Sebastian Gramss’ States Of Play – Meteors – Message To Outer Space
Released: 26th of May 2026
Shannon Barnett – trombone
Hayden Chisholm – saxophone
Philip Zoubek – piano, synthesizer
Christian Lorenzen – e-piano, synthesizer
Sebastian Gramss – double bass
Dominik Mahnig – drums
additional drums: Thomas Sauerborn
additional synths and sound design: Sebastian Gramss
live effects: Stephan Vester
vocals: Shannon Barnett and Hayden Chisholm
prepared disklavier on “See What We’ve Done” by Sebastian Gramss
additional contributions on “Stellar Orbit”, “Perfectly Balanced” and “Inconveniences”:
Valentin Garvie – trumpet
Etienne Nillesen – prepared snare
Nicola L. Hein – guitar
1. A01 We Spin Dizzily 05:22
2. A 02 Stellar Orbit 02:48
3. A 03 Augmented Clusterfuck 02:22
4. A 04 Encrypted Message 1 00:26
5. A 05 Within Our Galaxy 04:17
6. A 06 Minor Problems 02:03
7. AA 07 Encrypted Message 2 00:26
8. AA 08 Our Bright Future 04:19
9. AA 09 Mint Condition 01:23
10. AA 10 Nano-Boosted 04:04
11. AA 11 Encrypted Message 3 00:37
12. AA 12 Happy People 01:42
13. AA 13+14 Trolls and Bots + Genetically Shaped 02:31
14. B 15+16 Wonderful World + The Human Race 04:49
15. B 17 Perfectly Balanced 05:54
16. B 18 Promised Land 05:33
17. B 19 Encrypted Message 4 00:22
18. B 20 Artificial and Intelligent 01:28
19. BB 21 Class A Planet 00:34
20. BB 22 Inconveniences 04:43
21. BB 23 No Reason for Concern 04:44
22. BB 24 Encrypted Message 5 00:17
23. BB 25 See What We´ve Done 02:26
24. BB 26 Zeros and Ones 02:19
recorded in June and July 2022 by Christian Heck and Lukas Lohner @Loft, Cologne (Live and Studio)
Robert Nacken at Studio Piethopraxis, Cologne
Clemens Orth at Salon de Jazz, Cologne
Jörn Nettingsmeier at Fattoria Musica, Osnabrück
music composed and arranged by Sebastian Gramss with the band members
“Encrypted Message” 1–5 by Sebastian Gramss / Philip Zoubek
text on “The Human Race” by Sebastian Gramss
produced by Sebastian Gramss with Ana Lakčević + UK Rattay
label: rent a dog
mixed by Reinhard Kobialka + Sebastian Gramss @ Topaz Studio, Cologne
mastered by Reinhard Kobialka
artwork: Natalia Manta
graphic design / typography: Sandra Opiela
photos: Philip Lethen