Karl-Heinz Lempert (Bluebeat Shelter)

Bluebeat Shelter, aka Karl, has been making music in bands and on the computer for almost 40 years. As a youth Punk, New Wave, Ska, Reggae and Dub gained influence about Karl's life and never left him.

Karl has played many different instruments, mostly focussing on the bass and the computer with a digital audio workstation and various “virtual instruments”. The aspiration is, whether instrumental or with vocals, to sound like a “band” and not very synthetic. He is also collaborating with other musicians on the web, publications on YouTube, Spotify, Deezer etc. and regular airplay at @RadioTfsc His music is a colourful mixture of many genres, starting with the music of his youth: punk, reggae, ska and new wave, and many other influences. The “deepest roots” are in Reggae and old Ska / Rocksteady.

The latest release, 5 Ska and Reggae tunes, is the EP 'Island Vibes, Vol. 1' which is available on his bandcamp page and all major streaming sites.