Artist description Darkroom - the psychedelic maelstrom of early Floyd, the dub science of King Tubby, the loop experiments of Terry Riley, Fripp and Eno and the ultra-modern musings of the Out-Rock and Mo Wax stables - creating a pulsating electronic collage with a powerful emotional resonance.

Music Style Psychedelic Ambient Electronica

Similar Artists Underworld, The Orb, Fripp/Eno, Seefeel

Artist History Formed in 1996 to provide live soundtracks at film festivals, Darkroom have since released an album on UK independent 3rd Stone, and recently made available on-line their second album.

Group Members Michael Bearpark - guitars, loops; Tim Bowness - voice; Os - everything else

Albums Daylight (HAL8002CD)

Press Reviews "...a mood of oddly lush bleakness: a mood at once oceanic and glacial. Really rather beautiful." "Something about Darkroom seem to make me want lie down, close my eyes and head up to space for a good while. Which is pretty weird since there's really some very scary stuff indeed going on here. A lot of similar stuff aims itself purely at the blissed-out market, taking few chances and even fewer liberties, Darkroom however are quite happy to lull me in then smack me in the face a huge slab of noise without caring too much about the effect on me. It looks a whole lot more austere than it actually is though, with the cover boasting an industrial complex, but it certainly is not Industrial on the inside. All in all a refreshing change that I'll be coming back to a lot." "Later, the D/B beats are abandoned and the thing turns into local-status ambient stuff that like does really fill up space and take yr time and that, oh the 5th track is nice, but the skimpiest underwear is saved till the final track, "Estragon" - it's that formula that never fails = background-ed beats and bassy rhythms with the kinda feedbacking keys/electronics sheeting away gently and (name deleted) crooning with his head back and the star above him making himself and me very transported and happy" "There are episodes of naked grace on board, beside the pollution, but "Daylight"'s still one of the most subtly distressed records to wriggle out of recent electronica." "Think of a cross between Eno, Japan and The Aphex Twin, throw in a few hardcore beats and you're nearly there. Daylight is probably best heard after one too many spliffs." "...hyper-beats fully suitable for e-head frenzies or living room chill-outs depending on your leanings. Both releases are serious exercises in butt-kickery. Do what it takes to find them."

Location Cambridge, Cambridgeshire - United Kingdom

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