Honingbeer gifts us never just a melody to match a mood. Much more, her compositions require listeners to submerge—and reemerge elsewhere. With atmospheric, melancholy layerings, she lures listeners into a primordial place and time; a clearing in the forest singing, a vibration of the heart.
Honingbeer is the solo project of violinist Marthe Lasthuis. She extends and bends violin with electronics, flanking Neo-Classic and experimental artists such as Nils Frahm, Kara-Lis Coverdale, Colleen and Mary Lattimore. Her latest EP Opia was released with Frank Wiedemann’s Bigamo.
Honingbeer’s compositions require listeners to submerge—and reemerge elsewhere. With atmospheric, melancholy layerings, she lures us into a primordial place and time; a clearing in the forest singing, a vibration of the heart.
Borrowing titles like “Opia”, “Exulansis” and “Anemoia” from John Koenig’s Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, Honingbeer draws us into a realm of human mystery. There, she holds open doors to intimate yet collective spaces of longing, loss and brimming sadness. Each track is a gesture, a beckoning to meet the eye of a stranger—in utter recognition.
Honingbeer’s music thus becomes a sonic site of tender possibility. A singular expression of our plural existence. It is a rare gift—and one to heed with pricked ears. Honingbeer’s first full-length album “Verbreitung der Liebe” is underway and set to release in 2025-26.
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Mirthe van Popering 