Lemongrass is an enrichment for several human senses. Our tongue and nose get stimulated by the fresh citrus flavor of the plant and our ears receive well-being treatments by Roland Voss‘s “Lemongrass” project. Founded in 1996 at times when the world of Lounge & Chillout was an undiscovered open field of creativity, which turned out to be the perfect playground for the manifold musical interest of Roland Voss. Even today you never can be sure what you will get when a new Lemongrass release is out. Early days reflect his passion for cool rhythmic grooves. But later on also NuJazz, Ambient, HipHop, R’n’B, Deep House, Soul and Lounge made their impact, always subordinated to the concept of the particular release and its stylistic and thematic vision.

“This guy has the magic” – a claim you come across quite often when the name “Lemongrass” stands nearby. No surprise really, because Roland Voss always worked hard to make his talents blossom. During the ’70s he played drums with numerous Rock, Funk and Jazz bands. During the ’80s, Roland developed a penchant for electronic instruments. Having patiently honed his skills, it was time for a first record release. His highly acclaimed debut album called “Drumatic Universe” came out on a small German imprint called “Incoming!” in 1997. Soon after one of the hottest Electronic Music labels at that time “Mole Listening Pearls” was so impressed, that they signed him straight away. For many years this has been a fruit-bearing relationship, shooting Lemongrass to the international top league of the scene. At the latest when “Journey To A Star” got released in 2001, Roland Voss and his project were everybody’s darling. The song is a timeless beauty considered as one the most influential tracks for modern Lounge music. Over time a few more Lemongrass songs reached this height, such as “Feel Good”, “Got It On The Dancefloor”, “I Miss You (feat. Jane Maximova) and “Blue Skies In Your Eyes”.

After 5 extremely successful album releases plus a few EPs it was time for the next step. In 2005 Roland and his brother Daniel founded the label “Lemongrassmusic”, considered as a platform for their own projects and productions. Soon they extended their output with a bunch of talented artists from all over the world. The label kept growing and celebrated their 300th release in the summer of 2019. Needless to say that Lemongrass remained the very center of their work. Brilliant album releases such as “Papillon”, “Filmothèque”, “The 5th Dimension”, “Pour l’amour”, “Hypnosis”, “Beauty” and “Earth” deepened the project’s international prominence. All in all 21 album releases, 18 EPs, 3 “Best of” and numberless compilation appearances speak for themselves.

A helpful aspect to reach this stage is the constant output of domestic releases in various countries. Since the 4th album “Windows” got released by Water Music Records for the US territory, Lemongrass is a big seller overseas too. Most of the album releases also made it to Russia. After “Voyage Au Centre De La Terre” and “Windows” appeared incredibly on old-fashioned audio-cassettes, “Dreamusic” became a solid and steady label partner for some years. Lemongrass is also big in Japan. The label “Receptortune” released 4 albums and took the band 3x times on live touring throughout the country in the early 2000’s.

During the past few years Lemongrass have contributed music to some film productions, have collaborated with the label Mellotron for 2 single releases (2019) and have established a large fan base on Spotify, also running a playlist named “The Lemongrass Chillout Lounge”.
Many compilation releases were compiled for various labels.
In 2019 Lemongrass got invited by NYT journalist Ian Urbina to participate in the highly acclaimed “The Outlaw Ocean” project which resulted in the release of the EP “Stories From The Ocean” in January 2020.

In 2022 Lemongrass celebrate their 25th anniversary with the double album “Golden Sun”, filled with Lemongrass essentials of the past 5 years: 27 songs portray the essence of a grown artist, who is considered as one of the leading figures of the global Chillout and Downtempo community. Lemongrass aka Roland Voss picked his personal highlights from 16 (!) different releases. Unlike the previous releases the album will also be available on 2CD.

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Mirror Of Life

Mirror Of Life

Release date: January 05, 2024 – There is a famous saying “Life is like a mirror, we get the best results when we smile at it”. A deep and wonderful thought, Lemongrass aka Roland Voss has drawn inspiration from while creating his brand new longplayer. Once again Roland Voss is demonstrating mastery at capturing the beauty in the scenes of everyday life. With an eclectic knack for a modern electronic sound design, a lush instrumentation spiced with fine acoustics, “Mirror Of Life” soars over vast and beautiful, mainly nature inspired soundscapes…

Mosaic

Mosaic

Release date: June 30, 2023 – A mosaic is a multifaceted pattern, assembled by arranging together small pieces of different types. To create a music album release named “Mosaic” follows pretty much the same principles. A broadly diverse choice of instrumentation and styles is fanned out for us, influenced by inspirational sources such as memories of visiting breathtaking places, favourite books and movies, or by just being still in a meditative moment….

Dreams Of Maya

Dreams Of Maya

Release date: March 17, 2023 – The latest Lemongrass album release is dedicated to Advaita Vedānta – a spiritual pathway and the oldest extant tradition of the Hindu school Vedānta. Already since his youth, Roland Voss aka Lemongrass has been fascinated by the work of Patanjali, Shankara, Maharshi and Sri Aurobindo. The outcome is an inspiration, a masterpiece of East meets West. “Dreams Of Maya” features the finest of modern Downtempo Electronica, but tabla, sitar, flute and percussion got the lead…

Golden Sun

Golden Sun

Release date: November 18, 2022 – Here comes the sun – a golden sun. A double album, filled with Lemongrass essentials of the last 5 years, released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the project. Selected by Mister Lemongrass himself, these 27 songs portray the essence of a grown artist, who is considered as one of the leading figures of the global Chillout and Downtempo community. Lemongrass aka Roland Voss picked his personal highlights from 16 (!) different releases, plus “My Heart Dance”, which is previously unreleased…

Chance

Chance

Release date: October 21, 2022 – Don’t wait, take a “Chance” on life, pursue the exciting spirit of trying something new. A chance can take on different forms, whether it is a new love, a new living environment, or a new work you are about to start. But however this new chance will look like, start things with positivity. Light the fire inside yourself and embrace, whatever comes along your new pathway. This is the encouraging message, Lemongrass would like to spread out with its brand new album release. “Chance” is a wondrous journey of blissful atmospheric Lounge music, that encompasses the full range of the Lemongrass songcraft…

Ambient Land 8

Ambient Land 8

Release date: July 29, 2022 – Roland Voss is back with Volume 8 of his “Ambient Land” series, presenting 6 wonderful, beatless Ambient tracks – a cherished source of comfort, healing and positive optimism. Lemongrass has been sowing his wide and abundant “Ambient Land” dreamscapes once again, inviting to relax, recreate and free the mind…

Trust In Love

Trust In Love

Release date: June 10, 2022 – We are all connected, not just to each other as human beings and as a society, but to nature and our beautiful planet too. During challenging times, as we are currently going though, music can help. With the capability to inspire, to ignite a divine spark, music can heal our inner wounds and put our minds at ease, back in tune with the elements and natural pulse of things. How music sounds, when it is made with love, can be experienced throughout the journey of the brand new Lemongrass album release called “Trust in love”…

Flow

Flow

Release date: March 18, 2022 – Get into the “Flow” with a new Lemongrass album release. A musical homage to beauty and positivity, that radiates cheerful serenity and inner peace. Bathing in sunlight, resting in warmth at his second home in the Canary Islands, Roland Voss aka Lemongrass has chosen the perfect environment for a slow-paced, widely spread musical journey.

Smile

Smile

Release date: December 10, 2021 – “Smile and the world smiles with you” sang Frank Sinatra 60 years ago. A phrase of eternal truth, which became the golden vision for a brand new Lemongrass album. The sound of “Smile” is a mesmerising, refined take on modern Lounge music, woven in rich melodic textures, acoustic instrumentation and the best of latest Electronica…

Touch

Touch

Release date: September 03, 2021 Touch base with a brand new Lemongrass journey. Lined up like a string of pearls, 12 uniquely crafted songs radiate positivity steeped in a sun-drenched vibe. “Touch” is a vibrant collection of warm sonics, formed to induce to what we all need these days: relaxation and peace of mind to strengthen our wellbeing….

Jazzy Moods

Jazzy Moods

Release date: June 11th, 2021 Jazz has always been a deep passion for Lemongrass mastermind Roland Voss who used to play the drums in numerous Traditional Jazz, Free Jazz and Jazzrock bands in his early years. On most of the 25 Lemongrass albums that have been released since 1997 there is always at least one Jazz-drenched track chipping in another dimension to the many-folded Lemongrass sound universe. The album „Jazzy Moods“ is a collection of these formerly scattered tracks enriched with 3 previously unreleased tracks….

Orange

Orange

Release date: May 14th, 2021 Since debuting his Lemongrass project back in 1997, Roland Voss keeps on evolving and fine-tuning his immense sound cosmos, deftly straddling the worlds of finest Electronica, warm mooded Chillout, stellar Ambient atmospheres and luscious Lounge grooves. His 25th album, simply called “Orange”, is a fluid continuation of his blissful songcraft. A most exquisite, superbly detailed choice of instrumentation and samples is shaping the character of the album most…

Balance

Balance

Release date: February 5th, 2021 Let some rays of light into your life! With its latest full-length release called “Balance”, Lemongrass endows us once again with a charming and beautifully crafted voyage full of positivity, sun-kissed sounds and catchy melodies. Roland Voss aka Lemongrass is a messenger of light. His music is truly lifting spirits, a soothing agent to heal your mind and soul.

Ambient Land 7

Ambient Land 7

Release date: October 30th, 2020. Roland Voss is back with the 7th offering of his “Ambient Land” series, presenting 5 brand new ambient tracks – a cherished source of comfort, healing and positive optimism. Lemongrass has been sowing his wide and abundant “Ambient Land” dreamscapes once again, inviting to relax, retreat and free the mind…

Soulful

Soulful

Release date: September 11th, 2020. Climb aboard to partake on a “Soulful” journey of wondrous feel-good music, evoking warmth, light and intimacy. Familiar but stunningly fresh, the latest Lemongrass output appears like meeting up with a good friend…

Ambient Land 6

Ambient Land 6

Release date: June 19th, 2020. Roland Voss is back with the 6th offering of his “Ambient Land” series, presenting 7 brand new ambient tracks – a cherished source of comfort, healing and emotional wideness. Lemongrass has been sowing his wide and abundant “Ambient Land” dreamscapes once again, inviting to relax, retreat and free the mind…

Temptations

Temptations

Release date: April 24th, 2020. Here comes a temptation you shouldn’t resist. Let yourself be seduced by 12 carefully crafted songs of vibrant sonic textures, created with soul and style. Lemongrass masters the art of allowing an album room to breathe, irresistibly teasing out a smile, which you may have kept hidden all day long…

Imagine

Imagine

Release date: November 8th, 2019
Make yourself comfortable and set your mind free for a brand new “Lemongrass” journey. Led by a stunning easiness, “Imagine” is a natural shift towards the very essence of the aural landscape of “Lemongrass”. A loving and uncompromising sincerity has deepened into Roland Voss’s work, which is putting forth the qualities, fans and followers have been admiring for more than 20 years…

Space Odyssey

Space Odyssey

As the title suggests, the EP „Space Odyssey“ takes the listener on a journey to the wonders of the universe. The overall impression is of some dreamlike atmosphere, where gravity has ceased to exist and weight has lost its meaning. Such is the sound that will make you examine the miracles and landscapes of the mind. The music on this EP is made without any beats, but unlike the music in the „Ambient Land“ series you will find sounds of a more gloomy character in „Space Odyssey“…

Seven (feat. Jane Maximova)

Seven (feat. Jane Maximova)

Lemongrass present the album “Seven” celebrating the 7 years collaboration of Roland Voss and Moscow based vocalist Jane Maximova. All 7 tracks on the mini album are smooth Lounge themes resulting from their fruitful continuous collaboration…


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