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Barry Snaith - art by Simon Gorham
Barry Snaith ( TIJ) - art edited by Barry Snaith/Simon Gorham

From where Derbyshire meets Manchester UK, Barry Snaith is a writer, guitarist, & producer. TIJ  is his solo music, also one half of Euro electro-goth duo m1nk, one half of electronic duo How I Wrote Elastic Man  & one half of band The A2K. Soundscape designer for VR, digital fiction & apps. Plate spinner. Genre fluid.

LATEST RELEASE

Methodology Volume One

A crossover project focussing on soundscapes and contemporary art. 

BUY/DOWNLOAD ALBUM

plus LIMITED EDITION CD

Purchase of the album, digital download or CD, gives you access to QR codes for free downloads of the interactive collaboration between Barry Snaith and Dreaming Methods.

Barry Snaith (TIJ) and Erika Bach as m1nk. Black and white photo. Haunting goth image.

m1nk

Barry Snaith & Erika Bach are European electronic goth band, m1nk. 

Their critically acclaimed album 'm1nk = em one en kay'. was released on Dutch label Seja Records 14/03/2019   

• 'An overwhelming debut, that you just have to hear yourself to believe' - De Subjectivisten  • 'Dares to challenge genres... makes tension sound tempting' - Luminoush Dash Blog • 'It shoots to the top of my chart. They sound like they could be from anywhere...Soho NYC, Berlin, Paris, Slovenia, wherever' - Steve Mecca  • 'It's rare a debut album is so deviously, perfectly delicious' - Chain DLK • 'Undoes all your inhibitions, to the pale white skin of your soul' - Luminous Dash • 'Falls somewhere between a love letter and a suicide note' - Dancing About Architecture • 'Pays homage to many genres, while sounding like none directly. This is for the musically adventurous; those bored by cliche pop and formula radio fare' - floorshimezipper • 'As debut albums go it is nothing short of a triumph' - Dancing About Architecture • 'Erika Bach’s voice slides into your ears like a sharpened stiletto' - Paul Kerr, Fresh On  The Net • 'Just stunning. It’s like one of those magic eye pictures that move as you look at them - there’s nothing like it' - Josie Jo Show • 'Wraps you around like a  seductive poison' - Nel Mertens • 'A ghost appearance of David Bowie , a melted Einstürenze Neubauten and an underwater version of the Virgin Prunes' - Jan Willem Broek

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Barry Snaith  - art by Simon Gorham taken from video still from 'Sing Me Something Sinister' by TIJ.

TIJ

 TIJ (The Inconsistent Jukebox) is the solo music of Barry Snaith. The debut album 'Gig Economy' was released on 

Candy Bomber Music /Seja Records 20/05/2020. New e.p. on the way.

'Hooked me from the first track' - 3HD • 'A must have for all you alternative underground DIY lovers' - Reuters   • 'Impossible to label / Arthouse atmosphere' - Dark Entries  • 'Strongly cinematic / Let your heart and soul get sucked into the screenplay of some cult film' - Luminous Dash  • 'Matured outsider art for grown-ups' - Erik Pols  • 'Peel back more and more layers' - Ken Martinez  • 'Album Of The Year' - Dominic Carlton Jones ‘Spontaneous, dynamic, quirky and above all bonafide' - De Subjectivisten • 'Delivers innovative, immersive songs … you can hardly put your finger on this kaleidoscopic work' - Jan Willem Broek  • 'A wonderfully exploratory, genre-suckerpunching, collection of songs' - Dave Franklin  • 'Wide-ranging, adventurous and brave adrenaline soaked grooves' - Dancing About Architecture

DOWNLOAD THE TIJ ALBUM
Otherworldy heads by Greg Oire 4 cover of How I Wrote Elastic Man album. Barry Snaith Gary Marshall

How I Wrote Elastic Man

How I Wrote Elastic Man are Barry Snaith & Garry Marshall.

DEBUT ALBUM, Changelings, was released 16 March 2022.

'Featuring a crew of guest vocalists' (Luciole Langevine, Ang Kerfoot, Liv Pellegrini, Erika Bach and Karin Tarabochia) alongside the otherworldly art of Greg Oire and Eric Lacombe, HIWEM have created a futurist soundmap for the SpaceX digital age. Imagine Hans Zimmer and Robert Fripp taking The Cocteau Twins on a doomed rocket flight  beyond the corona, listening to dark French cabaret. If you can. If you can't, then listen to this album.' (Joanna Claire, Futurmusik blog). 

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artwork for A2K single. japanese calligraphy OPEN ACCESS NINJA, Barry Snaith (TIJ) Martin Lucas

The A2K

 The A2K band are Barry Snaith and Martin Lucas. The single 'Open Access Ninja' was released on 04/05/21 as a FREE DOWNLOAD in homage to the tour-de-force internet archive activist, Carl Malamud. This track features  NYC blues hero Tad Robinson. Open Access Ninja is the title of the movie about #carlmalamud and the music production for the soundtrack is by Barry Snaith (TIJ) and Martin Lucas.

the a2k SINGLE - FREE DOWNLOAD

SOUNDTRACKS

 Soundscapes for VR, digital storytelling & art installations. Music for adverts & fashion shoots. Play in browser or open the Soundcloud playlist. Drag the soundwave to play next tracks. Or stay put and listen to them all in the background.

Sound Design Live projects

Still from interactive app by Dreaming Methods, sound by Barry Snaith (TIJ)

See SOUND DESIGN VIDEOS in Menu.

Bal na vodi Animation - Eirini Boukla
Catwalk Fashion Show  - Muxi Cheng
Stasssis interactive app - Dreaming Methods
Aphiiid interactive app - Andy Campbell
Wallpaper 1  VR Gallery installation / digital storytelling game -  One To One Development Trust

One Love Video - Tayo Irvine Hendrix
Wallpaper 2  VR Gallery installation / digital storytelling game - Dreaming Methods
Lunar Library VR Experience - Dreaming Methods
Open Access Ninja Advert Soundtrack - Carl Malamud, publicresource.org

Images from Stasssis (interactive app) by Dreaming Methods.

TIJ The Inconsistent Jukebox

Photo Gallery

Barry Snaith, aka TIJ, head and shoulders shot, tweed jacket, wild hair,  lying on parquet flooring
Barry Snaith, TIJ, in Athens Greece with m1nk band and Erika Bach.
Screengrab from Stasssis, an interactive app created by Dreaming Methods with sound by Barry Snaith
Gig Economy by TIJ album artwork. Design by Johan Buurke at Seja Records. Music by Barry Snaith.
Image Erika Bach and a review for m1nk album, 'm1nk = em one en kay'. Barry Snaith is other half.
Barry Snaith and Erika Bach as m1nk. Mirror shot. Off to see the great Korda Marshall.
m1nk performing in Athens Greece. Erika Bach and Barry Snaith (TIJ). Goth electronica.
m1nk performing in Athens Greece. Barry Snaith (TIJ) and Erika Bach.
Barry Snaith (TIJ) aged 21 in recording studio with The Nadsats. All teeth, hair, beer and braces .
Barry Snaith, barely dressed, rising from the sofa. A still from the video for Psycho Erotic by m1nk

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