Ben Krahl is a musician and producer based in Freiburg. His work moves between song, improvisation, band practice, and experimental sound – most alive where music becomes unstable, shifts direction, or says something it wasn’t supposed to.
He is drawn to the emotional weight of sound, and to moments where a mistake opens a different path through a piece. Some of his work begins with voice, some with density and volume, some with slowly changing textures and tones. What holds these different forms together is the same question: how close can you stay to what feels alive?
Krahl releases music through his imprint bensnburner records, founded the band bunsenburner, and works as a producer collaboratively with vocalists and artists. He co-founded huji maja e.V. in Freiburg, a cultural center providing studio and ateliers for around 100 artists, and has taught Artist Development and music business at HKDM Freiburg. His work has taken him across Europe and repeatedly to Asia, where he was working as a musician and educator.
His latest project Reibung released its debut album Chrysanthemen in February 2026.