Bochum Welt

Bochum Welt is the project of composer and producer Gianluigi Di Costanzo. The name combines the German word for “world” (welt) and that of a high-powered astral telescope. His first single, Scharlach Eingang (1994), was released on Aphex Twin's Rephlex label and attracted the attention of the British music magazine NME, which ran an article claiming that Bochum Welt could be a ghost project by Aphex Twin. Over the following years, Aphex Twin released eight Bochum Welt records on Rephlex and included his tracks in the label's two compilations. His debut album for Sony Music Japan, "Module 2 / Desktop Robotics", collected early works, followed by "Robotic Operating Buddy" (Rephlex), nominated in 2009 as a top 15 electronica album by The Wire (UK). In 2009 BMG signed him to a long-term publishing deal. Rephlex released his 2013 album "Good Programs (To Be Coloured in Yellow)" and a collaborative EP with Heinrich Muller (Drexciya). After a rooftop show at Ace Hotel LA, Bochum Welt and Joshua Eustis (Telefon Tel Aviv / Nine Inch Nails) began collaborating, leading to "Seafire" (CPU/BMG, 2019–2020). Special editions of FOAS / Desktop Robotics and Module 2 (BMG) followed in 2022 and 2024. He also worked with Thomas Dolby's Headspace and Beatnik Inc., companies behind multimedia projects for Spielberg, Bowie and others. In 2025, he teamed up with Jil Sander on "Wanderlust", a project with vinyl EP, digital album, video by Christopher Simmonds, and live event at OHG Hamburg.