The artist formerly known as "Belief Systems" now goes under the name "Mantic".
Belief Systems Recordings label founder and recording artist Darin Marshall
first heard the sounds of Acid House in San Diego in 1989 while club-hopping and
record shopping in Southern California. His early electronic music influences
ranged from Depeche Mode and Kraftwerk to Nine Inch Nails and Nitzer Ebb.
After moving to the Bay Area in 1990 to test audio and MIDI recording software
with Opcode Systems, Inc., Darin began to dabble in the emerging genres of house,
techno and electro music back when the electronica genre was still referred to
as techno by the press.
In 1995, Belief Systems Recordings was created and, under the new electronica
umbrella, the trance, techno, and electro genres would never be the same again
as the label's critically acclaimed releases were quickly tossed into the mixes
of respected club DJs around the globe.
Belief Systems Recordings emerged from its early progressive trance origins and
has since added a unique California twist to the minimal techno, IDM and classic
80s electro genres. The latest sonic experiments from Belief Systems founder and
artist Darin Marshall flash back vivid memories of acid house, techno and
electro classics with a personal, contemporary progressive techno slant.
Darin's unique approach to the musical construction process has evolved and
mutated as the electronica genre has matured and evolved into a wide variety of
specialized sub-genres and styles. His unique artistic progression and
distinctive musical style can be observed by sampling the diverse palette of
music he's produced and released on Belief Systems Recordings and many other
record labels.
Darin currently assembles and arranges his eclectic cuts from within the
cavernous walls of the Vulcan Foundry in Oakland, CA's Fruitvale artist live/work
warehouse district.
All of the music available here was created using a Macintosh computer, boat
loads of samples, a cheap microphone and a sledgehammer. Many pieces of gear
were harmed, maimed or auctioned off at below market prices in the making of
these tracks.
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