RDTK

Human Resources marks the first official album by two friends playing together since the age of twelve, separated by oceans and time, attempting to reconnect with the same collaborative, exploratory and enthusiastic spirit that they felt fifteen years prior.Under the alias RDTK, the roots of the collaboration were planted fifteen years ago in a small one-bedroom apartment in Rio de Janeiro as an outlet for two seventeen year olds to learn and abuse the intricacies of electronic production, composition and home recording. Its initial roots remain intact: combining a hybrid of traditional rock instrumentation and arrangements with electronic programming, sound design and an intricate and sophisticated production style.Ricardo's musical vocabulary draws as much from contemporary composition, drone, to techno and noise. Songs like album opener Affective Forecasting contain a mind blowing intensity which is often felt throughout Human Resources. Cinematic textures and progressive rhythms are the very essence of the record as we are invited in to the immersive sound world of RDTK.There Is Still Time conjures up images of barren landscapes and dreamlike imagery, with a spine chilling tension that is a far-cry from the sounds of Samba and Bossa Nova, while the piercing strength of Surface and Together set against a back-drop of melancholy keys and krautrock electro beats offers a depth and urgency that is strikingly emotive.