Current Mark Tamea is an English composer living and working in The Netherlands. Active primarily with electro acoustics and field recordings, his recent output exploits atmosphere and juxtaposition to investigate what he imagines are the hidden parallels between the discernible and the esoteric. His influences include Joseph Beuys, Marcel DuChamp and Marc Rothko. The music on this site is free to share under a Creative
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A synopsis: As a musician & art school graduate in the early '90s, whilst collaborating with Blast Theory on the live performance of 'Gunman Kill Three' in Islington, London N1, I began to realise that the Amiga computers used for my visual work could be pressed into service as sequencers. (The show featured footage captured from the stage via a video feed, which was manipulated and fed back through a computer to interact with the performers). Establishing a small studio in Hackney, London E8, I began producing solo work. This led to a collaboration with pianist & composer Dan Reade, which in turn led to my involvement with the experimental collective Kymatik. The result was the production of a large body of boundary displacing work which had a major influence on my ideology. One track from this period 'Tisedni' was subsequently released some years later by Paradigm, on the Kymatik CD 'Dar-As-Sulh', and the rest is in storage. With the help of blatant commercialism and police harassment, the underground electronic scene in London began to disintegrate. In 1994 I miniaturised my studio, packed it into a small flightcase and left to travel and work in India, Australia and Taiwan. Two years later I returned to Europe and settled in The Netherlands, constructing a permanent studio space. Over the subsequent years a series of works were embarked upon, commencing with 'Distant Suns' (which had been sourced and programmed while travelling) - and leading up to the current release 'The Paignton Anomaly' which was produced once again in collaboration with Kymatik. During this period I also contributed new solo work to The Center for Contemporary Arts in Warsaw, and produced and engineered work for the Dutch composer, Bob P Vivaldi. Lately the Dutch music magazine Gonzo Circus featured tracks from the albums 'Last Details' and 'Buried Traktora', contributing space on the cover discs of two recent issues, while the limited edition CD 'Ressonus Net Vol.1' from Ressonus Records in the Czech Republic includes an exclusive new track, 'The Orgeo Crux'. A new album 'Tessellation' is now in production... |
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