telemetry by tamarak

Tamarak unleashes Telemetry for his first official Woodwork outing, offering a preliminary glimpse at his forthcoming debut EP.

Telemetry is a textbook example of Josh Searles’ signature dark minimal dub style. As one half of Daega Sound, Josh is known for a series of pulverizing releases that have been essential to the identity of Vancouver’s vibrant bass music scene.

Stripped down to core elements, this track opens a vast sound field where extremes of sub bass meet crystalline chords, shattered echoes and effected percussion. The beats and musical elements hint at Josh’s deep roots in drum n bass as well as proper dubstep influences. Ambiguous melodic structures speak through the breaks while the flow of the track sets a more relaxed, meditative mood.

Pete Grove contributes a melodic techno version to expand the context of Tamarak’s sonic narrative. A reconstruction of percussion and bass from the original, the remix further incorporates rebounding chord hits and a slinky high register bass melody. The result is a powerful late night techno cut, a barrage of spiky minimal house elements poking through huge surges of sub.

Tamarak is the solo project of seasoned producer Josh Searles, known prominently as half of dub purveyors, Daega Sound.
First as a classically trained musician & now two decades as dj & producer with 50+ tracks released, Josh gravitates toward moody, atmospheric sound design firmly rooted in musicality.
Tamarak was developed as a new challenge in experimenting with alternate sounds and frameworks