
Deeply rooted in traditional Asian shamanic ceremony music, he develops his sound by using overtone vocals, drone synthesiser / effect pedals and various acoustic instruments like bells, metal pieces, flute, mouth harp, wood percussion, and shamanic drums. His work reflects the ancient spirit of wild nature, mixed with a post-industrial music form. Influences include the cult Chinese ritual / dark ambient project Enimite (Enmity), Japanese tribal / industrial / power electronic projects Vasilisk & Grim, but also some experimental, traditional electronic, and harsh noise artists like Mai Mai Mai, Steve Roach, Mei Zhiyong, and Merzbow.
若潭 Ruò Tán had toured in Europe and Asia from 2016 to 2019, performed in Eastern Noise Congregation 2018, Nuits Dark Ritual Festival 2018 (France), Homme Sauvage Festival 2018 (France), 山火集 Festival (China), Sons Of An Older Cosmos Festival 2019 (Germany) etc. He has shared the stage with artists like Aerial Ruin, Arktau Eos, Common Eider King Eider, Hexvessel, Treha Sektori, 梅志勇 Mei Zhiyong, 李劍鴻 Li Jianhong, Mhönos, Nebelung, Mamer & IZ, 破地獄 Scattered Purgatory, UVB76, and Zaliva-D.