Torben Stock

"Sanft und ganz leise erklingen die Melodien von Torben Stock. Wie bei vielen Singer/Songwritern hat auch der Hamburger den Hang zur Melancholie. Mit seiner zauberhaften Gitarrenmusik möchte der Newcomer nicht nur die Herzen der Hörer erfreuen – vor allem geht es ihn um die Zusammenarbeit mit Gleichgesinnten."
( Yagaloo - Musikmagazin, TV Berlin, September 2008)
“Torben Stock is more of a personal artist, sings about his own little dreams, big and small. His songs are often really simple but at the same time incredibly versatile in its category. He lives in Hamburg and last year he came out with his album, Troubador. […] He has a silky smooth baritone voice which has a great amount of precision and flexibility in expression.”
(Morgunblaðið, Reykjavik, Iceland, June 2008)
"Coffehouse Folk" (Rolling Stone Germany about Melodica Festival, April 2009)
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I'm a solo Singer/Songwriter since 2000 and started doing shows regularly in 2004. Since than I played shows on the Philippines, as well as in Dublin, Amsterdam or Reykjavik and supported acts like Kristen Marie Holly (US) , Priscilla Ahn (US) , Home of the Lame (GER) , Snailhouse (CAN) , The Late Call (GER) and Winter Took His Life (SWE) .
In October 2006 and June 2008 I have been touring Iceland with fellow tourbadours Owls of the Swamp (AUS) and Svavar Knútur (IS). Both times it’s been utterly amazing and highly inspiring.
Together with author Stefan Schwidder and painting artist Fritz Gerstandt I have been also working on an art project about "fairys & elves" . The songs I write for that project are mostly instrumental and more atmospheric and meditative.
My first EP "the moon, some trees & me" (recorded & produced by Micheal Jürgens at sperrton studio, 2005) is available for download at FAIRtracks .
Produced by Dirk Simmig (e.g. Sport, Superpunk) I recorded the full-length follow up "Troubador" at Hamburg 0db-Studios in early 2007. "Troubador" is available at my live shows or via privat mail order - just drop me a note!
Currently I’m recording and writing new songs for my next album and doing all the postprocessing work for the second Hamburg "Melodica Acoustic Festival" , which took place on Feb 21st/22nd 2009. Right after the festival I went on the first german "International Troubadour Conspiracy Tour" throughout the cities of Hamburg, Berlin, Wismar, Lüneburg, Leipzig, Bremen and Kiel, featuring icelandic artists Svavar Knutúr, Myrra Rós and Mysterious Marta.
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