A smaller road to wander off: Poging Twee by tomlaan

Six songs that almost read as one big opening sentence. It’s the result of multi-layered recordings of several modular synthesis sessions, combined with bass guitar loops and processed vocal recordings.

The Album offers you a smaller road to wander off, enclosed by emotional landscapes and surprising soundscapes. In times where the digital world keeps offering us opportunities so we feel as if everything is manufacturable, this album rather explores limitations in tools and rules. It’s where you’ll find beauty when you hear nature’s randomness coalesce with predictable structures rooted in contemporary electronic music.

Inspired by artists like Allessadro Cortini, d’Voxx and Ripperton but also more classical composers like Arvo Part and Erik Satie. Poging II’ asks you to slow down, even sit down and make room for contemplation.

A small bio about Tom:

Born and raised Dutch artist Tom Laan (tomlaan) studied interactive/media/design at the Royal Academy of Art and is known for his humane digital approach to music and interactive media. It resulted in a thesis on live-performing electronic music, but later on also the Bangers and Ash EP released on NY based Styles Upon Styles, and has exhibited interactive installations throughout Europe, South Africa and India.

Exploring and combining the fields of interaction design, graphic design, code based imagery, and of course music. Tom appreciates making music with analog synthesizers nowadays since to him it feels like dealing with a living organism.