Marcator - A sound journey through three decades

For over three decades, the musician Marcator has been known for stylistic diversity, emotional depth and a keen sense of musical atmospheres. The decisive turning point came in 1993, when the renowned label BSC Music offered him a recording contract for its label Prudence. Prior to this, Marcator had mainly self-published his works.
Since then, his oeuvre can be divided into two musical lines, which intertwine artfully time and again: On the one hand, there are narrative concept albums - partly instrumental, partly with vocals - and on the other, purely instrumental productions, characterized by guitar and electronic sounds.
The most important concept albums include Dreamtime Cycle (1994), Beyond The Mirrors (1996), Necromantra (1998), Evolution (2009) and Cimbria - 1883 (2011). A special place in Marcator's oeuvre is occupied by the trilogy Wattenklänge - poetic-musical homages to the North German Wadden Sea, created in collaboration with guitarist Holger Mummert (Wattenklänge I and II, 2001/2003) and solo with Wattenklänge III (2020).

In addition to his atmospheric guitar albums such as Coconut Time (2007), Song Of The Dodo (2011) and Last Nights Of The Prom (2014), Marcator also attracted a great deal of attention with the instrumental chill-out album Inmortal (2019).
Marcator was also involved in band projects such as the psychedelic rock band Z and the singer/songwriter formation Foolswood. After their dissolution, he dealt with personal losses and social issues on the impressive German-language album Trauerspiel (2020/21). He continued this musical exploration with Der Klang der Seele (2022).
A special highlight in 2023 was his collaboration with the town of Wesselburen: inspired by the poetry of Friedrich Hebbel, Marcator set 14 of the poet's poems to music under the title "Friedrich Hebbel - Lieder von Liebe, Tod und Leidenschaft".
2025 sees the release of his most ambitious work to date: PanAroma - a three-part, purely instrumental album with musical guests on drums, didgeridoo and alto saxophone. The work exemplifies Marcator's artistic approach: openness, depth and a love of musical diversity - from calm soundscapes and world music influences to jazzy and rocky moments.