Totakeke
Biography_
Totakeke is Frank Mokros, NY-based producer that has managed to capture the attention of electronic music audiophiles and critics alike with his first release for Tympanik Audio titled ‘eLekatota - The Other Side Of The Tracks‘ in early 2008. When he’s not putting out noisy breakcore-tingled industrial under his main project Synth-etik (Hands Productions), Frank focuses on the deeper elements of electronic sound structure with his prolific project Totakeke.
After his first two releases for Frozen Empire Media, a remix for Terrorfakt, and appearances on the ‘Emerging Organisms‘ compilation series, Totakeke joined Tympanik Audio with the release of his 2nd full length album titled ‘eLekatota: The Other Side of the Tracks‘. With thirteen solid tracks of addictive rhythms, richly-layered beats, intriguing samples, and cavernous atmospherics, that all seem to somehow replenish themselves with each listen. ‘eLekatota: The Other Side of the Tracks’ proves to be a timeless opus that has been hailed by critics and fans as one of the finest Industrial productions in years.
The companion CD release ‘Forgotten On The Other Side Of The Tracks‘‘ hit listeners in late 2008 with 10 lost tracks + remixes by Lucidstatic, Pandora’s Black Book, and Terrorfakt.
As an added bonus, Tympanik Audio offered a free 12-track download compilation of Totakeke’s work titled ‘Past:Present:Future‘ featuring selections from the entire Totakeke discography including 4 new tracks from the DCD full-length album ‘The Things That Disappear When I Close My Eyes‘.
In 2009, Totakeke offered his 3rd full-length album ‘The Things That Disappear When I Close My Eyes‘ - a 2CD collection featuring 13 outstanding new songs + remixes by Pneumatic Detach, Access To Arasaka, Flint Glass, Disharmony, Lucidstatic, Zentriert ins Antlitz, and more…
Now, Totakeke unleashes his 4th studio album titled ‘On The First Of November‘ on Tympanik Audio. From beginning to end, ‘On The First Of November‘ gushes with caressing tension and head-nodding beats amidst a swirling torrent of sputtering glitch, ominous pads, punching beat drops, mind-bending breaks, and looming basslines.
Quite possibly Totakeke’s most focused work to date.
Discography_
- On The First Of November [Tympanik Audio 2010]
- The Things That Disappear When I Close My Eyes [Tympanik Audio 2009]
- Fragments Of Thoughts - (pre-order bonus) [Tympanik Audio 2009]
- Aphorism: Surge - Totakeke: Negative Two (rmx by Totakeke) [Tympanik Audio 2009]
- V/A: Emerging Organisms 2 - Totakeke: Patient HM (Response To Conditioning mix) [Tympanik Audio 2008]
- Zentriert ins Antlitz: …No (Demutilated) - Totakeke: Where Their Dreams Die mix [Tympanik Audio 2008]
- Forgotten On The Other Side Of The Tracks [Tympanik Audio 2008]
- Past:Present:Future - free download release (ZIP 150mb) [Tympanik Audio 2008]
- eLekatota: The Other Side Of The Tracks [Tympanik Audio 2008]
- V/A: Emerging Organsims - Totakeke: Power Of Ideas (Hidden Forms Mix) [Tympanik Audio 2007]
- Terrorfakt: Cold World Remixes - Zero (Totakeke remix) [Metropolis 2005]
- At The Train Station On A Saturday Evening [Frozen Empire Media 2004]
- Lament [Frozen Empire Media 2003]
