Talvihorros is London based composer Ben Chatwin’s study of guitar and electronics. Numerous techniques are used to coax a myriad of sounds from both acoustic and electric guitars. Home-made and vintage electronic equipment are used to process and manipulate recorded material into dense and dark sound collages, augmented with analogue synths, organs, bells, percussion and static.
Talvihorros improvises live with an electric guitar through pedals and is often joined by a percussionist; a live album is due in 2012. He has shared the stage with Tim Hecker, Barn Owl, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, Machinefabriek and Stephan Mathieu.
Discography:
Some Ambulance – Benbecula Records, 2009
Music In Four Movements – Hibernate Records, 2010
Descent Into Delta – Hibernate Records, 2011
“Descent Into Delta is an album of gorgeously sustained, oceanic tones that ebb and subside with an implacable, almost organic, form of logic. But while the sheer breadth of textures is undoubtedly astounding, it’s Chatwin’s ear for melody that really impresses, imbuing the album with a sense of gut-wrenching melancholy and drama that’s all too often overlooked by ostensibly similar artists.”
– Drowned In Sound