
A PROGRESSIVE-ROCK STUDIO-PROJECT
THE PROJECT
We band members of WithoutUs used to play together in a progressive rock band for many years. After some musicians had left the band, the rest of us decided to continue with a new project. It was clear that we wanted to remain true to the genre.
The idea of starting this as a studio project was born very quickly. The temporal and spatial independence in songwriting and recording allowed relaxed working conditions. My own recording studio, where I had been composing instrumental production music under the label of MUSICLOOPS for several years, made the idea for the studio project perfect.
In the meantime, also other musicians are working on the songs Since each of them contributes his personal character to the project, a great variety of sounds has been created.
THE HEAD
THE CREW
Media
Teaser - new Album 2025
Discography

Second Raise
Second Raise
Disease
Sentimental
Time Signs
Unspoken
Heretic
Never Enough
One Second
New Album-Reviews - Second Raise
Anyone familiar with the first album by “Without Us” (“Aberrations” ) has been waiting ever since for a new release by the project led by composer and keyboardist Claus Peter Fuhrmann. With “Second raise” the time has finally come. The fanfare-like opener “Second Raise” raises hopes and indeed, the listener is not disappointed with the following tracks. As with the first album, the listener experiences a journey through different musical genres. Nevertheless, the tracks retain their typical prog rock character, very skillfully and creatively combined tempo changes, great harmonies and very good vocals from Katrin Oehlbach. But not only the female voice can be heard on the production, but also an outstanding Marcus Dörr, who is the duet partner on some tracks, for example on “Heretic”. Compared to the first album, there is more guitar on “Second Raise”, played by Christian Mund and Mick Kessler as a guest on “Sentimental”. For fans of instrumental music, the track “Time Signs” is highly recommended. Marek Arnold makes an improvised appearance here as a guest musician (Artrock Projekt, SSTTGD, Cyril), giving the track its own unique timbre. Rainer Dietz plays all the other saxophone parts. I’m deliberately leaving out the usual comparisons with related music here, because I see “Without Us” as a work of art in its own right. Finally, the 10:59 track “One Second” is well worth listening to.
(Ingolf Preiß, Progspezial bei Wartburgradio 96,5 )
Rock Magazine eclipsed edition June 2025 No. 271
Without Us “Second Raise”
7 out of 10 stars
Similar to: Renaissance, Anyones Daughter, Genesis, Mostly Autumn
Keyboardist Claus-Peter Fuhrmann and bassist Andreas Vöhringer, long-time colleagues in a prog combo, were no longer interested in a rigid band structure. So they started a studio project to be able to work more freely musically. With singer Katrin Oehlbach, the line-up was complete.
Four years after their formation, the Palatinate trio released their debut album “Aberrations” in 2021 (eclipsed reported).
After another four decades, the second album is now available.
While Fuhrmann relied almost exclusively on keyboards as the dominant instruments on his debut album, the short opener and title track, which is carried by wind instruments, is immediately followed by an electric guitar in the subsequent “Disease”.
This expansion of the sound spectrum suits the trio well.
This becomes even clearer in “Sentimental”, which once again emphasizes the project’s own melodic style with Oehlbach’s vocals. They show that they can also deliver laid-back piano songs with “Unspoken”. And things get rocky in the rhythmically tricky “Heretic”. The last two tracks, which together last 20 minutes, have more prog potential.
A successful second album with new facets.
Top track: Sentimental
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