock and symphonic music.
the tracks have surprisingly formed an outstanding album which is supposed to feature outstanding artwork.

ticket info: as you need to purchase tickets to join the upcoming show at eunioa space zany music has an offer for you:
the ticket will not only enable you to attend the mini tour final,
you will also receive the ‘on a spectrum’ album in digital format for free and gain /CAMP access for further content.

update 2025-05-30: record of tides ‘hyperalterations’ album was not only announced as nocovision´s ‘album of the month’ in april 2025,
it´s cover as designed by chris huff and sven piayda was also exhibited in the ‘100 IMAGES. MQ. MM.’
group show at spazio magma / nuova accademia di belle arti, rome, italy in may 2025.

record of tides [glitch hop hdj set]

date
2025-05-16

venue
makroscope, mülheim/ruhr, de

link
makroscope.eu | FB event | free

record of tides [a/v live set]

date
2025-05-23 [endlos elektrosounds]

venue
35blumen, krefeld, de

link
35blumen.org | flyer | free

record of tides [a/v live set]

date
2025-05-31

venue
eunoia space, mülheim/ruhr, de

link
eunoia-space.com | FB | buy tickets

2025_05_25 via svenpiayda.com/news
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it is a great pleasure to announce the upcoming record of tides live ad hdj sets for may 2025 in germany.
after only performing once in 2024 at makroscope for electric café ruhr (and an improvised hdj set at bkg glockenspitz)
sven piayda returns with three dates promising different sets for each venue.
the mini tour will start with a glitch hop hdj set at makroscope in mülheim,
the opening av live set of endlos elektrosounds at 35blumen in krefeld and
end with an av live set at eunoia in mülheim.

in order to have tracks which expand the stylistic range and work properly in a live context
piayda started working on these tracks which surprisingly brought up further collaborations
ending in a number of tracks which will end up in a future album.
these productions brought up collaborations with long-term collaborator primal scapes and
a retake on michael schreibers´s former project all notes off.
HYRN a.k.a. björn walde has contributed synth for a complex track that was originally started as an AOUD project.
the philharmonia symphony orchestra has delivered recordings ending up in one of the most ambitioned productions to date.
the upcoming collection of tracks will merge styles of idm, post hip-hop, experimental, rock and symphonic music.

as mentioned above, record of tides will start into the 2025 live dates with a
glitch hop hdj set at makroscope in mülheim an der ruhr on may 16, 2025.
for the glitch hop hdj sets piayda plays glitch hop, post hip-hop, rap, electronica, idm, experimental, vaporwave,
downbeat, wonky, remixes, mash-ups, rare and unreleased.
in the consistently conceptual sets, the closely related genres of hip-hop and
electronica are woven into one another despite their differing popularity.

record of tides debuted the glitch hop set at hier ist nicht da in gelsenkirchen and
did another set at rosi gelsenkirchen in 2023.
a further set was announced for may 17, 2025 at café mundgerecht in essen but was cancelled by piayda
as there has been no promotion or communication concerning technical issues of the event.
now record of tides brings back the glitch hop hdj set at makroscope in mülheim to do it for the third and probably last time.

the sets are supposed to start around 7 pm and will end around midnight.
as this is not a classic av live performance, there will be slots for chats and hang-outs.

newly added zany music director iwona rozbiewska has created a cad based video for the track
‘hangover waiting time’ which is available may 2 on youtube.

'hangover waiting time' video on youtube

have a look at the zany music site for info on recent releases, videos, guest artists and video directors.
sven piayda has announced to be proud and thankful to have been able to bring artists and musicians, producers and performers,
friends and colleagues – collaborators from very different contexts – into the 2025 record of tides project.

update 2025-05-18: the day before yesterday we had the little tour kick-off for the upcoming record of tides a/v live dates.
we stated with a glitch hop set and this is usually tricky, most people do not know what it means
while everyone loves the deconstructed or straight hip hop beats, the complexity and the generative noise.
I came up with visuals this time adding some mute music videos or art pieces to the set.
we did not reach many people but I was happy to welcome many of my friends and collaborators
as well as guys from the electric café and local music scene turning this event into a zany music label night.
a huge thank you goes out to all friends for joining, michael, grischo, kent granyion, frank, jörg, peter and
christian (yeah, that christian who did ‘frühling in frohnhausen’),
hanging out and chatting as well to martin and lovis from makroscope
for making the record of tides glitch hop hdj set a great tour kick-off for may 2025!

this set might have been the grand finale of my glitch hop hdj sets,
I will finish the live gigs and will think about with what to go on.

svenpiayda.com/blog

record of tides [glitch hop hdj set]

date
2025-05-16

venue
makroscope, mülheim/ruhr, de

link
makroscope.eu | FB event | free

record of tides [a/v live set]

date
2025-05-23 [endlos elektrosounds]

venue
35blumen, krefeld, de

link
35blumen.org | flyer | free

record of tides [a/v live set]

date
2025-05-31

venue
eunoia space, mülheim/ruhr, de

link
eunoia-space.com | FB | buy tickets

2025_04_22 via svenpiayda.com/blog
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it is our massive pleasure to announce the release of
record of tides´ new ‘hyperalterations’ album via zany music on april 11, 2025.
the album was produced in summer and autumn 2024. ‘hyperalterations’ is the eighth album of the ‘purchases’ series,
the album is supposed to be the legit follow-up to ‘love mural’ (2024)
while using sample-based post-hiphop, post genre and idm production.

the album contains features by great artists from different backgrounds:
electronic producer HYRN is well known from electric café ruhr performances and
will add his unique sound to the ‘purchases’ universe.
HYRN a.k.a. björn walde is featured on the track ‘post everyone’ delivering synth and additional production.
the same track also features primal scapes and architects of utter destruction drummer jan van aachen.
primal scapes and architects of utter destruction bass player chris huff
is also featured on the track contributing a single note.
blues harpist martin slemeyer and sven piayda have shared the stage together for numerous live performances
at jams and have been in touch for common projects for years now.
slemeyer plays blues harp on the track ‘no means no’ and
proofs that the harp also belongs to post hip-hop.

the album was once again beautifully mastered by michael schreiber
who also recorded and delivered material recorded with huff and van aachen.

released on zany music and distributed by bandcamp,
the album and will be available in different digital formats only:

recordoftides.bandcamp.com/album/hyperalterations
recordoftides.com
zany-music.com

update 2025-04-12: thierry massard has contributed a review for novoVision:

thus, with every new [record of tides] release, we experience the same addictive reflex:
the urge to start the story over from 'once upon a time… or another.'
there must be a damn good reason for it.

nocovision.com
collected hyperalteration reviews

the album cover has been created by chris huff and sven piayda
mashing up elements from covers of the ‘purchases’ series as well as a.i.-generated elements, cgi,
adapted material and photography in order to visualize the versatile production process.
piayda has also been responsible for directing the project.

the album will be escorted by videos from outstanding contemporary artists and directors:
matthias danberg has already created videos for record of tides albums like the ‘black album’ and ‘post internet’,
now he returns with a cgi video for the track ‘reginals disclosure’.
the video is available via youtube parallel to the album release on april 11, 2025.

'reginals disclosure' video on youtube

we are extremely pleased to welcome artist iwona rozbiewska in the zany music family.
she has created a cad based video for the track ‘hangover waiting time’ which is available in may.

have a look at the zany music site for info on recent releases, videos, guest artists and video directors.
sven piayda has announced to be proud and thankful to have been able to bring artists and musicians,
producers and performers, friends and colleagues – collaborators from very different contexts
– into the 2025 record of tides project.

record of tides has announced a number of live dates for may 2025.
the mini tour will start with a glitch hop hdj set at makroscope in mülheim,
the opening av set of endlos elektrosounds at 35blumen in krefeld and end with an av set at eunoia in mülheim.
please check the record of tides site for dates, tickets and full info.

makroscope.eu

in order to have tracks which expand the stylistic range and work properly in a live context
piayda started working on these tracks which surprisingly brought up further collaborations
ending in a number of tracks which will end up in a future album.
these productions brought up collaborations with long-term collaborator primal scapes and
a retake on michael schreibers´s former project all notes off.
HYRN a.k.a. björn walde has contributed synth for a complex track that was originally started as an AOUD project.
the philharmonia symphony orchestra has delivered recordings ending up in one of the most ambitioned productions to date.
the upcoming collection of tracks will merge styles of idm, post hip-hop, experimental, rock and symphonic music.

recordoftides.com

as mentioned above, record of tides will start into the 2025 live dates
with a glitch hop hdj set at makroscope in mülheim an der ruhr on may 16, 2025.
for the glitch hop hdj sets piayda plays glitch hop, post hip-hop, rap, electronica,
idm, experimental, vaporwave, downbeat, wonky, remixes, mash-ups, rare and unreleased.
in the consistently conceptual sets, the closely related genres of hip-hop and
electronica are woven into one another despite their differing popularity.

record of tides debuted the glitch hop set at hier ist nicht da in gelsenkirchen
and did another set at rosi gelsenkirchen in 2023.
a further set was announced for may 17, 2025 at café mundgerecht in essen but was cancelled by piayda
as there has been no promotion or communication concerning technical issues of the event.
now record of tides brings back the glitch hop hdj set at makroscope in mülheim
to do it for the third and probably last time.

the sets are supposed to start around 7 pm and will end around midnight.
as this is not a classic av live performance, there will be slots for chats and hang-outs.

update 2025-03-22: we are happy to announce another release featuring sven piayda.
electronic artists jörg jankowitsch a.k.a. wellengärtner released his new album ‘movements’ on march 21, 2025.
the album lists a track called ‘move it’ featuring sven piayda on guitar.
according to the studio report, this was a quite quick collaboration.
when jankowitsch requested piayda for a feature about a week ago,
they started discussing time slots and technical options to do it.
before bringing the plans to an end,
michael schreiber and piayda recorded the guitar tracks in schreiber´s studio
during a session which was scheduled long before and sent the guitar tracks back to jankowitsch.
(they have also been working on a follow-up for primal scapes´’macrocosm’ and
on record of tides´’collected riffing works 3’.)
therefore you will also find primal scapes a.k.a. michael schreiber credited for additional production.

wellengärtner is well-known from electric café performances and further festivals for unique electronic music.
sven piayda announced to be very happy with this spontaneous and
quick collaboration expanding the range of collaborators and styles.

the album is available in different digital formats from bandcamp:
wellengaertner.bandcamp.com/album/movements
wellengaertner.bandcamp.com

update 2025-04-16: last friday matthias danberg and me managed to come back to our classic at isenbergplatz.
a date we have been waiting for over weeks because we have something to celebrate:
I finally put out ‘hyperalterations’ and matthias added a music video for ‘reginals disclosure’.
a soundtrack for spring, calling for summer.
maybe it is once again a attempt to take control or add something beautiful to the world to make it a better place.

however, our collaboration (once again) is an attempt to make out artistic work happen apart from the art scene.
it is quite stupid that artists can only be seen (or taken seriously) when museums, galleries or labels decide it.
there must be something more, I like the idea of taking control and to act parallel to the classic system without copying it.
so this time I take the label seriously, bring in collaborators (also hoping for x-promo),
do a piece of music which could be read a s art as well and create a great video for it.
it might be quite old-fashioned to do so, but recent platforms do not really present content…

matthias has started a podcast on art with tim cierpiszewski in which they will mansplain you into nirvana.
we have also considered doing a podcast but I once again turned it down as it is a serious production
I do not want to do as I still prefer to produce music when I am producing.
a podcast is just another way to do something in parallel to create and exhibit.
just another podcast (keep an ear on it), you read about it in another blog.
wait, who is still reading blogs these days!?

svenpiayda.com/blog

record of tides [glitch hop hdj set]

date
2025-05-16

venue
makroscope, mülheim/ruhr, de

link
makroscope.eu | FB event | free

record of tides [av live set]

date
2025-05-23 [endlos elektrosounds]

venue
35blumen, krefeld, de

link
35blumen.org | flyer | free

record of tides [av live set]

date
2025-05-31

venue
eunoia space, mülheim/ruhr, de

link
eunoia-space.com | FB | buy tickets

2025_03_20 via svenpiayda.com/blog
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in his recent blog post sven piayda reports about the production process of new tracks for the live shows and new album:

as we arrived at the beach, the scenario changed quickly, the frosty night changed into a warm and sunny set-up,
while the fog covered the horizon delivering a surreal view. standing at the shore and watching the wide view,
there is only colour, and no distinguishing between sea and sky.
this was actually the moment, when my mind arrived and there was an indicating moment for this:
suddenly in your mind appears a solution to an issue you haven’t been thinking about…
as we have fixed live dates for record of tides in may I have taken up older productions and some new ideas to complete the live sets.
the result was a collection of interesting tracks,
I did not think about it but suddenly there was this finding that I would have to change the order of the track list
which I did the other day with stunning result.
and it led to another retake of a track that is now supposed to be a killer instead of a filler plus a symphonic piece in glitch hop electronica.
the technical collection might become an album adding a new layer to my productions and become an outstanding album.
it is this moment at the sea which leads to ignition.
a true idea emerges emancipated from the issues of a human body and the continuous fire of media reports.
everything is in yourself.

2025 av live dates, further dates for live or hdj sets in may 2025 are supposed to be confirmed and announced soon as well.

record of tides [av live set]

date
2025-05-23 [endlos elektrosounds]

venue
35blumen, krefeld, de

link
35blumen.org | free

record of tides [av live set]

date
2025-05-31

venue
eunoia space, mülheim/ruhr, de

link
eunoia-space.com | buy tickets