The idea behind the Ghost Palace Family
Micor
The music of MICOR feels like a film that was never made – atmospheric, poetic, and profound. At its center is actor and musician Robert Besta (known from Back in Action / Netflix, Die Fallers), whose compositions and lyrics create a haunting sonic world somewhere between Nick Cave, Tindersticks, indie, jazz, and dark folk.
Joined by an exceptional ensemble – Stefan Breuer (drums), Marcus Franzke (keys, trombone), Johannes Frisch (bass), and Moritz Schläfer (guitar) – Besta crafts songs of emotional depth, literary richness, and unexpected musical turns. With MICOR, he ventures into new territory: analog textures, cinematic dynamics, and a near-magical intensity blend into a sound that’s both raw and refined.
The current single “Redemption” has received international acclaim (including the Montreal Independent Film Festival) and is nominated at several film festivals.
The debut album “Redemption” will be released in 2025, produced by Daniel Benyamin (SEA + AIR) and Craig Gray (Lazy Giants) at Kangaroo Studio.
Live, MICOR becomes a dense, almost hypnotic experience.
letters to you / a rose's diary
Toni and Jonathan met in the mid-2000s in 13eins Ansbach, Bavaria. Back then, Jonathan had a band with his brother called A Roses Diary. Shortly afterwards, Toni founded the project “letters to you“.
Both Toni and Jonathan were emo kids to the bone with black clothes, dark hair and painted finger nails, deeply rooted in this small but very active “emo“ scene. It was a great time to be alive. The online platform Myspace was the blueprint for everything they found in their music and made them a part of this sub culture at its peak.
Years went by, they moved to other places and saw each other very scarcely but kept in touch. In 2024 Toni visited Jonathan and his family and they listened to the music from the old days. Both felt the memories coming back and the influence the music had on them. The idea of a split EP arose.
Here’s a nostalgic ode to the Myspace era and 20 years of friendship, remastered by Daniel Benyamin and Toni on a not very dark day in Thessaloniki, Greece.
The Split EP “𝖂𝖍𝖊𝖓 𝖊𝖒𝖔 𝖒𝖊𝖆𝖓𝖙 𝖋𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖓𝖉𝖘𝖍𝖎𝖕 𝖔𝖓 𝕸𝖞𝖘𝖕𝖆𝖈𝖊 𝖊𝖗𝖆“ will be released on 5th December via Ghost Palace Family.
A Rose’s Diary was an acoustic, emo, singer-songwriter duo from 2006 to 2009. It was founded by brothers Jonathan und Tobias Gutmann in Middle Franconia. When Jonathan moved to Frankfurt it became his solo project. During their existance, they released 2 LPs, 2 EPs, and 2 Split-EPs.
letters to you was an 3-piece project from Ingolstadt, known for their quieter, acoustic style. They were founded 2008 and disbanded in 2014. They released 4 EPs and were featured on various compilations (Listen Up, Kids!! Vol. 11, Heart Circle, for acoustic lovers // compilation vol. 1 and in2music.) They work together with René Arbeithuber and Chris Neuburger from the Band Slut.