Hector van: Winterthurs new hip-hop star with debut album «Hectorious»!

Hector van: Winterthurs new hip-hop star with debut album «Hectorious»!

On July 11, 2025, the time has finally come: The Winterthur rapper Hector van publishes his debut album with the promising title “Hectorious”. After around 20 years of musical development, the 37-year-old, who is actually called Silvan Gloor, releases his first long players. In his work he has already published the EP “Basic” and can look back on collaborations with other artists from the Winterthur scene. The Winterthurer Zeitung describes its previous path as impressive and not everyday, because Hector van plays all melodies itself on the piano, which is a rarity in the world of hip-hop.

with «Hectorious» Hector van provides honest and straightforward texts that score together with a striking flow and independently composed piano melodies. The album begins with the memorable line "Bini de or Binis Nid?", Which addresses an inner conflict between ego and self -doubt. The topics of his songs often revolve around mental struggles, uncertainties and the pursuit of confirmation, as can be seen, for example, in the titles "swamp" and "Wemmers completely".

unique musical fusion

The album consists of a total of ten tracks and combines various musical styles. According to Eventfrog , the sound captures both the headnicker beats and synth sounds, which makes the listening experience particularly diverse. Hector van also grabs his dry humor in the songs, which creates a soothing irony in the seriousness of his texts.

The features of artists such as Hanny Hanson, Wiitundbreit, T.J., Krysl and Dante Mahgo, all deeply rooted into Hector, are rooted in a musical collective. This cooperation testifies to a strong community spirit that blooms and thrives in the hip-hop scene of Winterthur.

tribute to home

«Hectorious» is also a tribute to Winterthur, the city in which Hector van grew up. The publication of his debut album marks an important step in his career, which he will celebrate with the release party on December 6, 2025 in the Winterthur gas plant. Here it will be shown how the fans react to the new creations when the artist finally launches his first album after six years.

Overall, Hector Vans reflects the creative expression, which is also characteristic of hip-hop culture. This style of music is not only a pure sound phenomenon, but also a piece of subculture that has solid roots in the United States' ghettos and has spread worldwide since then. In the world of hip-hop, which is characterized by creativity, rap, djing, breakdance and graffiti, Hector van has a good hand to assert himself and to stay true to his vision, such as musical nerd explained.

with «Hectorious», Hector van is not only faced with a musical debut, but also before the challenge of transforming his personal history into art and at the same time honoring the roots of his homeland. It can already be excited to see how his music and message will develop in the coming years.