Graphiste, musicien, amoureux du 7ème art … Ce touche à tout s’est épanoui à travers le cinéma de Carpenter, Spielberg, les dessins de Topor, les BO d’Edgar W Froese, Wendy Carlos ou encore Brad Fiedel. Son univers se caractérise par le mélange de ces passions… Froid, nostalgique, mélancolique, cosmique et poussiéreux, il est une sorte de neurochirurgien sonore nous faisant voyager à travers le temps, nous remémorant des moments intimes de nos existences.



All In Electro
www.allinelectro.com/thomas-barrandon-portrait/

"Cinéphile averti, il produit une musique electro mélancolique très bien travaillée. Ses tracks sont souvent marquée par une montée rythmique très inspirante et des boucles assez longues. Sa musique est une belle invitation au voyage…"


Le Choix
www.lechoix.fr/critiques/thomas-barrandon-escape-from-earth-2011/


La Détente Générale
www.ladetentegenerale.com/tag/thomas-barrandon/

"C’est cosmique, planant, tripant… Une beauté intersidérale…"


Tsugi
www.tsugi.fr/artistes/thomas-barrandon

"Neurochirurgien sonore, le garçon n'a pas finit de grimper en flèche sur Soundcloud avec ses tracks plus planantes les unes que les autres…"


Le Renart
www.le-renart.com/thomas-barrandon

Qu’on aime ou pas, une chose est sûre, les sonorités de Thomas Barrandon ne laissent pas indifférent


Radio Electro Lyon
www.radioelectrolyon.fr/dynatron-fireburner-thomas-barrandon-rmx

"On nous a glissé dans l’oreille que Thomas Barrandon pourrait venir nous visiter sur Terre d’ici peu…"

PARIS.fr
blogs.paris.fr/chuchotements/2013/02/27/thomas-barrandon-thats-all-i-see

Robert K. Croft is the visionary behind Cryptic Design, where he serves as Founder, Managing Member, and Principal User Experience Designer. With over 25 years immersed in UX and game design, Robert is a seasoned expert dedicated to crafting intuitive, immersive, and truly meaningful digital experiences.

His passion extends deeply into music technology, where he explores how design can transform audio interaction and creativity. Robert believes that great design harmonizes aesthetics, functionality, and accessibility, a philosophy he applies to sculpt seamless experiences in games, Extended Reality (XR), and cutting-edge sound environments. From pioneering work on VR experiences to contributions on large-scale AAA titles, Robert's expertise helps define how users connect with digital worlds, including their sonic landscapes. At Cryptic Design, he’s focused on pushing the boundaries of how we interact with sound and technology, fostering imagination and deeper connection through innovative design.

Phutureprimitive is the moniker of Bay Area producer and songwriter Rain. Early childhood photos reveal Rain sitting at the piano plinking keys, grinning from ear to ear… a true sign of things to come. Continuing his early fascination, Rain was later drawn to electronic music, inspired by its ability to combine the best of organically played instruments and the synthetic pleasures of sounds more exotic to the human ear. After beginning a DJ career in the 90s, Rain began incorporating the music he was making in his home studio into his DJ sets. That was all it took to trigger a full blown love affair with electronic music and the process of its creation... and Phutureprimitive was born.

Phutureprimitive's music is best described as dripping wet love drops of nasty mind melting sonic bliss. Lush melodies drift across intricate rhythms, groove heavy beats and warm, fuzzy bass lines. Often exploring a dark and dense palette, there is also a profound sense of tranquility and beauty, engaging the listener into hypnotic movement and often escalating into a full-on kinetic experience. Shimmering with cinematic qualities, his music ultimately speaks to the body, mind and soul.

Despite electronic music's tendency to suffer a short shelf life, Phutureprimitive has already demonstrated a timeless quality with his debut album "Sub Conscious" on Waveform Records, which remains the top seller on the label since its release in 2004, obtaining a cult status among fans and collectors. With a string of singles released in the interim on various labels, the birth of Native Harmonix (Rain’s own Record Label) brought us the “Luminous” EP in 2010; delving into a lyrical based production, supported by undulating synth work and a palpable haunting texture throughout. His second full-length release “Kinetik” forged new territories of emotional electronic dance music, exploring a heavier, bass-centric sound that adds raw energy to intricately detailed tracks. "Kinetik" remains on the iTunes Top 100 Electronic Music Chart, 3 years after its release.

With a new collection of songs released in 2 parts titled “Searching for Beauty in the Darkest Places,” he takes ideas from his previous releases and supercharges them with hard-hitting dancefloor appeal, while maintaining the depth and prowess this trusted producer is so well known for. His first national headlining tour in Fall 2013 debuted his collaboration with ritual dancer Caeli La. The tour launched with the release of their first official music video, "Lucid Dream," a collaboration with multi-media production team Vinton Depiction & Michael Miller, the animation/visual effects creator behind NBC's "Grimm." The Dance Out Your Demons Tour featured an interactive game, in which the audience members write down a "demon," fear, or something they are letting go of on a piece of duct tape, stick it to the bottom of their shoe, and then "dance out their demons." Due to the success of DOYD, Phutureprimitive announced that they will continue to incorporate the game on future tours.

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