Name: Hollowed
Brand: Ital Tek

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ziq374cd

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2016-03-18

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5055300385710

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Ital Tek

Genre GB

Bass / Breaks

Label GB

Planet Mu

Ital Tek is an electronic artist hailing from Brighton, UK. With a unique sound that blends elements of IDM, dubstep, and experimental music, Ital Tek has established himself as a prominent figure in the electronic music scene. Drawing inspiration from a diverse range of genres and artists such as Boxcutter, Clubroot, and Scuba, his music creates an immersive sonic experience that pushes boundaries and challenges conventions.

Known for his intricate production techniques and atmospheric compositions, Ital Tek's music takes listeners on a journey through ethereal soundscapes and pulsating rhythms. His ability to seamlessly blend organic textures with futuristic beats sets him apart from other artists in the genre.

Having released numerous critically acclaimed albums and EPs on labels like Planet Mu and Ninja Tune, Ital Tek has garnered a dedicated fanbase worldwide. His live performances are equally captivating, showcasing his skills as both a producer and performer. With support from fellow musicians such as Martyn, Om Unit, Kode9, and Pinch among others,

Planet Mu is an independent music label that was founded in 1995 by Mike Paradinas. Originally starting as an imprint on Virgin, the label was created to release music from artists like µ-Ziq and others who shared a similar style. However, due to Virgin's lack of success in marketing this type of music, Mike Paradinas decided to establish Planet Mu as an independent label in 1998. It is at this point that the catalog numbers for releases under the name *ZIQ* began.

Leave your preconceptions behind because Ital Tek's brilliant new album 'Hollowed' is his best and most rewarding yet. Created from new beginnings, it's a journey through the naïve exploratory methods with which Alan Myson started to make music over a decade ago. The record is dark and maximalist but at the same time the huge sounds are minutely detailed and elegantly rendered.Cutting himself off in a new studio at the start of 2014, Alan experimented and worked out the core sounds of the album by going back to the techniques he started with: "when I was 15 I would make endless minidiscs with my guitar and effects. With this record I bought the guitar I wanted back then and hit record, creating hours of drones, loops and textures. I wanted to make the album that was in my head when I was 14 but I had no idea how to".With 'Hollowed' Ital Tek gone far beyond his earlier more dance-genre based work, leaving just the footprint and especially the sonic weight and space of dubstep. But the sound here is designed from the ground up and carved into something much more abstract, impressionistic and elegant. As Alan puts it "I'm moving away from dance music and letting sound inhabit a space without shoving everything at the listener in the first few bars". One of the biggest musical experiences that left an impression on him while recording this album was hearing "Henryk Gorecki's Symphony No 3' being played live, starting very small and soaring, then returning to stillness..." It was this that made him think about reassembling his approach to making music

Hollowed

Music GB