Stefan Paul Goetsch, known as Hainbach, released six albums in 2025 alone using telephone line testing equipment and gear salvaged from nuclear testing facilities. His latest, Gentle Hum, is a collaboration with Turkish composer Başak Günak, who records as Ah! Kosmos.
The interview covers his production philosophy, his self-described 'Dark Souls of synthesis' approach, and unexpected reference points including Breath of the Wild and Swiss Army Knives. Those details are not throwaways. They reveal how Hainbach thinks about tools, constraints, and creative systems.
If you make music, work with unconventional instruments, or care about how artists build sustainable output under difficult self-imposed rules, read the full piece at The Verge.
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