Michael Schacht is a boardgame designer and composer from Frankfurt/Germany, who also produces calm ambient music with his main project Metric System 1981.

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In the Eighties Michael released mostly Berlin School-influenced electronic music, at the zenith of the music cassette underground. All that recorded at that time analogue - of course - with Fostex tape deck and Korg MS-20, MS-50, SQ-10 and the wonderful Vocoder. A few of his cassettes got distributed by the legendary shop in Berlin, whose owner is also known as "Der wahre Heino".

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Michael re-started his project in 2020 after a break of several decades, recalling his ever lasting love for the work of Harold Budd & Brian Eno and with returning new inspiration. The following years were very productive with numerous releases: among them several soundtracks, like for his award winning boardgame Zooloretto, accompanied by collaborations with Le Code, Edoardo Gastaldi, Michael D. Tidwell, 58918012, Shane Beck and Marcelo A. Diaz.

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His meditative and cinematic soundscapes capture the audience, taking them on a journey through imaginary landscapes of sound... and letting time stand still.