A huge wide world by the name of . K L E I N (meaning small in german) opens up, when Lutz Nikolaus Kratzer goes into conquest mode.

The multi instrumentalist puts out his third studio album, BENGAL SPARKS under the name . K L E I N . The Album had plenty of time to grow and evolve into an exquisite yet wild sound garment. Trying to break this music down into a style is unnecessary. The variety itself defines the sound of . K L E I N without being crossover. Though, describing the soundscape of . K L E I N sure does lead you toward shoe gaze, exotica, hip-hop, indietronic, cineastic pop. Well, call it crossover if you will! He received his musical initiation at the tender age of six years as a drummer and percussionist. You can tell as you hear decisive beats buttressing the cineastic sound. He's interested in all instruments of the world, except for the panpipe, layering it all into non-ethno popmusic. Alongside . K L E I N Lutz Nikolaus Kratzer was the founder of the german indie band ich jetzt täglich and a producer for Mr. Vast and Frau Kraushaar & Herr Kratzer Live, . K L E I N plays either as a Quintett, (including a string trio; viola, violin, double bass, backing vocals and electronics), or as a solo act with Lutz Nikolaus Kratzer playing drums, guitars, triggering samples through a midi foot organ pedal, along with video projections , filmed during the recording process.

In the past . K L E I N has toured a lot playing festivals such as Reeperbahn Festival, Fusion, Haldern Pop, Spot and clubs in Berlin, Geneva, Paris and Copenhagen including all the cities in between. Also . K L E I N has supported Bands as Kashmir or Polarkreis 18

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