Tehom

T e H „ M :: c r o a t i a n . d a r k - a m b i e n t . p r o j e c t :

"This project comes from the fog, the cutting wind of the mountain cliffs, the misterious silence, from the mythological dream, ancestral landscapes evoked by hypnotic, abstract and organic soundscapes wrapped in a ritualistic and esoteric atmospheres." "

W O R D :
TeH„M (Hebrew: љ`l„…iЌ), translated means the Deep or Abyss (Greek Septuagint: ‘byssos), and refers to the Great Deep of the primordial waters of creation, equated with the Sumerian Tiamat. Literally it means flood. Tiamat and TeH„M are closely interwoven, thus pointing at Chaos; Chaos from which Creation comes forth.
Moreover, TeH„M is synonymous with a place where the righteous will walk toward redemption at the End of days. TeH„M is as such often mentioned by Gnostics and is also the first of seven "Infernal Habitations" that correspond to the ten Qliphoth in Kabbalistic tradition.

B I O G R A P H Y :
As such, it was very much appropriate, that one grey autumn day, back in 1988, lifelong student and author of works in the fields of philosophy and religion, Sinisa Charlie Ocurscak, gave the name TeH„M, to his own musical project, which would help him to further express his own research in the philosophy of religion through the medium of music. The dreams of one thus became the dream of many. His unique artistic vision embedded with deep respect, knowledge and a background in diverse cultures, religions and traditions became a foundation stone for other artists to come, in the decades to follow.

Sinisa Ocurscak was a professor of Philosophy at the prestigious Jesuit College of Philosophy (part of University of Zagreb, Croatia) in Zagreb and editor of the book "The problem of mind and body in contemporary philosophy". Always at his side, from the early beginnings, as an integral part of TeH„M stood Miljenko Rajakovic. Rajakovic himself was the only possible match for the creative genius of Ocurscak with whom he had worked on another project bearing the name Principia Audiomatica; the result was an album with the title Systematic Sonority for renowned italian label Minus Habens Records.

From its early years on and subsequent release of TeH„Ms first album Despiritualisation of Nature in 1996, the projects patron became no one else than Douglas Pearce, founding member of Death in June. TeH„M released its first album on Pearces own label Twilight Command / New European Recordings sublabel, with steady distribution from World Serpent label. Later after the demise of World Serpent label, Tesco Distribution, took on to become its underground music torchbearer.

Rajakovic was already an accompished sound engineer and DJ and would later become even more renown for founding two record labels. It was this pairing and unity through which Rajakovic assisted Ocurscak to produce the legendary sophomore album Theriomorphic Spirits which was released 3 years after the sad passing of Sinisa Ocurscak in 1997. The album achieved worldwide acclaim from both music critics and listeners alike thus becoming the cult album of its genre.

TeH„M was the first ever, Croatian Dark Ambient music project of its time and one of Europes mainstays and purveyors in the sophisticated Dark Ambient music scene. The project was forced into early retirement following the tragic passing of its founder Sinisa Ocurscak who died due to a cancer related illness in 1997.. It is most likely, yet never officially confirmed, that his tragic death was related to Ocurscaks involvement in the Croatian Homeland War for Independence, where Sinisa was a frontline soldier.

Retirement to the dark depths of Chaos was hard to take for fans and listeners alike.
There was indeed a very long wait, interspersed with a shadow of ominous silence, from its second and now only surviving assisting member Rajakovic, who still under the influence and shock of the death of his fellow friend and colleague, had chosen to retire to isolation. It was a hard cross to bear even for such an accomplished musician, artist and sound engineer as Rajakovic.

"AN UNDENIABLE FORCE HAS BEEN RESURRECTED"

In 2010 after a long period spent in an almost Samadhi like state in his inner refugium, Rajakovic emerged again, revitalized and reborn from the depths of Chaos to unleash his new creation on listeners and fans alike. TeH„M, yet again was thus reborn from the celestial and primordial sources of Chaos, with all its powers, ready to unleash their new aural output on us.

The project which has been dormant for many years was finally revived and resurrected, more than a decade later, with a new 3rd album "Lacrimae Mundi" released by respected music connoisseur label Cyclic Law Records, in May 2014. A very surreal, obscure, and cinematic-sounding opus has been created by Rajakovic following closely in the footsteps of previous works yet taking the project to new levels.

TeH„M is now back after a long silence. The eternal Abyss is awoken once again, as the primordial flood of Chaos awaits to penetrate the innermost parts of your soul. Check more infos and updates @ www.tehom.org


I M P O R T A N T : Tehom is also name of an Argentinian melodic death metal band formed in 1998. They released an EP in 2005 called 'Behind The Threasholds Of The Death'.
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