Halfbeak is the art-pop, industrial, electronica and modern classical stylings of Tim Gum.
Halfbeak's warped world of crazy is inspired as much by visual art and literature as music. Curiosity and the explorations of sounds, rhythm and ideas that follow.
New LP ‘In The Tongue’, the 30th unofficial Halfbeak LP, is as good a place as any to start for the uninitiated. Blankets of piano lines and rhythms, time-warped and desecrated, entice the listener into a candle-lit sound-world where musical ‘rules’ and tropes evaporate. The title is a nod to Erik Satie, who oft’ delighted in commanding his pianists to play ‘on the tongue’. Here we get to the meat of the matter.
Similar artists: Radiohead, Erik Satie, Steve Reich, Brian Eno, Nick Cave, The Dirty Three