Andrew Ostler
Encyclopedia
Andrew Ostler is an English synthesizer
player, programmer and loop musician
.
He is best known for being half of Darkroom
and has also remixed tracks by No-Man
and Bass Communion
.
As Carbon Boy:
Contributed a track to Collection 2: Moving - (Databloem, 2003)
As guest musician / remixer:
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
player, programmer and loop musician
Music loop
In electroacoustic music, a loop is a repeating section of sound material. Short sections of material can be repeated to create ostinato patterns...
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He is best known for being half of Darkroom
Darkroom (electronic music project)
Darkroom is a British electronic music project created by Andrew "Os" Ostler and Michael Bearpark .Other contributors to the project have been Tim Bowness and Peter Chilvers ....
and has also remixed tracks by No-Man
No-Man
No-Man are a British art-pop duo formed in 1987 as No Man Is An Island by singer Tim Bowness and multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson . The band has so far produced six studio albums and a number of singles/outtakes collections...
and Bass Communion
Bass Communion
Bass Communion is a side project of Steven Wilson, best known for his lead role in the rock band Porcupine Tree. Records released under the name "Bass Communion" are in an ambient or electronic vein - lengthy drone-heavy compositions...
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Selected discography
As Darkroom: seeAs Carbon Boy:
- Carbon Boy EP - (peoplesound.com, 2000)
- Baby Croon EP - (peoplesound.com, 2001)
Contributed a track to Collection 2: Moving - (Databloem, 2003)
As guest musician / remixer:
- No-ManNo-ManNo-Man are a British art-pop duo formed in 1987 as No Man Is An Island by singer Tim Bowness and multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson . The band has so far produced six studio albums and a number of singles/outtakes collections...
, Flowermix - (Hidden Art, 1995) - Bass CommunionBass CommunionBass Communion is a side project of Steven Wilson, best known for his lead role in the rock band Porcupine Tree. Records released under the name "Bass Communion" are in an ambient or electronic vein - lengthy drone-heavy compositions...
, Bass Communion (Reconstructions and Recycling) - (Headphone DustHeadphone DustHeadphone Dust is the name of a record label set up by British musician and audio engineer Steven Wilson to issue music by his solo projects. Many of them are one-off limited editions. The label primarily distributes music by Bass Communion, IEM and Wilson's "Cover Version" singles...
, 2003)