t dot
est

electronic experimental music
testing since 2015

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MAD is inspired by trip to Madrid in June 2024. It unites sounds of multiple genres into a single EDM experience – spanish lyrics, fast tempo, lots of vocals claps and positive harmonies. Operatic and choral voices set against lush synthesized backdrops, at times backed by Trap and House beats.

t dot est enriches sonic beauty of the past with 21st century technology.

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bio

Year 2014. Stavanger, Norway. That’s where the idea of an experimental music project called t dot est has been brought to life. Its name can be interpreted as a test or dealing with something. It’s not surprising therefore why the man behind the project prefers anonymity – when others are concentrating on documenting their lives on social media, he is focusing on building a concept of a new album. His music is a mixture of IDM, electronica, ambient with a hint of jazz and classical sounds.

t dot est wants the productions to be like good films and books – musical stories with the beginning and the end. That’s the main reason the works has the topical threads – for example there’s a DYSTOPIAN Thread (albums like BLMRVRSD, DSTPNPLS, FRMTHDSTNT), ANOTN (albums like Project Anton, PA2, re: Anton, A40) and Travel Thread (albums like NORDSTEPS, B in, DOT). Each of those threads is characterized by recording and production technique as well as compositions assumptions. The other important part of those threads are graphics commonly made by well-educated artists from Academy Of Fine Arts.

Results of this hard work are albums and singles released by labels like Onionwave, RUSKA BURSA, Addicted to Music Studios and cooperations with musicians and remixers like Jexus, Susana Jara, Ania Dudek, Jakub Żytecki, Simen Kiil Halvorsen, Julie Hasfjord, Cinar Timur, Szymon Mika, Demsky, maga, Paweł Szamburski, Rafał Dutkiewicz, P.A.F.F, Maro Music, Zeu5, Piotr Figiel and many others.

t dot est creates new projects to show that being faithful to the principles of traditional way of creating music is not against modern technology. The perfect example of it is combining human voice, usually in the form of female opera or folk singing with experimental electronics. That kind of approach is the reason why every album of t dot est has its own, unique sound.

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albums

Mad

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production

Guests: La Bermudez, Estere Silvera, Laura Gomez, N1E, Jxagra

Cover art : Magda Kufel Project

Production by t dot est

Released 28th October 2024 by Runa Records

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Guests: Julie Hasfjord, Camila Hole, Alexi Otto Antero Heinola, Johannes Solvang, Simen Kiil Halvorsen, Thim Alvestad, Magnus Murphy Joelson, Łukasz Kurzydło, Michał Wierba, Herman Erik Arff Gulseth, Alexander Hoholm

Production by t dot est

Cover art by Dr hab. Jakub Pierzchała

Released 17th May 2018 by t dot est

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inspired by

t dot est was inspired mostly by the artists combining electronic and acoustic music such as: Ben Lukas Boysen, Kiasmos, Nils Frahm, deadmau5, Olafur Arnalds, but also IDM representatives: Fizzarum, Clapan, Aphex Twin and jazz performers: Esbjorn Svensson Trio, Tord Gustavsen, Iiro Rantala and Helge Lien. Exept from music, t dot est finds inspirations in travels (Nordsteps and DOT album) as well as in story based scenarios (4 albums saga – ANTON) and documentaries ( DISCOVERYPULSE Singles).

Also, the name t dot est can be interpreted straight forward as test, a struggle or as a „tribute to” project by Esbjorn Svensson Trio.

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reviews

cgm.pl

„You don’t need words to tell the story. Music is enough. In over-stimulated world we need to find a minimalism. That’s the method chosen by t dot est, creating his newest album, released by Onionwave. […] The key to understanding his message is dualism – every piece is based on two tempos, which is a reference to nature and technology, reality and dream, tradition and modernity, body and soul.”

cantaramusic.pl

„Cracowian t dot est released another album, this time maintained in the atmosphere of darkness and dystopia. „DSTPNPLS” is – as he says – the answer for mood of 2021.”

electronicbeats.pl

„… t dot est – enigmatic producer from Cracow, who connects in his music genres like ambient, IDM, folk. His newest album is „BLMRVRSD”, released at the end of December. It’s worth to be up to date with his work – it’s a specific journey to melanholic world of sounds.”

strefamusicart.pl

„t dot est is a Cracowian project, which has been started in Stavanger in 2014. In principle, it experiments with genres like IDM, ambient, folk and jazz. […] t dot est is inspired mainly by artists, who connect electronic and acoustic music, IDM and jazz. […] Beyond music inspirations, he refers to travels (“Nordsteps”, “DOT”), feature films (saga of four albums „ANTON”) and nature („BLMRVRSD”, cycle of singles „DISCOVERY PULSE”).

Frequent element of his compositions is human voice, mainly as opera or folk singing („Hulaty”, „Project ANTON” – featuring Sussane Jara, Julie Hasfjord, Olga Ostrowska and Kliros choir). It appears also in „Kurpiowskie”, which is a remix of Lemko and Kurpie songs. On the other hand, „DISCOVERY PULSE” featuring Amandli from Zimbabwe i Daniela Mwangalalo from Kongo contains African chants.”

cantaramusic.pl

„t dot est on his first solo album, explores May days of lockdown and transform them into the piano sounds, but not only. […].
„BLMRVRSD” is perfect to listening during alone walk. I recommend to listen it in order, but even more non-chronogical. That’s when narration suprise you a lot.”

sleepingbagstudios.ca

„I suppose the question is – is it possible that MAD could be better than the MAGICICADA EP? Anything is possible, even if it seems improbable, right? I already felt like that was one of the better records I heard in 2024 after reviewing the set of four songs from t dot est earlier in the summer. „

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collaboration

I am open to collaborating with movies, games, shows and other performances Send me an inquiry and I will prepare a music demo in accordance with your references