Tonkyn Pearson Wellington, New Zealand
Duo f.k.a. Montano, creating ambient music. Originally using only the sounds of one field recording per track, but more
recently putting ageing hardware (Shanan) through the digital mangler (Michael) and layering in quiet recordings (both).
Shanan Holm (Octif) + Michael Upton (Jet Jaguar)
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