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Tom and His Computer
Small Disasters Ep
Tom and his Computer is the latest alias for Copenhagen favourite Thomas Bertelsen. He started out as a teenager by looping and creating beats on his 4-track tape recorder. Since then the very talented producer and DJ has been around the block. He has produced two albums (with Lulu Rouge) and a number of songs, edits and remixes. Thomas Bertelsen has also been DJing alongside Trentemoller every now and then since the early days, most recently performing live for the opening slot of Trentemoller's latest tour. Anders Trentemoller's In My Room label now present 'Small Disasters', Tom and his Computer's debut EP. Mixing elements as disparate as electronica, lo-fi guitars, driving beats, vocals and cinematic soundscapes, this EP is a perfect example of why Tom and his Computer are tipped for big things in 2016. The lead track 'Organ' rides along on a crunchy rhythm track while throwing in psychedelic organs and howling electronics. Fizzing guitars weave in and out, suggesting a paranoid undertone. Next up is 'Girl A Go Go', its raw driving beat and bass hitting without any warning, before an aggressive, hypnotising surf-like guitar-riff comes in. Layers and layers of dirty distortion build a collapsing, overdriving climax. 'Tectonic' keeps the dark energy flowing but packs it into a slow crawling creepy setting drenched in reverb and noisy layers, with Fraser McGuinness contributing otherwordly vocals. 'La Fountaine' completes the EP with another cut that perfectly fuses diverse elements from across the musical spectrum - choral sounds, new wave edginess and plenty of effects, building a captivating atmosphere with slightly sparser instrumentation.