Ben Lukas Boysen
Ben Lukas Boysen, also known by his stage name Hecq, is an electronic music composer based in Berlin.[1]
Biography
Boysen learned classical guitar and piano as a child.[2] He moved to Berlin in the early 2000s, setting up a studio called Hecq Audio,[3] and composed electronic music under the alias Hecq[4] from 2003. As Hecq, he released music in a variety of electronic styles, including glitch, ambient, breakcore, abstract IDM, and dubstep, mostly on the label Hymen Records.[5]
In 2014, he was featured (under his given name) in the lead track of Jon Hopkins's LateNightTales release.[6] He signed with Erased Tapes and released two full-lengths to date as Ben Lukas Boysen. The first, Gravity, was originally issued in 2013, but was reissued by Erased Tapes in 2016; the second, Spells, appeared in 2016 as well.[7][8]
Boysen also does soundtrack work and has written pieces for entities such as Marvel and Amnesty International.[9]
Discography
- As Hecq
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- As Ben Lukas Boysen
- Infinite Rounds (Grundruck, 2007)
- Gravity (Ad Noiseam, 2013)
- Spells (Erased Tapes, 2016)
- Soundtracks
- Restive (2012)
- Mother Nature (2013)
- Sleeper's Beat (2014)
- Sundays (2015)
References
- ^ Review of Spells. Bandcamp, June 20, 2016.
- ^ Spells album review. GigSoup, July 4, 2016.
- ^ Ben Lukas Boysen, "Golden Times 1". Stereogum, April 6, 2016.
- ^ Review of Steeltongued, Brainwashed.com, June 20, 2009.
- ^ Ben Lukas Boysen, "Spells". Headphone Commute.
- ^ Listen: New Ben Lukas Boysen. The Quietus, February 4, 2014.
- ^ Soothe Your Mind With Berlin Composer Ben Lukas Boysen’s Spells LP. The Fader, June 9, 2016.
- ^ Ben Lukas Boysen, Spells Review. MetroMag New Zealand, October 12, 2016.
- ^ Spells Review. XLR8R, June 2016.