IG88A child with
cephalopelvic
disproportion
was born unto
two
unsuspecting
and young
parents. His
name was
Branden Clarke
(IG88) and he
was to live in
a small redneck
town on the
outskirts of
Seattle WA. At
the age of 10
he was given an
old beat up
classical
guitar. Leading
him down a road
of adolescent
confusion
inspiring
musical
expression and
eventually more
instruments.
He soon found
himself
infatuated with
all kinds of
recording in
late 2003 when
a local
alternative
High School had
small Pro Tools
based studios.
He continued
education in
MIDI and audio
production.
Soon purchasing
an MPC and
realizing his
creative flow
programming
with pads and
obscure vinyl
samples.
Inspired by
Science
Fiction, video
games, specific
succubus women
and caffeine,
he documents
his life
journey.
Combining field
recordings,
organic
instruments and
meticulously
programmed
synthesizers.
IG88 creates
beats over
synthetic
babies breath
and a type of
glitchy
atmospheric
trip
hop over
distant vocals.
Illustrating
audio
soundscapes of
depressed
droids twisting
knobs and
poking pads to
construct
generic stuffed
animal vending
machines.
Collaboration
with artist
Ricky Wilson
can be found on
IDMF003 - Mind
Tree. IG88???s
debut album
Mutual
MAstication
will be
released in
2009.