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Member Since: 12/16/2003
Band Website: www.djtant.com
Band Members: MPC 2000, MegaBox Toy Drum, Yamaha PSS170, Harmonica, RC-50 Loop Station, Zoom 505, Mini KP, RV3 Delay, PMC 05 Pro SL Sampler Dj Mixer, 1200 Turntable, Scratched Up Vinyl.
Influences: tobacco, black moth super rainbow, four tet, dj krush, dj shadow, boards of canada, lusine, jel, alias, prefuse 73, jose gonzalez, battles, refused, pinback, subtle, j-dilla, aesop rock, dosh, boom-bip, stereolab, chris clark, nobody, to roccoco rot, broken social scene, fanny pack, red snapper, Buck 65, boom boom satellites.
PDX: menomena, dat'r, quiet countries, brokaw, sleepyhead, shambles, poindexta p, wilding, gouseion, lactacious, copy, gulls, alan singley, talkdemonic, modernstate, point juncture wa, dykeritz, starfucker, e*rock, masmod, lifesavas, thirty-ought six and your fuggin mom
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notes of abrasion
dismal city, 2006
holocene compilation
holocene music, 2006
puretone audiotonomy v3
eardrums for eyelids, 2006
puretone audiotonomy v2
eardrums for eyelids, 2004
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eMUSIC
tantalize.tangent.tantrum
self release, 2003
PRESSWith his second release, DJ Tan’t offers up a remarkable selection of self produced audio treats that blur the lines between drum n’ bass and hip hop. For the hip hop enthusiast, there are tracks that offer the kicks and snares in their purest form. When he begins to explore the realm of drum n’ bass, this is where he really begins to stand out. In the blink of an eye, DJ Tan’t can feverishly swing from somber piano keys to funky drums and snares to thrilling bass patterns. His full range as a producer shines intensely on this set.
- Modernfix Magazine Aug '07 issue 56
DJ Tan't's label is called Dismal City, which I can only imagine is a reference to his hometown. I was in Portland once, and I thought it was utterly delightful. It was sunny for me that day, but I can picture things being pretty dreary if it was rainy and overcast. Seemingly a tribute to his dismal city, Notes of Abrasion is a fine collection of moody, instrumental beats that aren't afraid to break from the abstract hip-hop formula. In other words, he's influenced as much by Prefuse 73 as DJ Shadow, who is the obvious reference point. The album-opening "On the Gallows" features raps by Sleepyhead, but after that the beats are refreshingly rap-free. Surging downbeat leviathans like "Lollipop" are largely the order of the day, but they are pleasant interspersed with more imaginative, upbeat affairs like the unpredictable, Daedelus-esque "Daughter of Wolves" and the excellent "Concerto Red," which pairs percussive, experimental piano loops with grimy breakbeats. "Mercury Breeze" is another nice surprise, with its slow, dubbed-out groove that somehow morphs into a rolling breakbeat burner complete with old Casio drum sounds. Other highlights include the epic, atmospheric "Jasmine in Blue" and the somber, near-beatless "Tom the Waiter." Anyone can make beats, but it takes an artist to flip sounds into something fresh and adventurous. Tan't has got the skills and the ideas; hopefully he'll be getting some much-deserved shine on his dismal city once word gets out about this joint.
- DJ Verb, Ground Lift Magazine Sept '06Last winter, the Lucky Madison record label got a national distribution deal and had to cut some of the acts from its roster. DJ Tan’T, a.k.a. Paul Lynch, was one of ‘em. That’s a damn shame: dude is seriously one of the best rising talents of electronic music in Portland. It’s one of the first names that serious heads like Marius Libman (Copy) or David Chandler (Solenoid) drop when you ask about the future of the scene here. This track is off Tan’T’s upcoming disc Notes of Abrasion, and it’s straight-up DJ Alias style. Two minutes of wandering piano solo finds the perfect measure to drop in a beat, and a half-minute later Sleepyhead joins in with some razor-sharp anglo-rap a la Telephone Jim Jesus or 13 & God. Sweet.
- Willamette Week, Local Cut July '06
Record Label: Dismal City
Type of Label: Indie
