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Incepted in 1995, Somadrone began
as a project to document some home recordings from old tape machines
and 4-track recorders. This was release in 1999 as a 10 ” single
limited to 100 copies. The latter years involved playing, recording
and touring in Europe and America with Redneck Manifesto,
Connect Four Orchestra, Goodtime John and Jape. Instruments
such as Vibraphone, Harp, Theremin, Indian Drone Machines
and Analogue Synths feature on 2005’s “Fuzzing
Away To A Whisper” released Sept 05 on Trust Me
I’m
a Theif records.
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These collections of recordings are
2 CDS from six years of producing. They range from electro-acoustic
pieces to pop music and incorporate elements of early Kraftwerk,
Broadcast, Brian Eno and Steve Reich. While pursuing a PhD in
Music, he has currently finished work in the US with New York’s
Bang On a Can. Somadrone’s third album “Of Pattern
and Purpose” was assembled. The first to incorporate
vocal accompaniment, it is composed mostly of miniature symphonies
and electronic interludes.
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