recordings made circa 1995-1998 at 350 bowery in nyc featuring daniel raffel, adrien capozzi and doron gura

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Australian producer Tim Koch started early, experimenting with a Tascam reel-to-reel four track, an endless supply of his siblings’ guitars, and a few 8-bit computer systems. An early fascination with 1978-1981-era Public Image Ltd. – especially Metal Box’s stark production and behemoth basslines – led Koch to play bass guitar and drums in a number of shoegaze-influenced rock bands. He soon developed a taste for more instrumental, sequencer-based music, drawn to its potential for experimentation and unorthodox sound sources. While studying at Adelaide University, Koch took advantage of the University’s EMU music-technology unit, surrounding himself with archaic analogue synthesizers and listening deeply to innovative composers like Varese, Stockhausen, and Ligeti.

Over five full-length albums, Tim Koch has explored countless moods and textures but never tied himself to one style. He initially found the attention of the electronic-music world

under the moniker Thug, layering Detroit-style pawn-shop beatboxes with rich synth pads; on subsequent releases, he reverted to his given name and toyed with more playful sounds. Koch’s recent full-length Faena refines all the elements of his career thus far while integrating acoustic guitars, female vocals, and raw found sounds. Over the years, the Adelaide-based Koch has released his music on labels including deFocus, Merck, U-Cover, Seeland, n5MD, and Intr_version and has composed for film, television, and video games.

Regarding 10:32, his newest project on Ghostly International, Koch’s remarks are as cryptic as his choice of moniker:

10:32 is the length of an albatross.
10:32 is a month and an age.
10:32 is soft skin on hollow hearts.
10:32 is quick feet on cool floors.
10:32 is seeing through your eyes.
10:32 is mornings into evenings.
10:32 is finishing before the end.
10:32 is ten thirty-two.

Electronic music. Sometimes with guitar and/or samples. Was a member of Unagi Patrol, Microstudio, Kundalini, Livestock, Carpet Bomb crew. Also records as Tawdry Otter.

DISCOGRAPHY:
Port Out, Starboard Home (2015 archive.org)
Romans (2013 archive.org)
Moods  (2009 archive.org)
The Truth (Original Score) 2009
Theo Fish Hole Spawn Sore (2008 archive.org)
The January 2006 e.p.  (2006 archive.org)
The End of an Error  (2005 archive.org)
Chikadoo Chronicles Vol. One (2004 CDr)
Therms Forever (2003 2xCDr)
Coastal Acces  [sic]   (2002 Source Records, Germany)
757  (as 757)  (2002 Worm Interface)
The Adrien75 e.p.  (1999 Carpet Bomb)

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