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the house is where the model is made.
in the beginning, there was just an idea.
then came analog and early digital synthesizers,
roland drum machines and sequencers,
pedals and reel-to-reel.
more ideas on currents
from western and eastern philosophy,
used dental chair parts,
and wherever else they come from.
TMP
the model productions
markie went on to develop the model productions (t.m.p.) with friends and fellow students in 1998, and they self-published a manifesto. out of this came a series of semi-annual philosophic-kraut-pop parties in Philadelphia warehouses over the next few years. these performances became more and more elaborate over time, and were facilitated by many artists, designers, photographers, poets and actors who were moved by the central themes of the model and t.m.p. the live experiences were woven into loose narratives, suffused with pulsating beats and drones and video, telegraphic speech punctuated by nonsense and other surprises.
th model
in 2003, markie made a record that was both less than
and more than what came before. it was
and this was now th model.
these ideas and sounds were presented at two or three
experiential parties in and around Philadelphia.
the final performance of th model was
a solitary ceremony
held in the Western part of Iceland
photographed by co-founding t.m.p. partner
Jeremy Evans Thomas in 2005.
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