Robert Turman, an experimental, noise, and industrial musician originally from San Diego, California, quietly put out a handful of obscure tape releases throughout the 1980s. Turman first came onto the industrial scene in the late 70s as the ominous ‘other half’ of the legendary noise outfit NON, and together they collaborated on the now classic 1977 single ‘Mode of Infection’ / ‘Knife Ladder’.

Shortly after, Turman parted ways with Rice to pursue his own unique vision as a solo artist, fusing together every possible influence at his disposal and laying those ideas down on numerous self-released cassettes like Flux (1981) and the prolific Chapter Eleven (1988) cassette box set. Turman’s most original work, Way Down, came in 1987. It was a creation that utilized synthesizer arrangements and drum machines alongside guitar solos, piano chords, tape loops, and primitive sampling to create a whole new brand of danceable minimal synth blended perfectly together with the industrial noise he was mostly known for.