Since exploding onto the techno scene in 1995 with the now-classic
"Surgeon EP," DJ/producer anthony child has been remolding
contemporary techno. His early releases on Downwards and Tresorcaused a ripple of excitement among techno's elite players, resulting in remix work for Dave Clarke and inclusion on Jeff Mills' seminal 'Live at the Liquid Room' mix.
Over the years surgeon has explored more cerebral elements of
production while maintaining an unusual harsh and funky edge in his
music. experiments with industrial and musique concrète techniques
can be heard on his darker collaborations with Regis as British Murder
Boys as well as remix work for classic experimentalists Coil and Faust.
Witness Surgeon's renowned set as he uses cutting edge hardware and
software to break the standard DJ format and blur all lines between DJs,
live performers, and remixers. Essential.
Richard Devine :: Schematic : Warp : ATL
Richard Devine is one of the most talented (if not prolific) of the producers organized around the Miami neo-electro haven of Schematic Records. Based in Atlanta, Devine's productions have the rigid breakbeat swing of prime electro recordings, but also a high degree of DSP (digital signal processing) magic in keeping with Schematic's acknowledged heroes, Autechre. After EPs for a sublabel of Woody McBride's Drop Bass Network and the Devine EP on Schematic, the producer began getting a reputation in advanced electronics circles with remixes (of material by Aphex Twin, Chris Deluca, Slicker, and Schematic's own Phoenecia) as well as compilation appearances (Ischemic Folks and Lily of the Valley, both on Schematic). Turned on to Devine's work by praise from Autechre and his remix of Aphex Twin's "Come to Daddy," Britain's Warp Records hired him in 2000 to record a full-length. The results, Lipswitch, were jointly released one year later by Schematic and Warp.
