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Tegma – 10 Essential Tracks

Tegma – 10 Essential Tracks

Behind the music of Tegma was Omar Chelly and Jason Orfanidis, both from Malmoe in Sweden. Omar Chelly was part of the project for many years until he departed , leaving Jason leading the project by himself.

Tegma brought a minimal dark tribal edge with hypnotic grooves and a distinct sound inspired a lot from Greece

Jason Orfanidis interest in music started as soon as 1996, while performing in some small clubs he then realized he wanted to produce his own music along with his childhood friend Omar.

The breakthrough for Tegma came in 2001, when they came in contact with the Swedish label Digital Structures of Son Kite. After releasing hit tracks such as X-calibur and Werewolf, the project received a lot of attention and support in the progressive trance scene, putting Tegma up there with the best of the Scandinavian producers.

Tegma has released 5 albums, more than a dozen vinyl’s and +60 EPs on several well-known labels including Digital Structures, Iboga, Plastik Park, Tribal Vision and Echoes Records.

Tegma brought a minimal dark tribal edge with hypnotic grooves and a distinct sound inspired a lot from Greece. Tegma’s special touch is heavy bass lines, acoustic drums and techno groove. Original ideas, crispy production and rocking live performance were the main elements that brought Tegma to the spotlight of the current electronic music scene and especially the Scandinavian scene.

Having toured in numerous festivals Jason Orfanidis has had a chance to spead his unique signature sound across the globe.