About Anouâr G.
Biography
Anouâr G. (full name: Anouâr Gadermann) is a German-Tunisian ambient post-rock solo musician based in Qingdao, China.
Born in Germany in 1988, Anouâr resettled to China with his parents as a teenager, where he started playing the guitar in bands and performing solo within the Shanghai rock scene. Afer moving from Shanghai to Qingdao, he shifted his focus to recording (mostly) instrumental music. During the 2020 corona lockdown, Anouâr G. released his debut EP “Strange Place”, followed by many more shortly after.
Anouâr's music is a blend of soft, atmospheric post-rock with synths, ambient sound-sampling, neoclassical and new-age elements and instruments commonly associated with folk and world music.
Influenced by many bands and musicians across various genres (Sigur Rós, Mono, Kashiwa Daisuke, Dire Straits, Leonard Cohen, The Chieftains, to name a few), Anouâr G. draws on different cultural sources such as the blues and celtic music for inspiration.
Born in Germany in 1988, Anouâr resettled to China with his parents as a teenager, where he started playing the guitar in bands and performing solo within the Shanghai rock scene. Afer moving from Shanghai to Qingdao, he shifted his focus to recording (mostly) instrumental music. During the 2020 corona lockdown, Anouâr G. released his debut EP “Strange Place”, followed by many more shortly after.
Anouâr's music is a blend of soft, atmospheric post-rock with synths, ambient sound-sampling, neoclassical and new-age elements and instruments commonly associated with folk and world music.
Influenced by many bands and musicians across various genres (Sigur Rós, Mono, Kashiwa Daisuke, Dire Straits, Leonard Cohen, The Chieftains, to name a few), Anouâr G. draws on different cultural sources such as the blues and celtic music for inspiration.
“Fit for a spaceous temple setting, in the midst of green wilderness ... an atmospheric success”
—Obscure Sound
“I felt like I was traveling through some world, something deep, and my heart really felt both soothed and challenged by the sounds.”
—The Post-Rock Way
“The music definitely falls on the lighter side of post-rock with its light guitars and beautiful airy synths ... It's light, emotional and immersive.”
—DOM Album Reviews
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