Interview with DUST OF APOLLON (2/2)

Dust of Apollon is Bruno Dienhardt’s solo project – and on “Chapters Left Unread” he sounds like someone who listens to himself think. This album is not a statement, not a calculated throw towards scene relevance. It is something much more intimate: an attempt to understand yourself while you are still in the middle of the process. Right from the first run-through, it becomes clear: no one is writing songs here, states of mind are being recorded. Fragments of thoughts, feelings that cannot be sorted. It is music that does not so much provide answers as ask questions – and that is precisely where its power unfolds. It acts like a space in which you can get lost without immediately needing an exit. We talk to Bruno in the second part of the interview. Did you miss the first one? No problem, you can read it here .

When music says things you can’t say

One of the most haunting moments of the album is where it talks about mental health. Not as a buzzword, as an experience. “It was easier to sing that than to say it directly to someone,” he says. Music becomes the translator of an inner state for which words are lacking in everyday life. A conversation only arises through the song. Only through listening does a moment of genuine openness germinate. “I let my music speak for itself.” That is perhaps the core of this album: it says things that would otherwise remain unspoken. And it creates a space in which these things are allowed to exist without being immediately judged.

Berlin, concrete and firewood

It is not surprising that this music comes from Berlin. The city is not just a backdrop, but a resonance chamber. “For me, Berlin is a huge place of inspiration and at the same time a little warning sign.” Between sensory overload and retreat, a field of tension is created that is also reflected in the sound. He names three places that must remain: Treptower Park, the Alte Försterei, the Konsum around the corner. They are not glamorous places. But that’s what it’s all about: anchoring. Places that remain when everything else shifts. Places where you can catch up with yourself when the outside gets too loud.

A sound that cannot be pinned down

What makes “Chapters Left Unread” special is the way in which sound is conceived here. Not as a genre, but as an expression. “Why do I pretend that the electronic side of my music is my entire self?” he asks himself at some point. The answer: not at all. Instead, he creates a sound that allows for contrasts. Analog warmth meets digital precision. “Combining these two sides … is my absolute unique selling point.” You can hear that. Above all, you can feel it. Because this music does not try to fulfill expectations, it evades them, from which it finds its own form

The beginning of something bigger

“Chapters Left Unread” is not a self-contained idea. It is the first part of a trilogy. An introduction to something that is far from being told. “There is still so much that lies dormant inside me,” he says. And that’s exactly what makes this album so strong: it doesn’t pretend to be finished. It remains open. Restless. Searching. “I’m definitely still searching,” he says at the end. “But I’m finally ready to look.” Perhaps that is the real movement of this album: not arriving, but rather the courage to no longer avoid oneself – and to no longer leave one’s own stories unread by the outside world.

Jan Schütz (Meersein)

You can also find out more in our May/June issue.

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Dust of Apollon – Tourdates:
April 30, 2026 DE-Cologne, Helios 37
May 01, 2026 DE-Stuttgart, Im Wizemann
May 02, 2026 DE-Munich, Backstage
May 03, 2026 DE-Saabrücken, Kleiner Klub/Garage
May 08, 2026 DE-Leipzig, Moritzbastei
May 09, 2026 DE-Berlin, Badehaus
May 13, 2026 DE-Wuppertal, Live Club Barmen May 13, 2026 DE-Berlin, Badehaus May 2026 DE-Wuppertal, Live Club Barmen
14. May 2026 DE-Frankfurt, Nachtleben
15. May 2026 DE-Hannover, Subkultur
16. May 2026 DE-Hamburg, Logo

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