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Trained in Classical Orchestration and electronics at the Royal College of Music. Also studied Jazz guitar with John Etheridge. Previously a session musician, arranger and synthesizer programmer for most of the major record labels Dave Bessell is currently a recording artist on the DiN label specialising in electronica. More info here.
'' Wee have also Sound-houses, wher we practise and demonstrate all Sounds, and the Generation. Wee have harmonies which you have not, of Quarter-Sounds, and lesser Slides of Sounds. Diverse Instruments of Musick likewise to you unknowne, some sweeter than any you have; Together with Bells and Rings that are dainty and sweet. Wee represent Small Sounds as well as Great and Deepe; Likewise Great Sounds, Extenuate and Sharpe; Wee make diverse Tremblings and Warblings of Sounds, which in their Originalle are Entire. Wee represent and imitate all Articulate Sounds and Letters, and the Voices and Notes of Beasts and Birds. Wee have certain Helps, which sett to the Eare doe further the Hearing greatly. Wee have also diverse Strange and Artificiall Echos's, Reflecting the Voice many times, and as it were Tossing it: And some that give back the Voice lowder than it come, some Shriller, some Deeper; Yea some rendering the Voice, Differing in the letters or Articulate Sound, from that they receyve, Wee have also means to convey Sounds in Trunks and Pipes, in strange Lines, and Distances.''
Francis Bacon, The New Atlantis, 1624.
Latest News
My most recent solo electronic album on DiN records can be found here
The reissue of my original 2010 solo electronic album 'analogue' can be found here
My live set from Awakenings is available here.
New/old Node album. Unreleased material from the original Node archives can be found here
New guitar psychedelic stoner rock record. With Liam Boyle. here
New electronic collaboration on a new label, Imaginator with Liam Boyle can be found here
The third collaboration with Parallel Worlds is available here.
The ambient collaboration with Ishq now available here. This release also comes with a link to download a virtual reality version of the full album (WIn 10, Occulus).
You can find the Node Live Bluray here.
I composed a soundtrack to accompany the Folk Horror exhibition to be shown at Falmouth University from 4th to the 6th Sept.
The soundtrack is now available here The download also includes some artwork from the exhibition and a link to a secret 3D world.
The Node Live record is available here. The last Node album can be found here both cd and download available.
You can find my youtube channel here, with synth tutorials and videos for various tracks.
You can also follow me on my bandcamp page where I usually release things that don't fit with my electronic releases on the DiN label (for those you need the DiN bandcamp page)
https://davebessell.bandcamp.com/
DiN also have a site that ships locally to the USA to save you shipping costs which you can find here -
If you are in Europe and are concerned about shipping costs from the UK you can find most of my releases at Groove Unlimited who ship at local rates within Europe.