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Daniel Barrett [Guitar+Vocals]
Ben Beare [Bass+Guitar+Vocals]
Alex Norman [Drums]
Moh Rahman [Guitar+Synth+Vocals]
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Influences
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Built to Spill
Captain Beefheart
Battles
The Band
Fugazi
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WOW! Tessellators YEEEAAAH!
CARRY ON READING! HOTT!
Tessellators are Dan, Beare, Alex & Moh.
They are based in London in the United Kingdom and are available to play anywhere in the world for a modest,
negotiable fee (usually between £0 & £Beer).
Tessellators still have some sort of plan. They are going to release 3 EPs before the end of 2009, one detailing adventure, another concerning the sea, and one about the city. We'll do an album as well for the hell of it, and the third EP will be a double (City / La Ciudad). I guess that's just how we roll.
Rather excitingly, 2 EPs have been completed thus far. The Red Admiral EP and the O! Mighty Sea EP (see below).
Tessellators release their music under a Creative Commons License
You are free to download, share, remix & sample [not for profit] the mp3s.
Tessellators enjoy handmaking every CD cover so everyone is unique. We still like CDs and Vinyl you see.
The name 'Tessellators' could be a reference to how the individual shapes that each member
creates fit together to make a larger, more complex pattern. Maybe this will be suggested in print at
some point in the future. Similarly, 'Tessellators' could be a reference to how the band members have to
efficiently organise their equipment into a confined storage space week after week.
It is unlikely that this will ever be suggested in print.
The naming process was long and involved a complex points system that was largely ineffective.
Dan plays the guitar & sings. Beare plays the bass, the guitar & sings.
Alex plays the drums. Moh plays the keyboard, the guitar & sings.
At some point in the future any member of the band might play something else,
like the tambourine or the trumpet. Multi-tasking is good.
Tessellators love lots of music including Built to Spill, Captain Beefheart, Battles (especially live),
The Band and Fugazi amongst many others.
[The four Tessellators were in the band 'the Hundred Handed' for several years.
Sadly for all concerned, their singer announced that he would leave (amicably)
in late-2006, which led to the creation of Tessellators after Dan, Beare,
Alex & Moh resolved to start a new venture together.]
Our Plan : We are going to have finished 3 EPs by the end of 2009.
One detailing adventure, another concerning the sea, and one about the city.
Current Status : 2 down, one to go.
All EPs are available for £3 (inc worldwide P&P) by clicking the Paypal buttons.
Alternatively you can email us via band@tessellators.com.
All music is licensed under a
Creative Commons Licence.
(You are free to download, share, remix & sample [not for profit] these mp3s)
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Our 2nd EP is done. Huzzah! It is titled the O! Mighty Sea EP.
Each handmade sleeve has a rotating compass* on it. Plus there's a lyrics booklet.
This cover put our arts & crafts skills to the test.
*Compass is cardboard and will probably not point to magnetic north.
We've been in and out of the studio since January, either recording with Mike at thecombinationof... or in our little rehearsal space in Tottenham with the ever-incredible Leth.
When we're not in the studio we're pretty busy hanging out.
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Here is the 'O! Mighty Sea EP' compass cover in action:
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Tessellators @ The Good Ship, Kilburn in 2008
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Hey, on Friday the 31st we’re hosting a Halloween extravaganza with the gloriously debauched and world famous Bardens Boudoir.
The bands have been hand selected, the DJ’s have had their inoculations, the costume judges have had the criminal records checked. It’s Halloween and time to party with the dead, ghosts, witches, ninjas, demons, demonesses, zombies, horror film characters and everything else wicked. Including limited edition CD giveaways.
We also have Limited edition CD giveaways, fire breathing, hula hoop dancing and a prize for the most outlandish costume.
All we need now is you guys to make this the finest Halloween sacrifice ever
31st October Bardens Boudoir 36 Stoke Newington Road Dalston N16
Hey, on Friday the 31st we’re hosting a Halloween extravaganser with the gloriously debauched and world famous Bardens Boudoir.
The bands have been hand selected, the DJ’s have had their inoculations, the costume judges have had the criminal records checked. It’s Halloween and time to party with the dead, ghosts, witches, ninjas, demons, demonesses, zombies, horror film carachters and everything else wicked. Including limited edition CD giveaways.
We also have Limited edition CD giveaways, fire breathing, hula hoop dancing and a prize for the most outlandish costume.
All we need now is you guys to make this the finest halloween sacrifice ever
Hey up! Loving the tunes man! It seems there is some definate psyhedelic influences in your sound. Lovin that kind of thing. Please keep me posted, would love to hear more.
Check Out Me Tunes Influences The Beatles, The Doors, The Kinks, Nirvana, Blur, Beach Boys, The Hollies, The La's, The Rolling Stones and many more
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