Of Finnish descent, but born and raised in California, Tin Man now has a home in Vienna, a town perfectly suited to his deep and moody productions. Tin Man launched his Global A label project in 2004. The first two releases, 'Places' and 'Acid Acid', weighed in at three pieces of vinyl each, and showcased his two major musical passions: fragile deep electronica and acid house. Tin Man has acclaimed releases on the Finnish record label Sähkö / Keys of Life, Cheap Records from Vienna, and continues with new releases on his own imprint, Global A . While Tin Man's output is diverse in its references, certain underpinnings can be heard throughout. There is always a strong reference to Acid House music, as well as a strong reference to Ambient and Electronic Pop music from the past 30 years. Tin Man's newer output features his voice and follows a "concept album" format. Thus, complete records are as important as individual songs. The songs tend to follow a simple structure with changes that grow slowly within motifs. Mood construction and story telling are both equally important. And with each new record, there are new historical references to tell different stories. Tin Man also continues with his passion for Acid House by continuing to produce retro-acid tracks and playing live shows regularly. These live shows celebrate early house music, its hypnotic charm, and its blissful raw energy.

Tin Man makes music rooted in Acid House. What is Acid House? Depending on where your interests lie, there are quite a few different angles you could approach the subject from. Tin Man comes from the the raw side of the early days of Acid House; the formative years when Acid House broke from Disco and New York House music to focused on a harder funk groove and heavy jacking binary beats. Beyond that, with the introduction of the 303 into the mix, Acid House broke from the musical constraints of other popular dance musics. A constantly modulated, organically developing bass groove caused a major shift in what the focus of electronic dance music could and would be. Some twenty odd years later, this shift is still an exciting root aspect to focus on in dance music.

With a killer new album release 'Neo Neo Acid' just dropped on Absurd Recordings / Acid Test, we got the man to get Straight to the Point...

First record bought...

Jimi Hendrix - Axis Bold as Love

Last record I listened to was...

Christian Vogel - Enter the Tub - Shitkatapult Records The captivating sounds have reminded me to revisit his 90s techno catalogue.

The record I pretend I don't love is

I am not embarrassed about any music I like. I will just refrain from playing some tracks if I know people around are irritated by them.

The record I always go back to…

Armando - Confusion's Revenge. Totally funky. Totally mental.

My biggest musical inspiration is...

Acid House.

My first gigging experience was…

My first live dance p.a. was in 2006 in Augsburg, Germany. I was nervous and my hosts were feeding me lots of Bavarian beer. It turned out to be very fun in the end.

My worst gigging experience was…

Luckily, I have not had any experiences that were too bad. Inevitably, one encounters long travels, broken gear, being replaced as a DJ by rude bastards, and greedy ones along the way. Its best to keep yourself in check.

My best gigging experience was…

All my recent gigs have been great. Especially playing more wild acid jams. A few weeks ago in Stockholm my drum machine broke down and someone loaned me his from his studio so I could play at a party in the forest outside town. Super nice.

The person I would most like to share a stage with would be…

GG Allin

If I wasn’t a musician/DJ I would be a…

Artist.

Favorite YouTube video...

I like Japanese Technopop...

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