Tonikom
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Tonikom (Rachel Maloney) started as tonik in 2002 and changed the name to Tonikom in 2006, documented in the album title 'tonikom killed tonik'. After two self-released albums, 'epoch' sees the light of day on hymen records - her influences include the likes of Aphex Twin, meat beat manifesto, underworld, the orb and leftfield, and hymen records' artist beefcake. Tonikom is worlds, atmospheres, a narrative - a project born out of curiosity, creativity and a need for expression, Tonikom continues to defy genres and explore various styles of electronic music. IDM, industrial, techno, drum n bass, electro, trance, power electronix and ambient all combine to weave her sound.
'Epoch' is an enthralling mixture: the melodic richness of IDM meets drum and bass with breakbeat rhythms, electronic and acoustic instrumentation is enriched with well-placed sampling, sequenced patterns keep embedded ambient soundscapes together, supplemented by power and intensity known from other electronic sub-genres. Two years later, the album ‘The Sniper's Veil’ displays this artist's evolution, followed by ‘Found and Lost’ and ‘Seeking the Lost Mind” with pulsing technoid textures that carry beautiful electronica themes, sampled field recordings add a cinematic ambiance to the diversified rhythmic foundation.
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