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Discover Caught In Joy, the project of Karol Pokojowczyk, blending Berlin School, Dark Ambient, and electronica in improvisational live performances inspired by classic video games and a lifetime of musical exploration.
Read MoreWhat is your name?
Karol Pokojowczyk
Where are you located?
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
What is your artist's name?
Caught In Joy
How long have you been writing music?
30+ years. I started writing music when I was 14 with early trackers on Commodore 64, then IBM Xt, and then with bands. I moved from my hometown Bydgoszcz, Poland to Warsaw; then I was partially living in Germany, then London, South East Asia, Malta and finally Los Angeles and now Miami/Fort Lauderdale. All this time I was writing or recording new songs.
What inspired you to start playing and making music?
I inherited a deep appreciation for "good music," synthesizers, modular instruments, and classic rock from my father, who was a Polish chess grandmaster. I enjoy merging the realms of mathematics and improvisation to create music and engage in sound design. Whether making music or simply having fun, these elements are central to my creative process.
How would you describe your style of music?
Good question! I'm asking around, and it is called progressive electronic music, somewhere between Berlin School, Dark Ambient, and electronica, but I do add guitars sometimes.
How is your personality reflected in your work?
I live in the moment. Almost all the music I released recently is 100% improvisation and instant recordings to a multi-track. I'm a happy guy with a happy family, but like we all had some not-so-happy moments, and am sure it's all reflected in my music.
Describe your creative process when you write new music.
I do Berlin School dawless live performances with Moog, Prophet-10, and modular synths going through an array of guitar pedals. It transports me to a new world of electronic music I can't find anymore. I usually spend an hour mixing the whole album and drop at least one album a month. This year, I have released 17 albums so far.
What is the name of your latest releases?
Another World
What was the inspiration for that release?
The game under the same title. I love revisiting my childhood, when I often played this and other games. Now I share this love with my son, and he's crushing it in Fortnite, Roblox and we play Call Of Duty or some vintage games like Donkey Kong or Impossible Mission together.
Can you tell us any "behind the scenes" stories about writing or producing this release?
I discovered that using reamp boxes for synths going through an array of guitar pedals makes everything sound better. I also use a lot of pro-graded equipment from my decommissioned studio in Los Angeles, CA, which makes everything sound better.
What do you do to promote your music?
Getmusic.fm, Instagram, Youtube long-form live performances like this one. I also post performances on Reddit, Facebook, and some forums sometimes.
What are you currently working on?
Just another release :)
How can folks get in contact with you?
https://caughtinjoy.bandcamp.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@CaughtInJoy https://www.instagram.com/caught_in_joy/ https://www.caughtinjoy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/caughtinjoyrocks
ambient house / space dnb / retrospective / space electronica / analog synthesizer / hypnotic ambient / gratitude / pink floyd / analog synths / guitar solos / intimate / dawless / calm / synthesizers / analog synthesizers / modular / groove / analog / 70s / minimal techno / space music / prog / krautrock / deep house / moog / progressive / space / new wave / electronic music / berlin school / dungeon synth / synth / chillwave / downtempo / instrumental / electronica / dark ambient / experimental / electronic / ambient
Caught In Joy
Echoes Through Time II - The Best Of
A collection of some of my strongest 2025 releases
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Space Deep House Live Set VI
an exploration of space deep house pulsating beats and lush soundscapes crafted with synthesizers
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Ambient House Live Set with Synths Vol.1
Ambient House live set with analog synths
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Echoes Through Time - The Best Of
A journey through some of my most cherished tracks from past albums + exclusive, unreleased track from my upcoming album Neptune
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Jupiter
Groovy space electronica hand-crafted live with analog synthesizers
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Out Of Nowhere
Space drum 'n' bass meets analog synthesizers meet dawless Berlin School
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Ambient Me Tomorrow
Ambient me tomorrow is the most intimate, peaceful and atmospheric album I’ve ever created and hand-played using Moog One.
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Saturn
driven by groovy beats and the smooth, dreamy sounds of modular and Moog synthesizers
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Joystick jams
music hand-played with analog synthesizers and baritone guitars.
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Voyager
inspired by the astral discoveries thanks to all Apollo and Voyager missions
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Prophet lullabies
adrift in a sea of uncertainty
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Thank You, Ocean (2CD)
my love letter to the ocean
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Analog Cosmos Live
For Pink Floyd fans, analog synth lovers or you just like what I do
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Astral Arcadia
a little bit like ambient magic
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Planets
pure improvisations with hardware synthesizers played dawlessly
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Shine On, Summer Seekers
a groovy trip through sun-kissed melodies
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E7​-​E5
an a hour-long improvisation
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Sunlight
ambient hypnotic electronica
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Love notes from beyond
mesmerizing hypnotic electronica
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La Chica De La Playa
inspired by all the people who cherish the coastal life
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Chariots
Paying homage to the electronic and progressive rock composers
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Another World
Berlin School live performances
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Under The Sanguine Sky
Modular synthesis and dark ambient electronica
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Peaceful Days Echoes
Vibrant synth melodies and analog magic
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Zooiami
Raw and captivating Moog synth experience.
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shhUDDER
Perfect for NIN, Quake or Moog synths fans.
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Analog cosmos II
Live played with Moogs and guitar pedals.
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Analog cosmos
Minimal techno with Eurorack and Moog
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Enchanted Nostalgia
Hardware synths that scream the 80s and early 90s
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The Energy LP
minimal melodic post-industrial techno