Mark Tamea

Netherlands

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Abstract electronic audio, field recording, ambient. More information: [www.tamea.org]

Tessellation - In early 2008 I was invited by Ressonus Records to contribute an exclusive track to their compilation CD [Ressonus Net Vol.1] - and so I produced a piece called 'The Orgeo Crux'. It was based upon an experience from the previous summer that took place during a field recording trip in the Belgium Ardenne.

As I sat silently motionless in a mountain forest at 4:00am attempting to capture a dawn chorus of insects and birds, a young deer unexpectedly appeared and passed close by, seemingly undisturbed by my presence. As the animal moved through my field of vision the medium of the forest suddenly changed, becoming intrinsically heightened. My breath held still as the sounds of the forest birds became sparse and the emerging sunlight seemed to freeze the air between the pines. It was as if this animal left in its wake a trail cut from another space which had temporarily merged with my own. After a short while the deer disappeared back into the foliage, along with its mystery. The birds became momentarily frantic as if they were attempting to warn me off from following.

Some time after completing the track and sending it off to Ressonus I started to think that the themes outlined within 'The Orgeo Crux' had the potential to be expanded and worked up into a whole album. I began to consider how alternate realities could be connected to individual objects or animals, encoded within a deeper level of nature ordinarily out of range of the human senses, unless uncovered by magickal, covert or accidental means.

Ingrained ambience was important for the project and Tessellation thus contains audio information gleaned from some powerful environments. I concentrated particularly on procuring sounds and samples on original landscapes, as well as from several buildings washed in centuries of dedicated adoration. Amongst others, recordings were made in the aforementioned forests of the Ardenne, the Palais des Papes in Avignon, the glacial caves of Mount Blanc, and around the shoreline of the Lac de St. Croix, under whose waters lay the remains of a sunken village, Ste-Croix-de-Verdon. These were then interleaved with a second layer of recordings collected from daily experiences, and used as a basis to interpret the hidden lucidity I was searching for. Further emotional direction was emphasized with minimal orchestration and electro-acoustic elements.

It is my intention that the listener begins an excursion drifting slowly further out of phase with baseline awareness, and that some of the morphic resonance collected from these locations makes it into their psychic construction kit. The album is divided into five parts for convenience, but is designed to be regarded as one piece.

Tessellation is now available to order from [AtmoWorks]

The Paignton Anomaly - The first time two original members of Kymatik have had the opportunity to work together in over a decade. The source recordings were made in Devon U.K. in November 2007. The results were then processed by each of us separately - Part One being produced in the U.K. and Part Two in The Netherlands. Part Two - 'Planked and Shored' - is available to download on this page, while Part One - 'Game is Fictional (Midwitch Cuckoos Rethink)' - is available from the [Kymatik] page. Collect them both! A very limited edition CD of only 33 copies, with accompanying artwork on glass designed for this release is now available for pre-order from [NonServiam].

Buried Traktora is a composition inspired by the notion that matter is a conduit enabling consciousness to travel through time. Reincarnation, shape-shifting and pagan magick are related themes which guided the arrangements. The album is constructed from field recordings, processed environments, plus various treated electronic and acoustic instruments.

Last Details is a shapeshifting EP comprising tracks which have been featured on compilation albums, remix projects or released as collaborations with other artists (where credited).
The tracklisting is subject to change over time as new elements are periodically added and subtracted...

Energy Does Matter
"Here's what I think... I think that when I look at this world, you know, I can see it, hear it, feel it, smell it and touch it, but you'll never convince me, never in a million years that it's real. No way. That's a big no-no. I mean, do people actually have to pay to do all this stuff, and if so, how much? Do these people know about me? Do they know what I'm thinking? I'd better be quiet just in case I upset them. You know how some people are so easily upset. It doesn't take a lot, just one strange comment or badly chosen word can cause them to get really angry... start shaking and trembling sometimes, going red in the face, and even crying... so tread carefully".
- EQ:RA 17:06

Distant Suns
Returning to Europe in 1996 and settling in The Netherlands after two years of travelling and working in Asia with a suitcase studio, the compositions I had explored on the road were worked up into definite pieces which became the CD 'Distant Suns'. A wholly abstract album, pieces of which also found their way onto Kymatiks [In Ov Bounds] DJ set CD. Rather than assimilate the source files into any kind of recognisable or pure musical form, the material was processed on a computer running rudimentary single-track audio editing software, and carefully deconstructed to remove any sense of cultural influence. What remains is the pure sensory (morphic) essence of the locations in question. This is not your typical 'world music'.

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