Symbiosis by Rorquals & Dead Circuits

Rorquals is the exploration of experimental drone music through amplified guitar, organ and electronics to create the honest, the intense and the all encompassing.

Dead Circuits is about writing and performing music in the moment. I record my performances in a single take with "on the fly" arrangement using hand built drone synths, effects and modular synths.

Improvised collaborations have always been part of Rorquals and Dead Circuits live shows. So when given the opportunity by Courier to put out a split album, it seemed like the perfect chance to commit some improv to tape! These two performances are our favourites from the session which we feel show the natural dynamic cross over between both artists styles

Kit Used:

Rorquals - Travis Bean guitar, Casio organ, analog synths, many pedals and many amps.

Dead Circuits - Mutable Instruments Clouds, Make Noise Morphagene, Music Thing Radio Music, Stylophone Gen X, Teenage Engineering PO-12, Casio SA-1, Korg Mono Delay, Blue Echo delay, Chaos Nand drone synth, Rackits Disintegrated Crackle Box, Roland VS1680

Rorquals is the project of Essex based experimental musician and composer Robert Mells - Utilising amplified guitar, organ, electronics and field recordings to create honest and intense compositions merging drone, ambient, electronica, noise and film score work.