Clarinettist and composer Andrew Dobson has been producing his unique brand of classically-inflected electronica as Digitonal since 1997. Originally part of the second wave of UK ambient IDM, the project has navigated a multi-influence groove over the years, with a glitchy machine heartbeat juxtaposed against human musicianship and melodic expression.

Together with a cast of collaborators, notably violinist Samy Bishai, producer Dom Graveson and cellist Jo Quail, the project has birthed five studio albums and a series of EPs and compilation appearances across a range of indie labels, including Toytronic, Castles in Space and long-time home Just Music.

Digitonal have also been on remix and production duties for a diverse range of artists including Sophie Hutchings, Max Richter, Marconi Union, B12, Kirsty Hawkshaw, Kelli Ali and Alice Russell.

A former UK festival stalwart, Digitonal have toured globally, from a Californian NASA base to the Kiev Opera House, receiving acclaim for their improvised sets of great range and beauty.

Dobson lives in his adopted Suffolk home with his partner, cats and a midlife crisis of Eurorack. He is also responsible for two side-projects: a fond throwback to classic melodic IDM in the shape of Alphabox and his own reflection on landscape-derived organic ambient, Of the Night Sky.