Dweller at the Threshold
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Dweller at the Threshold (DATT) was an electronic music
band based in Portland, Oregon
, USA from 1993 to 2005. The band lineup changed through the years but primarily consisted of Paul Ellis and Dave Fulton. Ellis left the band sometime after the third CD, Ouroborus, was released. 2004 saw the release of Full Boundary Condition and Passenger 4. The former was a 3 disk box set that contained the first 2 DATT CDs remastered and a third disk of a live performance of the band after Ouroborus was released, while the latter was a collaborative effort with the Dutch group Free System Projekt.
Dweller at the Threshold was one of the few US based electronic music bands to have performed in the Berlin School
style of electronic music. The band has performed internationally at electronic music festivals and on both the east and west coasts of the United States. DATT has received national airplay on PRI's Echoes, XM radio, Hearts of Space
.
Dave Fulton continued on with John Duval and played several live shows through 2005.
Currently there are no plans to record again as DATT, the WWW site is being redesigned and DATT will go to sleep.
and Rudy Adrian
. Paul Ellis continues to record and release music in 2007.
Dave Fulton is working with Giles Reaves
on a collaborative project called "The Range". It was released in April 2007.
Also a rock project with Cord Amato (of PDX group Wow & Flutter
) and Weigh Brown has been mixed and is slated for release in the winter of 2007.
Both projects have shows and small tours planned.
Jess Fry has been added as a full time member after the spring and summer tours of the Dave Fulton/Giles Reaves Project. A new band name is being considered.
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
band based in Portland, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, USA from 1993 to 2005. The band lineup changed through the years but primarily consisted of Paul Ellis and Dave Fulton. Ellis left the band sometime after the third CD, Ouroborus, was released. 2004 saw the release of Full Boundary Condition and Passenger 4. The former was a 3 disk box set that contained the first 2 DATT CDs remastered and a third disk of a live performance of the band after Ouroborus was released, while the latter was a collaborative effort with the Dutch group Free System Projekt.
Dweller at the Threshold was one of the few US based electronic music bands to have performed in the Berlin School
Berlin School of electronic music
The Berlin School of electronic music, or just Berlin School, was a development of electronic music in the 1970s, shaped by Berlin-based artists like Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream and Ashra....
style of electronic music. The band has performed internationally at electronic music festivals and on both the east and west coasts of the United States. DATT has received national airplay on PRI's Echoes, XM radio, Hearts of Space
Hearts of Space
Hearts of Space is a United States weekly syndicated public radio show featuring music of a contemplative nature drawn largely from the ambient, New Age and electronic genres, while also including classical, world, Celtic, experimental, and other music selections...
.
Dave Fulton continued on with John Duval and played several live shows through 2005.
Currently there are no plans to record again as DATT, the WWW site is being redesigned and DATT will go to sleep.
Members after leaving
Paul Ellis has released several solo CDs and has worked with other electronic and acoustic musicians such as Steve RoachSteve Roach
-Collaboration albums:-Compilation albums:* The Lost Pieces – rarities collection* Truth & Beauty: The Lost Pieces Volume Two – rarities collection* Dreaming.....
and Rudy Adrian
Rudy Adrian
Rudy Adrian is an ambient musician from Dunedin in New Zealand. Working in styles ranging from beatless atmospheric music to heavily sequenced electronica, Adrian has released several albums of his music, as well as producing sound track for television in his profession as a sound engineer for...
. Paul Ellis continues to record and release music in 2007.
Dave Fulton is working with Giles Reaves
Giles Reaves
Giles Reaves is a multi-instrumentalist sound artist and audio engineer who has composed albums of space music. His most recognized album, Sea of Glass, 1992, peaked at #11 on the Billboard Top New Age Albums chart.-Biography:...
on a collaborative project called "The Range". It was released in April 2007.
Also a rock project with Cord Amato (of PDX group Wow & Flutter
Wow & Flutter
Wow & Flutter is an indie rock trio from Portland, Oregon. Formed in 1997 by Cord Amato, the current line-up consists of Cord, Jack Houston and Ryan Matheson....
) and Weigh Brown has been mixed and is slated for release in the winter of 2007.
Both projects have shows and small tours planned.
Jess Fry has been added as a full time member after the spring and summer tours of the Dave Fulton/Giles Reaves Project. A new band name is being considered.
Discography
- No Boundary Condition (1996) EurockEurockEurock is a worldwide music promotion company founded by Archie Patterson in 1971. The name "Eurock" is short for "European Rock" although the scope of the company quickly expanded worldwide.There are over 2,700 bands profiled in Eurock's index....
ECD2013 - Generation, Transmission, Illumination (1998) EurockEurockEurock is a worldwide music promotion company founded by Archie Patterson in 1971. The name "Eurock" is short for "European Rock" although the scope of the company quickly expanded worldwide.There are over 2,700 bands profiled in Eurock's index....
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