Project Description

Known for recordings issued under his own name, and the Mokira alias,
Andreas Tilliander continues to challenge both his listeners and himself on his latest collection. What makes the impersonally titled TM404 such an interesting proposition is that every one of its eight tracks was recorded live in real time in the studio—all of it recorded in one take and none of its subject to post-arrangement. Though they clarify the gear involved in their production, the track titles are likewise impersonal, a typical example being “202/202/303/303/606”; there is, however, ample contrast, stylistic and otherwise, between them. Listening to the recording becomes a more visceral experience when one is constantly aware that Tilliander was creating the material in the moment and reacting spontaneously to wherever the music was taking him at that moment.
Tilliander acknowledges the acid association with Roland instruments that’s been in place since the late ‘80s but distances the TM404 sound from it by describing it as ‘somnolent acid’—not a bad choice, given the music’s more experimental bent. In his estimation, the music also has more in common with a composer like Steve Reich than acid figures such as Adonis and Maurice due to its polyrhythmic property.

THEATER CARLO GESUALDO UPPER TERRACE | 29_08_2014