The further you look into “TB Arthur” the murkier it all becomes. Rather like the story of the mysterious “Lewis” in a very different area of music, it all seems a bit too perfect. The over-amped analogue machines, the extraordinary psychedelic qualities of the music, the stories of dusty warehouses and hints of distant raves, the messages in run-out grooves like secret messages from times past: it’s all so perfectly designed to press the buttons of techno vinyl fetishists it can’t be real. Can it?

Our contacts at Hardwax are not the most communicative – like Hardwax ever has been, right? But the one thing they have been absolutely emphatic about is that despite forum chatter, this is not some secret project for Adam X, or Shed, or anyone else. To be precise: “TB Arthur is TB Arthur and will remain so despite the speculations”.

Does it matter, anyway? Well not right now, it doesn’t. For now – and for the eternal now of the dancefloor – what we have are three 12”s of really outstanding tripped-out machine funk that serve their purpose equally well whether they were made in 1995 or 2015, and whether they were made for fun, for a joke or as an expression of drug psychosis. And there’s the promise of more to come, too. Perhaps it will turn out that there really is a dark and tragic tale behind them, perhaps there’s a big game going on, or perhaps the background will remain shrouded in mystery. But for now, what we’re left with is music that we have to judge entirely without prejudice, and which is good enough to more than justify any cloak-and-dagger shenanigans.

Upfront 016: T.B. Arthur

🎛 The sound of Techno drives me 🎛 Originally from London raised in Lincolnshire in the UK. A lover of a broad range of music i have eclectic taste but my heart lies with bass music and dance orientated sounds.
From hearing the Dub and Reggae my dad and uncles used to play as a boy to  the Jungle and Drum & Bass tapes i used to collect as youngster at school to the Acid & Progressive House and Trance i used to dance to when i first started to attend electronic music events right up to the deep dubby mechanical and technoid minded music I cant help but be immersed in currently.  I have been honoured to have my dj mixes featured on podcasts such as TSESSIONS, London, and blessed to have been part of online radio events such THE END Celebration, an event that celebrated the iconic London club The End, the music, the people and amazing residents such as the one Mr C (Superfreq Records/The Shamen), Colin Dale, Murf and Layo & Bushwacka to only name a few, and I was lucky enough to have contributed a set along side these amazing artists. I have had music released as part of a Free Download compilation called Parts From The DAT by TB Arthur an Acid House and Electro from Chicago who is one half of Blotter Trax, who are based in Berlin, alongside Detroit's very own Magda, a Minimal Techno cornerstone and pioneer and label owner (Perm/ Items&Things with Marc Houle and Troy Pierce) and this was another blessing that I keep deep in my heart in the hope to share and release again and work harder.
 Electronic music has always had a profound effect on me, and i'm fascinated with the way it can move people both emotionally and physically,the way it is created and performed and i am also driven by the need to search for truly special music to play as a DJ and study as a producer. Inspired by my surroundings, whether quiet woodland solitude or bleak city night walks, I find there is beauty and inspiration in everything.
I have been moving to reflect this in the studio by introducing more hardware synths, modular sources, diy synths and drum machines to explore the foundations of sound design creativity and to work on a more experimental esoteric approach to creating and recording music for the future. Always looking, learning and seeking to evolve, to fully understand old/new concepts/techniques and to discover future sounds and join all the dots. 
Thanks for being there, much PEACE.

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Upfront 016: T.B. Arthur

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