The real name of the man behind Tantric Doctors is Adam Woolf. His main project, whilst based in London, was to run workshops with vulnerable non-musicians alongside trained musicians. This gave his clients a creative outlet. The thinking behind this series of workshops was outside of the box – as is this album, TANTRIC CITY, which is very outside of the box.

A blend of free flowing improvised electronica and a touch of free jazz that – inevitably – will bring comparisons to Philip Cohran and, in parts, the Archestra. Tantric City, by Tantric Doctors, was originally scheduled to be a CD release. However, due to the failing health of office admin this plan was put on the back burner and the album sees the light of day as a digital download.

Live performances in his now native town of Sheffield are becoming more frequent.

Tantric Doctors - Tantric City - 05 Margarine LandscapeEDIT

Back when Artapes Productions was a cassette orientated label, I approached Mutate to see if he could supply an album – he did and, I think, it is one of beauty.

Recorded: 2012-2013. Both tracks are one-take improvisations, with no overdubs. All composition, production & artwork is by the man Ade Bordicott. Originally to be released on C60, hence the chosen layout/structure of the tracks, Artapes changed directions when the MD realised the limits put on him by health. However, full health has been achieved and we are on for this.

Well, what should you expect with this album? As any of the (growing) number of fans of the artist will know, Mutate creates and crafts sonic landscapes using only an electric guitar and effect pedals. The patience of the man to do so is a testament to the very oeuvre of avant-garde underground music.

Mutate - Monochrome - 01 Kathodos

Recorded in January / February 2014, Andrew took the pioneering work at IRCAM in the 1940’s & 1950’s as his inspiration.



Andy Backhouse - Inner Frenzy - 06 A Poem For Kathryn

The second album by the Tantric Doctors to grace Artapes Productions catalogue. More of the same from where the last one, Tantric City, left of – think of them as a brace; complimenting each other. Free Jazz giving way to improvised electronica.

A prolific artist, Tantric Doctors sets the precedent high for the rest of the label.

Tantric Doctors - T W I G - 02 Twiglet

The duo, Komarov, was formed as an act of protest – but what against? The two members, Andy & Andi, led comfortable lives at the time.

    “The protest was against the homogenisation of culture. Pretty much the ethos of this label – we don’t need no X-Factor. We don’t need no FHM to tell us what is ‘bang on trend.’ We don’t need no permission.” – Komarov

If you were a fan of the first album, Luminance, then expect a radical departure – Where Luminance dwelled on space-isolation and a sense of panic inducing homesickness: VR Interlock is making first contact with a destination. That destination could be an idea, a geography or the very notion of travel.

Available as a download & as a cassette.

Komarov - VR Interlock - 05 Heart Beat Street Cheat



    the majority of these tracks are recorded on a friend’s bechstein grand; many thanks to mick b for that. nd tracks are live midi interactive tracks using a nord keyboard with a sequencer programmed in certain ways.

    tantric doctors would like to thank andy backhouse for all his support and thomas ligotti for the name. – Tantric Doctors

Well, the above is what the man behind Tantric Doctors, Adam, says about the album. What I say is that this is an electro-acoustic jazz freak out.

Tantric Doctors is a prolific artist whom I am very proud to be working with. In this album, Adam (mainly) uses a piano to explore his heritage – the rough and ready style of recording is very lo fi but high quality; there are instances where you can hear the pianist settle down to play the track. A very rough cut that makes this album a highly personal experience.

Tantric Doctors - The Bad Tempered Clavier - 08 - FEELINGS AIN'T NOTHING

DR approached me a few weeks ago with the idea behind this album by sending a couple of the tracks to me. I was blown away and requested that he sends more. What I received was an album that stands together with the early body of the Artapes stable. It is a lot rougher around the edges than say …. Atelierpaïen’s album though – but it stands as just as good. This is a drone album that is rough enough around the edges to unsettle you – yet there is one track on it, Cuzco, that will leave you basking on a spiritual plateau. This really is a complete album; I often tell people that drone is a spiritual music – it leaves the listener scared / saved / desolate / vexed, forcing the listener to turn inwards and gaze upon their inner chorus. This album is a complete drone album – it does all of the above things.

DR - Landscapes - 3. Cuzco

This album release sees Artapes moving in more of an IDM direction - however, this is not a permanent shift, oh no, just this release is a delight to listen to and we needed to get it out to as many people as possible. Audio-wise: hmmmm, we get a stripped back Radiohead vibe with a geometric imagination. In essence, it is electronic music at it's cutting edge.

The man behind Atelierpaïen is an artist in every sense of the word. We were pleasantly surprised by the way he presented himself in his emails - here is a man who is aware of his future yet embraces the legacy left to him by his predecessors.

Atelierpaïen - Truth, Beauty & Decay - 02 Let's Side Shining

This track is the opening track for an album of some of the finest Radio Music that I have ever heard.

You might be asking the Why's and What's of Radio Music - is it music? Is capturing the ephemeral broadcast of an FM dial and tinkering with it music? Yes? Well, it is an art-form - and, like all art, it is something that happens between the ears, in the brain.

I cannot convey the joyful rapture I experienced when I first played this through - to get a taste of it, please click on the 'play' icon to the right of the album cover above (where you will be able to hear "I'm Living In Poland").

Few of the techniques used to produce this album are apparent - it is mainly a mystery as to how Alejandro honed this album into form - but he has done this with a style and finesse that is suiting to a master-craftsman.

With this album, Alejandro has recreated the novelty of of Radio Music afresh. Available as a limited edition cassette of 100 copies and as a MP3 Download.

Alejandro Remeseiro - "Walking" - BBC And Voice Robots From Glas

Here at Artapes I have started to weigh through the Tantric Doctor's back catalogue - looking to release some of the older songs Adam has recorded. The first batch were sent over yesterday (12th March 2016) and they all stood out as accomplished works.

I sifted through the eighteen or so tracks that Adam sent me and present to you here, now the first installment of a Tantric Doctor's retrospective.

"Improv EP" is more than just a hotch-potch of old tracks - the playlist was selected as such so that it flows and glides throughout it's 30 minute playtime. There really is some blistering free jazz on this release - Tantric Doctors claims to come from the 64th Century - who are we to say he doesn't? I just hope that, as a musical ambassador of the distant time, his work gets heard by us 21st Century Citizens as much as possible.

Musically, Tantric Doctor's strong points are his Piano and Brass - something that keeps on popping up in this release.