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Tristan Arp is an artist, DJ, and composer born in suburban Detroit. His debut solo album Sculpturegardening was released to critical acclaim in 2021 on the UK label Wisdom Teeth, and was followed by a pool, a portal, which DJ Mag named one of the best albums of 2024. He is also a member of the ambient trio Asa Tone and cofounder of the record label Human Pitch, which has held a residency on New York’s Lot Radio since the station’s inception in 2016.
Discography
2024
a pool, a portal [Wisdom Teeth]
“Katakan” (remix for Melati ESP) [Carpark Records]
2023
The Self Elastic [SLINK]
End of a Line of Part of a Circle? [3024]
“Beamed In” [Maloca, VA Compilation]
2022
Entangled Beings [UU, in collaboration with Kellen303]
“A Subtle Shift in Air Pressure” [Grid Records, VA compilation]
2021
Sculpturegardening [Wisdom Teeth]
New Forms (by Asa tone) [Leaving Records]
Alternate Looking Glass [Eternal Ocean]
Oddkin [Human Pitch]
“Migration” [Human Pitch / Adult Swim]
“Ka Chey There (Asa Tone Remix)” [Rollers Recordings]
“Tentacular” [SUZI, VA compilation]
“Barbajia” (Remix for Seagit Arc) [Antimateria Sonora]
“Durma” (remix for Raissa) [Non Archive]
2020
Suggested Forms [Human Pitch]
Temporary Music (by Asa Tone) [Leaving Records]
Slip [Banoffee Pies]
2019
Specie [Human Pitch]
2018
Plexi [Human Pitch]
Pipeline [Human Pitch]
Performances
24/10/24 - Oregon, Osmosis in the Trees
5/10/24 - Nagano, Each Story Festival
3/10/24 - Shanghai, Heim w/ Ben UFO, Yetsuby
1/10/24 - Shanghai, OU HE Festival @ Wigwam, w/ Salamanda, Yu Su*
28/9/24 - Seoul, Sukha w/ Salamanda*
21/9/24 - Beijing, TiNG
20/9/24 - Chengdu, TAG
13/9/24 - Shenzhen, OIL
19/7/24 - Lisbon, Outra Cena
18/7/24 - London, ICA w/ Facta & K-Lone
6/7/24 - Wales, Freerotation w/ Objekt, CCL, Batu
28/6/24 - Barcelona, LAUT
20/6/24 - Vielsam, Belgium, La Nature Festival
14/6/24 - Sparta, NJ, Dripping Festival w/ Bendik Giske, Upsammy
1/6/24 - Bali, Potato Head w/ Erykah Badu*
29/2/24 - NYC, Bossa Nova Civic Club
16/2/24 - Atlanta, The 529
9/12/23 - Portland, Osmosis @ The Watershed
24/11/23 - NYC, Good Room
10/11/23 - Tokyo, Forestlimit
7/11/23 - Tokyo, Circus w/ Salamanda*
5/11/23 - Osaka, Circus w/ Salamanda*
30/10/23 - Melbourne, Eighty-Six Festival w/ Ros Bandt*
28/10/23 - Melbourne, High Note*
30/6/23 - Kyoto, West Harlem
23/6/23 - Nagoya, Togen
22/6/23 - Tokyo, Sustain Release w/ DJ Python, Nick León, Livwutang
21/6/23 - Tokyo, Super Dommune
13/5/23 - Mexico City, Yu Yu
27/4/23 - Mexico City, Bar Oriente
3/3/23 - Detroit, Texture @ Marble Bar w/ Laurel Halo, Marie Davidson
18/2/23 - Mexico City, Centro 316 w/ Mabe Fratti
11/2/23 - Mexico City, Galera
28/1/23 - Austin, Club Eternal
20/1/23 - Mexico City, Kurimanzutto w/ Mabe Fratti
26/11/22 - Mexico City, MUTEK w/ Lorraine James, Andy Stott
12/8/22 - NYC, Mansions w/ Sam Goku
5/8/22 - NYC, Public Records
29/7/22 - Seoul, Modeci
24/7/22 - Bali, Desoner
22/7/22 - Bali, Boiler Room @ Potato Head w/ Floating Points*
11/6/22 - London, Venue MOT
9/6/22 - Berlin, Studio dB
25/5/22 - London, The Waiting Room
20/5/22 - Bristol, Livity Sound @ Strange Brew w/ DJ Plead
17/5/22 - Milan, Combo w/ Piezo
7/5/22 - NYC, Big Room Boogie @ Brooklyn Monarch
25/6/21 - NYC, Elsewhere
4/9/20 - NYC, Nowadays (Virtual Livestream)
7/3/20 - Mexico City, Yu Yu w/ Galcher Lustwerk
20/12/19 - Bali, Potato Head w/ Kelsey Lu
19/9/19 - NYC, Public Records
22/6/19 - NYC, Nowadays w/ Beta Librae
6/4/19 - Mexico City, Yu Yu
2/11/18 - NYC, Jupiter Disco
27/7/18 - NYC, Elsewhere
20/7/18 - NYC, Jupiter Disco
18/6/18 - NYC, H0L0
26/4/18 - NYC, H0L0
*w/ Asa Tone
Exhibitions
16/6/23 - NYC, The Shed - contributed “From the Seams” to sound installation Sonic Sphere, curated by Yaeji
28/10/21 - Guadalajara, Material Art Fair - sound sculpture for Bodega Bodegón w/ Valeria Montero
9/10/21 - Mexico City, Avant.dev - multi-channel sound installation Nada Se Pierde, Todo Se Transforma
13/11/20 - Vancouver, Lobe - 32-channel installation with Asa Tone for New Forms Festival