Electric Tones

Electric Tones
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Background information
Genres	Electronica
Years active	2000-Present
Associated acts	Bomb The Bass Opiate A.P.E. Ricardo Avacado Slowfall
Website	www.electrictones.com www.myspace.com/electrictones

Electric Tones is an independent record label owned and run by British composer and producer Tim Simenon. The label, which is based in Amsterdam, was launched in 2000, and is dedicated to the release of electronic-based compositions, generally fitting into the field known as Electronica.

Because of certain similarities between Electronica's compositional, production and editing styles, and aspects of the more mainstream Dance music genre, the two worlds sometimes overlap. It is not uncommon for certain artists to move between the two scenes - as with label boss, Tim Simenon.

Simenon very occasionally releases his own compositions through the label, either under the alias of Bomb The Bass or as the more experimental Flow Creator.

The first Electric Tones release was a four-track compilation EP, entitled Electric Tones 1234 - with the name of the release reflecting how the collection included the first, second, third and fourth tracks released on the label. Issued in 2000, and taking the form of two 7-inch singles, the EP marked the recording debut of Opiate, aka Thomas Knak. Knak has since achieved a mainstream profile of sorts through his collaboration with Björk, on her hugely successful Vespertine album - for which Knak co-wrote and produced several tracks.

Also featured was a cut called Croissant by Club Off Chaos, which is an outfit led by Jaki Liebzeit, drummer with the band, Can. The EP was rounded off with the notable inclusion of several tracks by a hitherto unknown act, called Flow Creator. Upon reading the credits closely, this turned out to be another alter-ego for Tim Simenon.