Biography
Built around a shared production language, the duo creates music that thrives on tension. Dense layers of dark electronica collide with raw performances, fragmented textures, and sudden shifts between fragility and chaos. Their songs unfold instinctively, intimate one moment, explosive the next, balancing emotional weight with unexpected rhythmic twists and a bold sense of sonic experimentation.
THEM LIGHTS’ visual universe extends far beyond the music itself. Drawing on Sacha Hanlet’s experience in lighting design and visual arts, alongside the duo’s fascination with cinematic worlds, their aesthetic unfolds through haunted dreamscapes and imagery drawn from the subconscious.
Somewhere between experimental pop, electronic disintegration, and emotional catharsis, THEM LIGHTS is often described as an unholy union of James Blake and The Mars Volta.
Career Highlights
- Artist residency associated with the Kulturfabrik (2021-2024)
- Part One for Oscar and The Wolf and Awir Leon with Them Lights
- Over 700 concerts performed with Mutiny on the Bounty
- Performances at Roskilde, Melt!, Primavera Sound, Great Escape and SXSW with Mutiny on the Bounty
- Shared the stage with groups such as Foals, Battles, Billy Clyro, Alt J and And So I Watch You From Afar with Mutiny on the Bounty
- Esteemed music producer collaborating with a diverse range of artists such as Maz, It's karma., Edsun, Chaild, Taipan
- Awarded in 2015 Luxembourg Video Award for the music video of the song "« Mkl Jksn » of his group Mutiny on the Bounty
- Organized and performed light shows for Korn, Cyndi Lauper, Jonathan Davis, Paul Kalkbrenner
Photos
Discography
2024
DRK
The Lights
2024
Cw
The Lights
2023
Yd
The Lights
2023
ML
The Lights
2022
Estanque
The Lights
2022
What Counts
The Lights
2021
Feeling Good
Them Lights | Faruk
Videos
Them Lights | Estanque | Live @ Kulturfabrik
Them Lights | What Counts | Live Solo
Press
« The EP showcases the artist's signature style, characterized by complex melodies, textured soundscapes, and emotive vocals. It reflects years of refinement, with tracks that maintain a balance between danceable rhythms and a mystical, introspective feel. »
Reeperbahn Festival
« Dark and melancholic pulsating electronica that is a captivating portrait of self-reflection. »
Delano Magazine
« Redefining futuristic pop with refreshing beats and bass. »
RTL Today
« Exceptional and inspiring. »
Farzad Rahnavard
« Them Lights delivers a dark electronic pop that is both demanding and sensitive, driven by an intense stage presence and an instantly recognizable visual universe. With memorable melodies, contagious energy, and a sharp sense of sound design, Them Lights is establishing itself as a true rising force on the Luxembourgish pop/electro scene. »
Viberate
« Fir de Sacha Hanlet alias Them Lights ass et eng produktiv Zäit: eng donkel, elektronesch Pop‑Welt, déi souwuel op Platte wéi och op der Bühn iwwerzeegt. »
« For Sacha Hanlet, aka Them Lights, this is a particularly productive period: a universe of dark electronic pop that is as convincing on record as it is on stage. »
Radio 100.7 – 100komma7.lu
« With Them Lights, we've found an artist capable of transforming our venue into a veritable visual spectacle: intense electronic dark pop, a meticulously choreographed light show, and a rare attention to detail. »
Kulturfabrik
« On stage, Them Lights creates an electronic soundscape in English, where organic textures and futuristic sounds converge in a live experience that is both refined and unifying. Them Lights crafts a live electronic soundscape in English, blending organic textures and futuristic sounds in an immersive experience that blurs the line between concert and audiovisual performance. »
Enjoy Bertrange | ArcA
« Them Lights offers one of the most immersive live performances on the current Luxembourg scene, blending cinematic sound design, powerful beats, and a magnetic stage presence. »
Rocklab | Rockhal