#ca232 REL.DATE: 2009-03-17 STYLE: experimental; dark ambient; drone
Tanja
Dovens, born on Sep5, 1975 and living in Berlin, received a classical
piano-training at the music-academy in Hamburg plus education in
composition and audition. At the age of 13 she already developed her
own compositions in classical minimal-music that still plays an
important role in her musical activities nowadays. In December 2006 the
first computer-compositions involving music-software, VST-plug-ins and
VST-instruments were developed. Tanja D. likes to integrate
noise-recordings of everyday life (ventilation-systems, tubes, etc.) as
well as lyrics and her own voice. After having tested various styles of
electronic music (e.g. minimal techno) she soon discovered the
experimental electronic style and dark-ambient-genre. Currently she
mainly concentrates on experimental dark-ambient-soundscapes and
production of surreal sounds accompanying visual artworks. Inspired by
the established project Exurban founded by the artist ADAMNED.AGE, she
began to deal with the photographic/visual realisation of experimental
contents and ex-urban rooms as basis for musical soundscapes. The most
important aspect is the audiovisuality reference in her works;
associative journeys through abstract, irreal and phantastic worlds or
experienced events.