Artist description Trancenden makes jazzy breakbeats and funky trip hop tunes. The taste of what we cook up depends on who done it and when it was done. Tal likes the funky breaks. Dave likes the jazzy trip hop groove. When it all comes together, it's all good.

Music Style Funky Breaks + Trip Hop

Musical Influences George Benson, Miles Davis, Theloneius Monk, Jimi Hendrix, Alex Patterson, Boris Blank, Ryuchi Sakamoto, Cannonball Adderley

Similar Artists Kruder & Dorfmeister, Death in Vegas, Nightmares on Wax, Skylab, Coldcut, anything on Ninja Tune

Artist History Trancenden's original incpetion was in the form of the "Evil F/X Crew," a collective that published skits and music on the online scene. A couple of years and quite a few cocktails later, Tal emerged on the web's music scene under the moniker Trancenden. In '96, Tal met Dave Marino at C.W. Post's radio station (WCWP) and then began to cohost an RPM show called The Aniligital Lounge. By that point Dave had been producing music for a few years, and in an endeavor to co-promote their music, they released all their music under the Trancenden name. A few more years and cocktails later, Tal moved from New York to California. This made the idea of Trancenden being a "band" in the traditional sense a bit complicated, since Dave was still in New York. However, Trancenden still releases new music all the time, so stop wasting your time reading this bio, and go download some tracks.

Group Members Tal M. Klein

Instruments science

Albums peace love beats, nicoTine fits & AnaLogue beats, The Art of Insanity LP, Empath vs. Trancenden EP

Press Reviews raw42: "[Trancenden] create some of most funky trip hop (trypno - their words) and techno music i've had the pleasure of hearing in a long time. seamless blends, funky beats, groovy cool-cat style." / Listen.com - "[Trancenden's music is] A garden of delights for beat enthusiasts."

Location San Francisco, CA - USA

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