Ambient tip! Amsterdam based artist Arjan Timmermans. Avont's #1 EP was mainly created withthe use of a four-track tape machine, guitar, hardwaresynths and a eurorack modular synthesizer. Avontjuxtaposes the element of chance and the glitches thatare inherent in the use of tape loops, with meticuloussound design and synthesizer programming;combining with the lush Rhodes piano improvisationsof Onno Beukenhorst on "Camtas", while the ambientof "Even" is based on a classic jazz chord progression.Arjan Timmermans studied music at London'sMiddlesex University, has been a successful sounddesigner for creative brands such as Van GoghMuseum and Bas Kosters and gained notoriety withnew wave and electro infused solo performances inEuropean clubs in the early 00's. For the music on thisEP, he was equally influenced by electronic acts likeBitchin Bajas, the krautrock of Harmonia and jazz artists such as Jakob Bro and The Necks.
