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Almark

Almark

Electronic / Avant-garde musician.

Almark is an Electronic: Abstract/Experimental solo composer from The United States, Tulsa, OK, officially writing music at the start of 1998.

He did not release music to the internet until 2010.

First releasing music to Bandcamp, then Soundcloud.

Almark's music is unique among the experimental genre of Electronic.

Some influences include, Severed Heads, Front242, Classical, EBM, Goth, Industrial and Ambient.

Toward the beginning of 2013 his works started transitioning into the avant-garde.

The music however is 'Left-field' in nature, as Almark draws from many of his influences and intertwines them to his unique sound.

Info: Almark created the name in 1995 on a local BBS, using it for years to come, in all works, including gaming, poetry and finally, music.

Future projects: 2018

Opposite end of the Poles - 3 songs left to do

'The Scheme of Things' - Further into the Stratosphere

Transitions - an anthology album 2000 - 2018

CRT - Follow up to -ATD- recreating the vibe of the past music

New singles: 2018

Blue Lights

New singles: 2017

Eclipse

Fireflies

Ember

Slumber

Afterglow

Travel

Constellations

Pinholes

Budgie ****

These songs will be on the new album Opposite end of the Poles (Coming 2018)

Latest body of work:

****'The Scheme of Things' - completed Dec 1, 2016

'The Scheme of Things' is a left-field, abstract electronic studio album.

The album is a continuation of past works Thought Patterns in 'Documentary' Form.

Album production began in 2014 after -ATD-.

Track Listings: 1. Enter Tunnel 02:48 2.

Oracle 03:28 3.

Parashoots 04:36 4. U-235 (studio version) 04:04 5.

Reconnaissance Missions 04:20 6. A-Test 03:52 7.

Silo 04:12 8. β€˜Aura’ 04:24 9.

The Sun was once Yellow 05:15 10.

Sub-23 02:32 11.

Echos of Blue 05:47 12.

U-235 (single version) 03:24 13.

Parashoots (warm mix) 04:32 14.

Plane Ride to London (bonus) 06:44

Total Time: 60:00

Video production and editing:

Part of what Almark does as an artist is create audio / visual representations of music.

His music videos are experimental in nature, using complex video editing techniques.

Some videos include a theme or story-line as well.

Also using overlays and unorthodox means to create experimental video frame work.

Almark started experimenting with video editing during 2001 on an old Packard Bell computer.

Mixing and Mastering work:

Almark is also a professional mixing and mastering engineer, beginning in 2000 with software such as Cooledit pro, Samplitude Pro, then later developing his personal sound to mixing and mastering his own music, then eventually migrating to client work.

Much of the work done for clients is through indie artists.

Genres include electronic, jazz, experimental, post-rock, chillout and more.

Almark has mastered albums for indie artists such as Meter Bridge, Lie Craze, Jazzykat, among others.

He uses his mixing and mastering title Studio SynthoElectro as a brand for artists who know his work.

Ableton live as a Digital audio workstation: Upon using Ableton live during 2012 he discovered that one could do much more with electronic music, due to the unlimited ability to loop anything through 'Live'.

He eventually developed a technique called 'Phono-Tronic' Or Cine-Tronic.' Essentially fusing film score and soundtrack, dialog, sound FX and creating an entirely new volume of music based on the elements of that film.

Unlike artists in the past who utilized the idea of splicing tape to create 'cut-up' Almark takes samples and or anything to make a new instrument and plays them, ex: a 3 chord melody as a score to the entire keyboard makes a new song and doesn't sound like its source.

Album as composed soundtracks:

Almark's overlaying vibe to his albums have a film score air about them.

Some of these albums include.

'The Scheme of Things' - a follow up album to Thought Patterns in 'Documentary' Form

Thought Patterns in 'Documentary' Form

The Crunching Matrices

Music for Elevators and Mineshafts -ATD-

'The Scheme of Things'

Past contributions: Founder of WEATNU, WEATNU Records and SynthoElectro Records

Label affiliation and releases:

Almark - SJAMBOK (remix) // Quiet Pill Records | UK

Almark - Eclipse // Submarine Broadcasting Co | UK

Internet radio affiliation:

885WRKC - ONEMANSTANDING ****

CHUO 89.1 - Ottawa, CA

TheLION 90.7 FM - The Altered State

Radiocoolio - Canada

Discography

Abstract Electronic 20012001
Tae
The Future
Swedish Salesmen
Numerous Occasions
The Fisherman
Unusual Intentions
Retro Analysis
Indignant Devices
Genuine Article
n13
Listening Behind A Large Speaker

Albums

2000: First songs or (First Works)

2002: Experimental Electronic

2006: Various songs 2006

2013: The day after 'Electronic' show

2013: WWII On Broken Reels

2013: The Nineteen Eighty Four Show

2013: Music for Elevators and Mineshafts

2013: The Crunching Matrices

2013: Thought Patterns in 'Documentary' Form

2014: -ATD-

2014: Millennium Rewind

2014: First works re - worked 98 - 2000 (Future)

2016: 'The Scheme of Things'

Unfinished albums not released

2013: The 'Tron' Show (completed and released 2017)

2013: The 'Vibes' Show

Unreleased singles

2006: Troublesome Little Fellow

2006: Unlimited Anomaly

2006: Unannounced Guest

2006: Muhammad Mix

2001: Negative Circumstances

2001: Menu

2001: Similar Occurrences (trk2)

EPs

2015: Songs from "The Scheme of Things"

2014: -ATD- (singles)

Singles

2018: Blue Lights [apart from any album]

2017: Eclipse

2017: Fireflies

2017: Ember

2017: Slumber

2017: Afterglow

2017: Travel

2017: Constellations ****

2017: Pinholes

2017: Budgie

2016: Singles 'Aura'

2015: Singles "Parashoots"

2014: U-235

2014: Ship to shore [potential experiments album]

2014: Singles "Oracle"

2014: Singles "A-Test"

2014: Singles "Implode"

2014: "Tape Head"

2014: "Wow-and-Flutter"

2014: 'IC'

2013: '32-Bit'

2013: Tape Head with IC (live) (Fwonk* Records Release)

Scores

2014: Feather

2012: Peaceful Forest

2012: Forest Rainstorm (with Kathryn)

2012: Sun Temple (Melancholy Imagery) with (Thalie Nemesis)

2012: Return to Planet Zamede

Collaborations

2014: 3dtorus feat.

Almark - From Far

Remixes

2018: Almark - SJAMBOK (remix) // Quiet Pill Records

2015: MDS (Maximum Overdrive Mix) original song by Craig Manga.

2014: Tape Head (dirty head mix) by Almark

2014: Tape Head (one half mix) by Almark

2014: High Bias (chirp mix) by Almark

2014: Wow-and-Flutter (tape speed mix) by Almark

2013: Plane Ride to London (DaJoka DnB Remix) Remixed by Dajoka

References

[1]
Citation Linksynthoelectro.comHomepage
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Citation Linksynthoelectro.bandcamp.comNew releases by Almark
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[3]
Citation Linksoundcloud.comAlmark's music on Soundcloud
Nov 9, 2016, 7:52 PM
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Citation Linktwitter.comAlmark's twitter page.
Nov 9, 2016, 9:10 PM
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Citation Linkvimeo.comMusic videos on Vimeo.
Nov 9, 2016, 9:14 PM
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Citation Linkfacebook.comAlmark on Facebook
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Citation Linkfacebook.comMixing and mastering production company.
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