Robert Schnettler has been writing music in one capacity or another since he was a child and is most heavily influenced by the goth and shoegaze movements of the mid-to-late 80s, the ambient electronic movement of the early to mid-90s, and the post-rock movement of the mid-2000s.
His current project, The Evil Winters, recently released a new record called “Variations In Joyful Apotheosis,” which showcases five of Schnettler’s most beautiful and hypnotic compositions to date.
Reflecting on the album’s first single, “Time Stops,” Schnettler said…
“Time Stops” was created as ambient background music for a guided meditation. (It started considerably less dense), It turned out that another work was chosen, but I loved the long synth line that the song starts with, so I decided to continue working on it. The meandering and sweeping synth alongside the rain stick took me to a different place, and I just kinda let the song take me where it was going. I added the flutes and the bassline and just fell in love with it. It was one of those songs that just poured itself out, and when you are done, you wonder if you really composed it or if it was just using you to come into the world. “
SOURCE: Official Bio
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