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Sex & Sedition

Sept 29, Sex & Sedition, OSLO with LOWFISH (LIVE!)

Lowfish is perhaps one of Canada's most prominent electro producers, yet something of a genre melding oddity. His clinical and critical production of tracks are very "new school", yet built from the DNA of early new wave and IDM. The weapons of choice are what they have been from the start: semi-operational analog synthesizers, temperamental drum machines and scratchy recording gear. The name Lowfish came from those weapons of choice and the result, being a production aesthetic that is lo-fi "ish" — Lowfish.

Lowfish has released 4 full-lengths and a stack of singles on labels including Suction Records, Ersatz Audio, Vynalogica/Clone, City Centre Offices and Satamile, with scores of remixes and compilations appearances for respected organizations around the globe including Morr Music, Ghostly International, Turbo Recordings, and even the National Film Board of Canada.

Live? Lowfish has turned out to be a dancefloor menace, with his awe-inspiring mix of modern electro and industrial-strength robo-disco (aka his own brand of precision drum machine electro pop) to the acclaim of audiences across Europe and North America.

This past year Lowfish recoiled into his studio in order to prepare his new material (leaving only to play select dates). Efforts will commence this February with Persuasive Science, a catchy and punishing 12" on Satamile, and a mini-EP on Hymen — Travel Sickness.

Lowfish is the work of Toronto producer Gregory De Rocher, who runs Suction Records with his longtime friend Jason Amm of Solvent. The pair share an appreciation for New Wave and early industrial artists like Skinny Puppy and Front 242, as well as a studio where distorted 808 drum beats and bouncy, melodic analog synth lines are the sounds of choice.

De Rocher has been producing for over ten years and it shows in his music. His work is fresh and distinct, with just enough graininess and noise to offset the lushness of the synthesizer melodies and grooves. On Eliminator, his self-proclaimed brand of "robot music" flows naturally as he takes simple ideas and evolves them in his digital petri dish. It's De Rocher's obsession with sound quality and delivery that sets his music apart from other electronic producers. His tracks exude a maturity in craftmanship, a pure focus, with rhythms and delicate textures that never become indulgent or overstated.

De Rocher was born in Toronto in 1972. Early in life, he was plagued with hearing problems and some of the more crunchy techno found on Warp and Rephlex.

Along with numerous international compilation and remix appearances, Lowfish has released two full-lengths on Suction: Fear Not the Snow and Other Lo-fiing Objects (1999) and Eliminator (2000). Recently, Suction also put out Snow Robots Volume 1 and 2, a retrospective compilation of works by both Lowfish and Solvent, featuring several out-of-print releases from 1997, plus some new tracks by the pair. There is even a Lowfish remix by Germany's Lali Puna. "Subversive Rats" appeared on Snow Robots Volume 1 while "FatBlex" and "Glued Smile" came from the Eliminator full-length.

Meanwhile, "No Longer Accepting Complaints," featuring a dizzingly dirty and hedonistic synthesized bass line, was Lowfish's contribution to Ghostly International's essential robo-electro comp, Tangent 2002: Disco Nouveau, a compendium of contemporary electronic artists doing exciting reinterpretations of the classic Giorgio Moroder-inspired austere disco sound. Later that same year, Lowfish recorded the four-song Accident Causer EP for Adult.'s Ersatz Audio label, then returned with another coldly funky collection of chirpy analog stabs, entitled Maintain the Tension. Lowfish is nothing if not a master of textures, and his mad layers of arpeggiated synths over tinny drum machines sometimes suggest the experimental computer music of yesteryear. Despite his obsessive-compulsive fixation on cleanliness and complexity, De Rocher retains a groovy dance floor energy, making Lowfish a brand of intelligent machine music sure to stimulate all parts of your cerebral cortex. [epotonic]

Sex & Sedition is our semi-monthly residency at OSLO.

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COMING UP May 24, 2008 TOO FAR GONE/NO WAY BACK DETROIT, Michigan June 14, 2008 CPM - The Bankle Detroit	Sex & Sedition Sept 29, Sex & Sedition, OSLO with LOWFISH (LIVE!) Lowfish is perhaps one of Canada's most prominent electro producers, yet something of a genre melding oddity. His clinical and critical production of tracks are very "new school", yet built from the DNA of early new wave and IDM. The weapons of choice are what they have been from the start: semi-operational analog synthesizers, temperamental drum machines and scratchy recording gear. The name Lowfish came from those weapons of choice and the result, being a production aesthetic that is lo-fi "ish" — Lowfish. Lowfish has released 4 full-lengths and a stack of singles on labels including Suction Records, Ersatz Audio, Vynalogica/Clone, City Centre Offices and Satamile, with scores of remixes and compilations appearances for respected organizations around the globe including Morr Music, Ghostly International, Turbo Recordings, and even the National Film Board of Canada. Live? Lowfish has turned out to be a dancefloor menace, with his awe-inspiring mix of modern electro and industrial-strength robo-disco (aka his own brand of precision drum machine electro pop) to the acclaim of audiences across Europe and North America. This past year Lowfish recoiled into his studio in order to prepare his new material (leaving only to play select dates). Efforts will commence this February with Persuasive Science, a catchy and punishing 12" on Satamile, and a mini-EP on Hymen — Travel Sickness. Lowfish is the work of Toronto producer Gregory De Rocher, who runs Suction Records with his longtime friend Jason Amm of Solvent. The pair share an appreciation for New Wave and early industrial artists like Skinny Puppy and Front 242, as well as a studio where distorted 808 drum beats and bouncy, melodic analog synth lines are the sounds of choice. De Rocher has been producing for over ten years and it shows in his music. His work is fresh and distinct, with just enough graininess and noise to offset the lushness of the synthesizer melodies and grooves. On Eliminator, his self-proclaimed brand of "robot music" flows naturally as he takes simple ideas and evolves them in his digital petri dish. It's De Rocher's obsession with sound quality and delivery that sets his music apart from other electronic producers. His tracks exude a maturity in craftmanship, a pure focus, with rhythms and delicate textures that never become indulgent or overstated. De Rocher was born in Toronto in 1972. Early in life, he was plagued with hearing problems and some of the more crunchy techno found on Warp and Rephlex. Along with numerous international compilation and remix appearances, Lowfish has released two full-lengths on Suction: Fear Not the Snow and Other Lo-fiing Objects (1999) and Eliminator (2000). Recently, Suction also put out Snow Robots Volume 1 and 2, a retrospective compilation of works by both Lowfish and Solvent, featuring several out-of-print releases from 1997, plus some new tracks by the pair. There is even a Lowfish remix by Germany's Lali Puna. "Subversive Rats" appeared on Snow Robots Volume 1 while "FatBlex" and "Glued Smile" came from the Eliminator full-length. Meanwhile, "No Longer Accepting Complaints," featuring a dizzingly dirty and hedonistic synthesized bass line, was Lowfish's contribution to Ghostly International's essential robo-electro comp, Tangent 2002: Disco Nouveau, a compendium of contemporary electronic artists doing exciting reinterpretations of the classic Giorgio Moroder-inspired austere disco sound. Later that same year, Lowfish recorded the four-song Accident Causer EP for Adult.'s Ersatz Audio label, then returned with another coldly funky collection of chirpy analog stabs, entitled Maintain the Tension. Lowfish is nothing if not a master of textures, and his mad layers of arpeggiated synths over tinny drum machines sometimes suggest the experimental computer music of yesteryear. Despite his obsessive-compulsive fixation on cleanliness and complexity, De Rocher retains a groovy dance floor energy, making Lowfish a brand of intelligent machine music sure to stimulate all parts of your cerebral cortex. [epotonic] Sex & Sedition is our semi-monthly residency at OSLO. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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