Mandark was a dark ambient/extreme noise and soundscape project for West Australian born electronic music producer Boris Otterdam.
Beginning in 2001 as a side project to Noistruct. Mandark created both analogue and digital recordings, ambient isolationist style soundscapes, impromptu field recordings, extreme noise, spontaneous live synth compositions and dark and disturbing film score sound. influenced by power electronics, extreme and abstract noise, nightmares, sleep deprivation, marijuana smoking and film scores.
Mandark was retired in March 2020.
His final recording was in Murwillumbah NSW in 2017 during the Northern Rivers Floods.
Aliases
- Noistruct
- Boris Otterdam
- Holt
- Notex
- Basic Bitch
- Midusa
- Seroquelle
- Chiprat
- Teen Laqueefa
- DJ Reacharound
- Crohn
- The Wreckener
- Deceased Estate
- DJ Low Turnout
- The Antithesist