news:
02.03.2026:
Due to personal business, there is no activity until after the summer. A new album will be released on Zoharum to coincide with the September tour together with Drekka from the U.S. More on that to follow. B°TONG will however play at this year's Elektroanschlag warm-up, and play one more show in Chemnitz at Lokomov.
05.11.2025:
On tour with Capsular in November:
26.09.2025:
Re-stocked on A Fleeting Moment Of Superabundance vinyl.
Thanks to Jean-Yves of Les Nouvelles Propagandes for sending the records just in time. Bu.d.d.A. tour kicks off at Galerie Lindemann in Cologne, Germany, 18th September.
22.08.2025:
Preparing and practicing for the next two tours - first Bu.d.d.A. goes to Germany and Poland, CZ and then it's B°TONG with Capsular (Mirko from Audiophob) in November (German dates only).
06.06.2025:
The Zenihilist tour was a huge success. Now we are booking an autumn Bu.d.d.A. tour to promote the release of "13" our concept album with N, which was released by Drone Records this spring.
28.03.2025:
It's been 20 years since I began this incredible journey. B°TONG celebrates by releasing Zenihilist on Krater Recordings in May, and by going on tour in Germany. Zenhilist marks 20 years of delving in experimental electronics and evolves on the post-rock, song-like structures, that began with A Fleeting Moment Of Superabundance.
03.03.2025:
Officially released, the new Bu.d.d.A. & N album "13" is now out on Drone Records.
Bu.d.d.A. is Bund des dritten Auges is B°TONG & Emerge playing real instruments and ambient drone songs. Also available via bandcamp here.
26.02.2025:
Booked another tour for spring and Krater Recordings asked for another album. So... Zenihilist release tour is coming in May. Also Bu.d.d.A. is playing in Italy and Slovenia in April. The new album
"13" is out on Drone Records. Bu.d.d.A. will play the songs from the album live.
23.12.2024:
Wrapping up the year now... it's been very prolific with two new releases and two succesful tours, plus some festival appearances too. Next show? Who can say? Next release will be N & Bu.d.d.A. "13" on Drone Records. It will be available on CD and digital...
19.11.2024:
The B°TONG show with Björn Peng has been cancelled due to political (?) reasons. I have no clue, you'd have to ask Hirscheneck... B°TONG is anarchist, nihilist and pagan. A new N/Bu.d.d.A. album is due on Drone Records this year - or maybe early 2025.
28.06.2024:
The new album {Mass} is out on Zoharum! Get it here
14.05.2024:
After two succesful tours we are working on the next N / Bu.d.d.A. album, which we recorded while on the road. There will be two more B°TONG shows this summer - I will perform with Tochtli, the Butoh dancer at Kasko, Basel on 29th June, and I will travel to another Bruitisme festival in the Vosges mountains 13th July. Meanwhile, the "A Fleeting Moment Of Superabundance" vinyl has been officially released by Les Nouvelles Propagandes and Nuit & Brouillart. It has a become hommage to the late Stéphane of Force Majeure and Vincent who printed the silk-screen sleeves. May they rest in peace.
17.04.2024:
Here it is, the first teaser to the new album by B°TONG & Claus Poulsen. Video made by Claus can be found here.
Also catch B°TONG on his exclusive German dates in April. Go to "upcoming dates" for more info.
19.03.24:
The new album "A Study In Motion" made together with Danish artist Claus Poulsen last September is available from Krater Recordings (subsidiary of Audiophob) and this is the artwork:
13.03.24:
Both Krater Recordings and Zoharum have announced release dates for the next B°TONG releases.
"A Study In Motion", which was recorded together with Claus Poulsen, will be out on CD by the end of March (Krater Recordings, a subsidiary of Audiophob). "{Mass}" is a 2xCD and will be out on Zoharum by June.
28.02.2024:
Both Bu.d.d.A. and B°TONG are set to go on short German tours in April (see "upcoming dates"). Bu.d.d.A. will tour together with N (Hellmut Neidhardt) and present the album they made together. B°TONG continues to promote the "A Fleeting Moment Of Superabundance" album, available here.
