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Mind over MIDI a.k.a. Helge Tømmervåg is from Kristiansund on the north-west coast of Norway. He has been working with electronic music since the beginning of the 80's, first as a member of synth-pop band ToC, and later as Mind over MIDI. After a few compilation contribution, he was signed to Beatservice Records in 1995. His early works was in the british experimental style, drawing inspiration from µ-ziq, Autechre and Aphex Twin. He then evolved into more minimal soundscapes inspired by a.o. Richie Hawtin/Plastikman and Mauritzio/Basic Channel, mixing this minimalistic approach with an "arctic" ambience and feel, inspired by a.o. Biosphere. After five albums, Mind over MIDI left Beatservice Records in 2006. After a few silent years, he continued to release albums and EP's on small dedicated lables such as Silent Seasons, Diametric, Hibernate, Whitelabrecs and Rohs! Records, and on his own Berserk Fabrik. Some of the tracks from these releases was compiled on the Beatservice album Update in 2014. Mind over MIDI will return to Beatservice Records autumn 2020 with a special commission: Helge Tømmervåg was given to photos from photographer Einar Bangsund, and the assignment: make music that fits these two pictures. The result was "Gimsøy, Lofoten" EP1 and EP2. Later in the autumn, the 25 year anniversary of Elektrical Aktivity will be celebrated by releasing the original three EP's digitally, including those tracks that didn't end up on the CD, plus additional bonus tracks.
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Discography
compilation contributions
Remixes
on the remix album Zipcode (CD Polygram Finland 1996) on a free CD with a norwegian fashion magazine on Strawberries 7" (BSS025-6) (Beatservice 1999) on Mind over MIDI reworks 7" (BSS035) (Beatservice 2000) unreleased on Recoloured remix CD (Universal 2001) unreleased on Mind over MIDI reworks 7" (BSS035) (Beatservice 2000)
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