The brainchild of Jesse Poe, who spent some time working being a producer and engineer for various groups, Tanakh were formed in Richmond, VA, in 2000. Very much in the functioning setting as Spiritualized, Poe led the group by merging songwriting buildings and improvisational music for an interesting result. The group’s initial recording, Villa Claustrophobia, premiered in Apr 2002 on Alien 8 Recordings. The group in addition has caused Mick Turner; David Lowery of Cracker; and Nirmal Bajekal, an associate of Ravi Shankar’s group.