Meet - David - aka http://soundcloud.com/oxfordambient

Visit his page for a lovely collection of Soundscapes, Orchestral and Piano inspired works! 

Split The Spark (TiC v OAC)

TiC is heavily inspired by soundscapes, soundtracks, industrial elements, electronica, ambient music...and noise. Lots and lots of noise. 

We are:  

Angelo Manuel

- Programming & mixing
- Synths
- Guitar
- Effects
- Digital scapes & loops

Brendan Teh

- FX based scapes and loops
- Synths
- Guitar
- Occasional 'vocals' & violent outbursts
- Noise/percussion out of random objects

Julian Lim

- Bass

Phang

- Keys and Synths

Rashaad Ali

- Drums/Percussion

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Hear more of Brendan at:
http://soundcloud.com/freedesertersband
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Hear more of Julian at: 
http://soundcloud.com/bokazzi

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Hear more of Angelo at:
http://soundcloud.com/blackout-borscht
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Feedback and comments are most welcome. But its incredibly hard to take you seriously if you copy-paste your comments on so many pages ;)

Thank you for getting infected and spreading our madness.

We're always open to collaboration with like-minded folk. If you'd like to work on any of our tracks, let us know. Or better yet, lets do something completely new and psychotic together. 

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On a separate note: 

"Tics are described as semi-voluntary or unvoluntary, because they are not strictly involuntary—they may be experienced as a voluntary response to the unwanted, premonitory urge. A unique aspect of tics, relative to other movement disorders, is that they are suppressible yet irresistible; they are experienced as an irresistible urge that must eventually be expressed. Some people with tics may not be aware of the premonitory urge. Children may be less aware of the premonitory urge associated with tics than are adults, but their awareness tends to increase with maturity."
Wikipedia.org definition of "tic" 

So we ask... why are you resisting the noises? Are you afraid?

I very much started out playing instruments very late in life, and spent much of my earlier days listening to it, rather than playing it. I am very much a self taught musician and regard my instruments very much like implements, tools or devices to write with, rather than being anything remotely near a good playing musician of any great technique. 

I guess I really got into instruments more back in 1994 when I got into my first band (though I did learn to play the Harmonica when I was 8 years old) it was around this time I wrote a song on the Guitar entitled Oldtime Street. The song is very much even today one that contains some of the finest lyrics I have ever written, and very much perhaps inspired me to carry on.

Though the band back in 1994 was a very short affair, it was not long after I got into a R&B band performing Rock & Blues in various pubs around my own town Birmingham. I was very much the lead singer in this outfit which lasted some 6 years. Though during these years the band had gone through several line up and name changes and came to a stop in 2001. I suppose it was a bit of relief in a sense, because it's quite easy to put a band together, but murder to keep everyone happy, and keep it going.

Even though I only really did Vocals and played my Harmonica in the band, I still found time now and then, for my guitar, and my keyboards at home, and I also contributed in a big way to our own compositions in the band.

My tools are as follows:

Studiologic VMK-188 Plus 88 Key Midi Controller Keyboard.

Yamaha PSR E303 61 Key Keyboard (Used Via Midi)

Yamaha F310 Acoustic Guitar.

Yamaha ERG121 Electric Guitar.

Encore E4 Bass Guitar.

Various Harmonicas in many Keys.

Alesis Performance Pad Pro Drum Machine & Pads. 

Audio Technica AT2020 USB Microphone.

Vic Firth Drum Sticks.

Various VST Software for Keyboards, Guitars & Mixing.

Cubase 5.

Ableton Live 8.

Steinberg Wavelab.

Influences are from mainly 70's Prog/Rock/Blues/Traditional Folk/Electronic Music.                    