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- TenTen or TEN is an experiment/ambient band from Leeds and London England which is led by musicians Dominic Deane and Jonny Fryer. Ten started out as a solo project in April 2009 by Dominic Deane.Ten had his gigging debut in June 2009 at the City Screen in York. Ten’s sound combines electronic keys, shoegaze noise and percussion with the acoustic sounds of glockenspiel and a string quartet to create a beautiful sound-scape that moves from slow, eerie and melancholic to pulsating and optimistic. Ten have toured extensively around the UK, Europe and the United States, having performed with Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai, Vessels, The Declining Winter and Codes in the Clouds. With a revolving cast of guest musicians Ten’s current live band is Dominic Deane Jonny fryer and sometimes Viola player Angela Chan.Ten released there first record ‘Journeys’ which was recorded at York University with a live string quartet in June 2009. This first release was well received by both local and national press. The album was released on digital and CD formats notably on North East label ‘Cathedral Transmissions’ and ‘Owls’ Label based in Perth, AustraliaIn April 2010 a spilt EP with American band ‘Finneyerkes’ was released with some of the tracks featuring from the ‘Journeys’ record and released by Manchester label 'Heat Death Records'.On the 18th of October 2010 ‘Ten’ released a new six track EP entitled ‘Lowlands' Its a homage to the nature sounds of the fens in Cambridgeshire, its a slightly different direction in sound combining stripped back analogue sounds with blends of acoustic and classical instruments. This long awaited EP was released on all digital formats and on limited handmade screen printed CD’s on ‘Monday 18th of October 2010’.Here's what a few people have said: "cloud-filled electronic pulse" - Drowned in Sound , "Highly recommended" - Fluid Radio, "Very pretty" - Norman Records, "Soothing electronica" - GodIsInTheTV "pulsing electronica with a chilled out kinda vibe" - whisperinandhollerinWeb Site: https://www.tenthegreat,com Myspace: https://www.myspace.com/tenthegreat Soundcloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/tenthegreatFacebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/ten/105000354290?ref=sgmEmail: tenthegreat@gmail.com - Helge Meyer ist ein experimenteller Musiker und Medienkünstler aus Hamburg. In seinen elektronischen Improvisationen nutzt er das Klangmaterial verschiedener analoger Synthesizer, Filter, Verzerrer und anderer Boutique-Effekte, um sich so seinem ästhetischen Bezug zu musikalischen Genres wie Japanoise, Drone oder Ambient zu nähern. http://www.soundcloud.com/helgemeyer