Retic
About
Retic (Douglas Teike) born 1973 in Indianapolis, USA, began to show interest in all things musical from a very early age. Early compositions committed to cassette tape were rhythmic in nature and it was soon apparent that drums and percussion were his major fascination. In addition, he began to experiment with synthesizers and other sundry keyboard instruments from about age 10 onwards.
His college curriculum consisted of music theory and composition, as well as the technical stuff: Recording, computer music, acoustics, C-sound, Max. This was a launching point for the creation of sequenced, computer-based music. After an extended period creating several works that were never officially released to the public, Douglas self-released 2 debuts in 2007.
Evoking Boards of Canada sounds but mixing in with some classic Rephlex / Braindance vibes, Retic pushes his sound a tad further than before, coming back with a further distillation of his influences. His music having a pastoral-IDM mood while glitched-out textures of intertwine with crisp atmospherics and emotional beatwork . Taking cues from several genres (ambient, dub reggae, techno, disco, industrial, IDM) makes for a hearty soup of original sounds.
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