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. βAuraβ 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 2001 | 2001 |
---|---|
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