BricoLodge013 - Meek

meek's musical career began unexpectedely when he picked up a rack-mount synthesizer his dad bought to create drum beats to play guitar to. too young to be able to afford a more user-friendly synthesizer, meek learned the ins and outs of MIDI and synthesis on a 1" X 2" LCD. as the years progressed, so did his technical proficiency and taste for electronic music that pushed through boundaries and genres. now trained in audio post-production meek has developed a penchant for solid production and a much more critical ear.

"tare" represents a bit of reverse engineering - an experiment in restraint prompted by a disillusion with brute-force programming and a gear makeover. while his other releases have travelled a road increasingly more complex, more fractured and more detailed, "tare" is pared down, more rhythmic and steady, sugary but dense. 4/4 beats supply the foundation on which twisting and choppy vocal samples and un-imposing melodies are errected. and quite often as soon as a steady groove is constructed, the foundation shifts as meek reverts to more comfortable territory - rhythms that skitter and trip, only hinting at a downbeat. the irony is refreshing.

thanks to travis "panty-pincher" bourque for vocal samples, moohk for words, and assorted ass-pirates from montreal, calgary, and vancouver. special thanks to marco "h2o" pascolini, jon vaughn & carrie gates.