Melbourne based Malphemist (Brendan Armstrong) is not your classic composer. He was not brought up in a musical household. There were no treasure troves of amazing vinyls to explore. Bryan Adams was considered the pinnacle of artistry. No really. Yeah I'm sorry too. *Ahem* He started life as a professional computer nerd, developing software for the automation of audio/visual systems for establishments such as the Arts Centre and Melbourne Museum. After a decade of that (along with a few detours into the realms massage therapy, architecture, event management, entheogenics and pornography) he decided the only option left was to take his hobby of DJing to the next logical step of music production. Despite a year of training at the Australian Institute of Music, he has so far proven incapable of playing an instrument, singing in tune or even distinguishing between a major and a minor chord. Sheet music brings on a cold sweat. Never one to let a complete lack of talent stand in his way, he found refuge from the tyranny of tonality in the worlds of electronic music and sound composition. Freed from the pesky inconveniences of physical instruments, notation and human performers he crafts dark, experimental soundscapes and underground electronic dance music (don't call it EDM unless you fancy a lengthy rant on the crime against humanity that is the crass commercialisation of art). He looks to high technologies for inspiration and innovation, taking every opportunity to surpass the limits of human abilities. He sees his role as that of 'meta­composer', crafting rules and algorithms that generate the composition itself. The music of the future cannot be composed by mere humans. He continues to DJ techno and drum'n'bass weaving his signature dark, broody, tribal atmospheres at local festivals such as Rainbow Serpent Festival, Earthcore and Samsara. His sets are more than random assortments of tracks, they are carefully crafted journeys through alternate realities. He invites you to lose yourself in his mystical worlds of darkness, mystery, intrigue and wonder.…Melbourne based Malphemist (Brendan Armstrong) is not your classic composer. He was not brought up in a musical household. There were no treasure troves of amazing vinyls to explore. Bryan Adams was considered the pinnacle of artistry. No really. Yeah I'm sorry too. *Ahem* He started life as a professional computer nerd, developing software for the automation of audio/visual systems for establishments such as the Arts Centre and Melbourne Museum. After a decade of that (along with a few detours into the realms massage therapy, architecture, event management, entheogenics and pornography) he decided the only option left was to take his hobby of DJing to the next logical step of music production. Despite a year of training at the Australian Institute of Music, he has so far proven incapable of playing an instrument, singing in tune or even distinguishing between a major and a minor chord. Sheet music brings on a cold sweat. Never one to let a complete lack of talent stand in his way, he found refuge from the tyranny of tonality in the worlds of electronic music and sound composition. Freed from the pesky inconveniences of physical instruments, notation and human performers he crafts dark, experimental soundscapes and underground electronic dance music (don't call it EDM unless you fancy a lengthy rant on the crime against humanity that is the crass commercialisation of art). He looks to high technologies for inspiration and innovation, taking every opportunity to surpass the limits of human abilities. He sees his role as that of 'meta­composer', crafting rules and algorithms that generate the composition itself. The music of the future cannot be composed by mere humans. He continues to DJ techno and drum'n'bass weaving his signature dark, broody, tribal atmospheres at local festivals such as Rainbow Serpent Festival, Earthcore and Samsara. His sets are more than random assortments of tracks, they are carefully crafted journeys through alternate realities. He invites you to lose yourself in his mystical worlds of darkness, mystery, intrigue and wonder.WWWW…