The Dark Villager has been producing original music for about 20 years. He studied music technology at Kinsgton Uni, completed in 1992. He produces all his own work from home. His work is released through CD baby to all major online stores as CD or MP3 and also has his own independent 'sole agent' label releasing direct through itunes. He has produced three full albums and an E.P. over the last two years alone. Disconnected was released in March 2009. System has just been released - June 2009. His music is getting international radio play, podcasts, highly positive music mag features and web reviews. He produced a special mix of 'today' for the recent charity compilation release 'philanthropy' via tennant-lowe.com - Pet Shop Boys forum. He is currently working on new projects as well as some interesting collaborations. As well as DV projects and music production, he works as a full time international music teacher. He is from Eastrea, Cambs, UK.
Recent music features include:
Be Sonic
Robocast Radio
Pop a rock Radio
Art and Soul mag UK
DeLuxe-FM Germany
Dubai Lime
U.B.R.
WCR FM
Scrub Radio
WRIR 97.3FM Richmond, Virginia USA
BBC Radio1 as 'Tienne'
PSB Forum: Tennant-Lowe.com
TDFZ
Sounds Like
Pet shop Boys, Depeche Mode, New Order, Kraftwerk.
"Breathe in" is brilliant....pure Dark Villager! It's dark and brooding and eclectic. Somewhat industrial in feeling, with a really nice ending. Another great one ant! I love the video too. M-C
Hi ant, My review of "Disconnected" has been posted to cdBaby, and can be accessed by clicking on cdBaby's "Disconnected" icon above. I hope you like it. Sorry about the squashed appearance though; it seems that they removed the formatting when it was uploaded, so everything runs together. It has been a pleasure doing these reviews - becoming familiar with each piece, experiencing the many differences in style and feeling, and seeing the evolution of your talent. Have a great week ahead ant, M-C
Hi ant, WOW! So happy to formally make Mr. Smith's aquaintance. The music is complicated, crisp, and these vocals are perfect! Perfect! So much going on here...but clean and clear. I can't wait to see what kind of video you make out of this one....ant, you keep outdoing yourself. Again...WOW!! Kudos, and Cheers, M-C
"Nocturne" est le nouveau morceau d'Allure. Il est en ligne dès maintenant accompagné de la plus belle photo de Gauthier Amano, pour Allure.
LOVE
Allure
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New tune "Nocturne" is online right now ! Hope you enjoy this baroque autumn track. And please take a look to the best Gauthier Amano picture ! (the new one with the moon)
Hello Ant, nice to see you ;-))) Your very welcome..your doing great with your new songs..lovin them! All is well up here in scotland..just the miserable weather..heavy rain! plus its getting really dark early around 5pm. Didnt think i was going to get on my page tonight..problems with the internet..pain in the ass sometimes!!!! LOL hahaha
Im looking forward to all your new tracks Have a great weekend Best wishes Louise ;-)
Hi ant, My review of "System" is now up on cdbaby.com! Yay! It can be accessed via the cdbaby link for "System" above, and is at the bottom of the page. I hope you like it. Enjoy... Cheers, Mary-Cat
I'm sorry that we got cut off. I wanted to talk about your recording setup/system. "Electronic Fly" kicks ass! "Blue Violin" is a beautiful piece! The spectrum of your musical knowledge is incredible! Take care. Cosmic .
"The Blue Violin" is an inspiring piece, ant. Beautiful, sweet, and with a touch of sadness. I can definitely see it as the theme song for an epic historic romance. The diversity of your talent never ceases to amaze, and it's nice to see that you involve your family in the creative process too. I can't wait to see what else you have under your hat for us! M-C
Hi Ant, hope all is well. Love the new profile picture ;-))) and especially that longed for track Electronic Fly..love it..its superb! Gives me a buzz. Awesome ..just how i thought it would be. Well Done Ant! Hope you have a great week ahead Regards Louise x
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