Mind Over Midi Artist Bio

Mind over MIDI a.k.a. Helge Tømmervåg was from Kristiansund on the north-west coast of Norway. He had been working with electronic music since the beginning of the 80’s, first as a member of synth-pop band ToC, and later as Mind over MIDI. After a few compilation contribution, he was signed to Beatservice Records in 1995.

His early works were more in the British experimental style, drawing inspiration from µ-Ziq, Autechre and Aphex Twin. He then evolved into more minimal soundscapes inspired by a.o. Richie Hawtin/Plastikman and Mauritzio/Basic Channel, mixing this minimalistic approach with an “arctic” ambience and feel, inspired by a.o. Biosphere.

After five albums, Mind over MIDI left Beatservice Records in 2006. After a few silent years, he continued to release albums and EP’s on small dedicated lables such as Silent Seasons, Diametric, Hibernate, Whitelabrecs and Rohs! Records, and on his own Berserk Fabrik. Some of the tracks from these releases was compiled on the Beatservice album Update in 2014.

He continued to release music up until his passing in August 2023, and his final album, Sensitiv, was released a few months later in October. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.