Simon Herody

𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨, 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙟𝙖𝙯𝙯 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫, Hard Lounge 𝙞𝙨 𝙎𝙞𝙢𝙤𝙣 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙮’𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙍𝙒𝙍—𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙩𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘.

Originally crafted during solo sets in hotel lobbies and half-lit rooms around Berlin, the album merges sequenced electronics with live wind instrumentation—saxophone, clarinet, and flute. These settings inspired a sound that’s soft and meditative but rich in detail, drawing from 80s Electronic Jazz, New Age, and Japanese ambient-pop.

Herody, who honed the concept while working at Neukölln’s Motif bar and record shop, treats sound as architecture—something spatial, functional, and emotional. The influence of compilations like *Heisei No Oto* and *Music For Dance & Theatre Vol. 2* (Music From Memory) is clear, but Herody reshapes these textures into something personal and contemporary.

Hard Lounge invites deep listening but doesn’t demand it—it’s equally suited to drifting through rooms or anchoring quiet nights alone. A low-lit, quietly immersive suite that feels designed more than composed—part soundtrack, part sculpture.