Melbourne Australia
Willebrant is the ambient field drone project of Naarm/Melbourne bassist and producer Karl Willebrant.
Willebrant
This track features on the one of the biggest and most ambitious collections of ambient music ever created. A 24 hour long compilation album featuring 84 excellent ambient artists from around the globe and 92 fabulous tracks curated and released by Canadian Ambient Label 'Imaginary North'. This compilation is available over at imaginarynorth.bandcamp.com/album/today-until-tomorrow released July 7, 2023 Karl Willebrant - electric basses, synths and field recordings Produced by Karl Willebrant Album art by Mitch Burke Photography by Ross Buswell
10/30/2025
'Meditative evenings imagined, the gentle patter of the coming rains' released March 28, 2024 Sunil Kumar Sharma - pre-production, synths, electronics Karl Willebrant - soft pedal piano, fretless bass, synths, field recording Produced by Karl Willebrant and Sunil Kumar Sharma Artwork by Amaya Iturri suseti.bandcamp.com A collaboration between Australia and India
10/25/2025
Recorded live at Mamma Chen's, Footscray 24th August 2024 in support for 'Garagee III' album launch. garagee.bandcamp.com/album/garagee-iii Live gig video available here - youtu.be/qISBxvIGlK4?si=dAiVYra1dCrFH1vv released December 6, 2024 Karl Willebrant - Ableton Live, midi controllers, processing, volca bass synth, NS electric upright bass Tim Burnham - Drums on Sands VII (New Beginnings) Performed and Produced by Karl Willebrant Cover photography by Amaya Iturri
10/22/2025
"Majestic chaos" released January 6, 2024 Karl Willebrant - electric bass, slide piccolo bass, synths Produced and remastered by Karl Willebrant Cover design by Karl Willebrant
10/20/2025
Seeing Detail is a rework of the track See. taken from the 2019 album breathe. See. feel. I have elaborated on the idea and form with a different synth approach and utilized the electric bass with effects to create various harmonic drone textures. released May 7, 2021 Karl Willebrant - Electric bass w/ Strymon Blue Sky Reverb pedal and synths Produced by Karl Willebrant Artwork and concept by Amaya Iturri amayaiturri.com
10/19/2025
Night Daze blends immersive textures and emotive expanses that invites the listener to conceive a visual experience through soundscapes and drones utilizing bass, trumpet, field recordings, and improvised performance. The album evokes themes of time and place moving in congruent motion. released February 4, 2024 Karl Willebrant - bass and electronics Paul Williamson - trumpet All tracks composed by Karl Willebrant & Paul Williamson Recorded in August, September and December, 2023. Recorded and mixed by Karl Willebrant Mastered by Hadyn Buxton Artwork by Leisha Wellby Special thanks to the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music, Monash University, for tech assistance with this project. paulwilliamson.bandcamp.com
10/17/2025
"Beneath the cool shade of green, the small tributary meanders harmoniously in the summer heat." released August 5, 2022 Brannan Lane - pre-production, flute, synths Karl Willebrant - fretless bass, synths, field recording Produced by Karl Willebrant and Brannan Lane Artwork by Amaya Iturri brannanlane.bandcamp.com A collaboration between Victoria Australia and Texas USA.
10/14/2025
a deep and thoughtful experience. released December 6, 2024 Produced by Karl Willebrant Cover by Amaya Iturri Mastered by Árni Grétar Bonus material produced by Karl Willebrant Original 'Desert Songs' album release on Neotantra Label 23/5/2024 neotantra.bandcamp.com/album/desert-songs
10/13/2025
A collection of recent works, reinterpretations, live studio takes, rehearsals, live video and label compilation appearances. Includes a continuous mix. credits released September 6, 2024 Produced by Karl Willebrant Album cover and concept by Amaya Iturri amayaiturri.com
Recorded live at the Brunswick Green, 313 Sydney Rd Bulleke-Bek / Brunswick, August 2nd 2023 released December 1, 2023 Karl Willebrant - Ableton Live, midi controllers, processing, NS electric upright bass Performed and Produced by Karl Willebrant Cover photography by Amaya Iturri
A collection of recent works, extended and alternate mixes, live studio takes and live performances. Includes a continuous mix. released October 3, 2025
10/12/2025
Recorded live at Bluestone Church Arts Space, 8A Hyde St, Footscray, June 15th 2025 as part of the Warm Mids Afternoon Series with Clariloops, Amy Archer, Genevieve Fry and Ruffles. Full performance video available here - youtu.be/hsm_XTlqEbo credits released August 1, 2025 Karl Willebrant - Ableton Live, midi controllers, processing, volca bass synth, NS electric upright bass Performed and Produced by Karl Willebrant Cover photography by Amaya Iturri
Music for the somnolent. From the 2021 original ep release 'The Pilgrim' willebrant.bandcamp.com/album/the-pilgrim Includes a continuous sleep mix. credits released September 5, 2025 Karl Willebrant - Electric basses, electric guitar w/ ebow, synths, field recording on "Into the Valley", slowed and reverb. Isra Begue - bell and field recordings on all tracks. Produced by Karl Willebrant Artwork by Amaya Iturri amayaiturri.com