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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 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 share a love of Built to Spill, Captain Beefheart, Battles (especially live), The Band and Fugazi. Individual members' tastes tend to vary and this is not an exhaustive list of their influences.
The four Tessellators were in the band 'the Hundred Handed' for several years. Sadly for all concerned, their singer & driving force 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.
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.
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.
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Our Plan : We are (fingers crossed) going to release 3 EP's in a year (2007/2008).
One detailing adventure, another concerning the sea, and one about the city.
Current Status : 2 down, one to go.
All EPs are £2.50 (inc worldwide P&P).
Or they are in fact £2 at gigs.
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 had a great day recording the O! Mighty Sea EP on a sunny Saturday from 11am til 6am.
To get a nautical atmosphere while playing, various amusing attempts were made to dress up. See the photos below of Moh rocking out on guitar as "King Neptune" and Beare with nautical tea towel on head.
Rum was drunk and bananas were eaten to keep us playing til the wee hours.
Next came the arts & crats session for the covers at Dans house. Good times!
Here is the compass cover in action.
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Tessellators [O! Mighty Sea EP]'s Friend Space (Top 8)
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
Hey guys, hope all is good with you! Very excited about launch night of Rockbottom @ 333 Mother, Hoxton on the 14th May! I really hope you, your friends and your fans can make it down for the big night! Students get cheap entry and free drinks and theres a DJ til 4am after the 4 bands have finished... its gona be awesome!!
Hi1 How are you doing these days? Hope everything is allright... I'm at work all the time working on new stuff to add to my site... Please come and see for yourself in about week time :)
Hey,yep all's well in Dopplerland thanks. Liking your new tunes and look! Will try and come along to your gig on 22nd. Meanwhile we've got a gig on the 17 August! Come along! Shabba.
by the power of green tea, this stuff is amazing! can't wait to see the tessellators bending and shaping their sonic waves into the tiny space that is my ear next week!
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