Ectomorph
- 风格
- #电子舞曲 #科技舞曲 #底特律科技舞曲 #电科技舞曲
- 地区
- 欧美
艺人介绍
by Sean CooperThough theyre unknown to all but a select few in the American and European underground, Detroit electro duo Ectomorph are on the leading edge of a new wave of American dance music artists reconnecting techno to its roots in Motor City funk and soul via electro. Like early Detroit artists such as Juan Atkins and Carl Craig who sought to explore the fusion of man and machine in a wholly electronic musical form, Ectomorph dwell on the pros and cons of the machine aesthetic. But where many of those artists eventually left the rigid funk of the beatbox break behind for the steady pulse of a disco or house beat (electro all but disappeared in the mid- to late-80s, following the birth and ascendance of full-blown techno), Ectomorph, as well as likeminded artists such as Drexciya, Flexitone, Dopplereffekt, and DJ Godfather continue to draw from the legacy of figures such as James Brown, Funkadelic, the Bar-Kays, and the Meters. Although their music bears little resemblance to the free-wheeling acoustical jams of many of those groups, Ectomorphs affection for swung, meter-stepping rhythms and disorienting blasts of analog fuzz trace out a direct, recognizable connection.Formed by bedroom arms Brendan BMG Gillen and Gerald (as the former member of Detroit new wave group the Batteries likes to be known) in 1994, Ectomorph have released twelves and a handful of compilation tracks for labels such as Sabotage, Serotonin, Astralwerks, and Submerge. Their influence and reputation have more than exceeded their comparatively limited output, with DJs regularly citing them as favorites and European electro revivalists routinely biting their style. Ectomorphs first release, the Subsonic Vibrations EP, was released in 1994 (the record also included a pair of looped-rhythm lock-grooves; a signature of the group); the four-track Stark EP followed the following year, with tracks on Astralwerks Detroit: Beyond the Third Wave and Sabotages Electro Juice exposing the group to a much wider audience. Additionally, Gillen and Gerald have recorded for Carl Craigs Planet E label under the name Flexitone, releasing a pair of singles and a track on the label compilation Elements of and Experiments with Sound. Gerald also records as one-half of Detroit electro group Drexciya, with Gillens solo work appearing most often through Audiohypnose. Gerald left the duo in 1996, and was replaced by Erika Sherman. In 2000, DJ Godfather and Carlos Souffront started accompanying the group, taking over DJ Rotators original slot. [See Also: Flexitone]
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