tom arthurs and ollie bown electric duo

Tom Arthurs and Ollie Bown (of Icarus) have been working together since January 2004, united by common interests in electronic and improvised music and the aim of devising fluid and meaningful interaction between instruments and computers.

Exploring live and studio work in parallel, the electric duo have developed a personal and multifaceted soundworld, bringing together live and sampled sound, as well as composition and improvisation. Deliberately setting out to avoid the cliché of processed instrumental sound, the duo have developed interactive systems using Max/MSP to create a seamlessly integrated 21st century music.

Their debut EP, out on F-IRE/Not Applicable is now available here, and one of their tracks, Vero was recently featured on the 2nd F-IRE compilation Works 2. The duo recently collaborated with video artists Squint and Brittski on a commission from Lighthouse.

We are currently appearing in a series of events with the other Not Applicable Artists: see here for more details.

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about Ollie Bown:

Ollie has become a distinguished producer, drum programmer and laptop performer through his work in the duo Icarus (The Leaf Label). Icarus’ last album was described by The Wire magazine as one of the top ten electronica albums of 2004. He has done remix work for artists such as Hans-Joachim Rodelius, Fourtet, Murcof and The Creatures, has performed live around Europe alongside Fridge, Kid606, Luke Vibert and the Chicago Underground Trio, and has produced video and interactive work for the Lux Cinema, Creative Review and the Cornerhouse.