Release : Kirk Degiorgio - Membrane
Artist : Kirk Degiorgio
Album : Membrane
Genre : Techno
Source : Vinyl
Label : Planet E
URL : http://www.planet-e.net
Date : 03-17-2010
Encoder : LAME 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new
Quality : 206kbps 44100 kHz Joint Stereo
Tracks : 3
Time : 21:28 min
Size : 31.76 MB
A1 Membrane (Original Mix) 8:29
B1 Membrane (C2 Mix) 6:03
B2 Vesuvio 6:56
1990 was the decade Kirk established healthy roots with the network trio of
Detroit producers: Derrick May, Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson. In preparation
for Kirk's most influential journey to the US, he collaborated demos with Ed
Handley and Andy Turner under the collective The Black Dog. During his
inspirational visit to Detroit, Kirk took notice of the affordable studio setups
he observed at Transmat, Metroplex and KMS. Consequently Kirk sold his entire
record collection upon his return to London and invested in an Atari, Akai S950
sampler, a broken TB303 and a Roland R8 drum machine. To complete his
Detroit-inspired studio, the last pieces were actually loaned from Derrick -
including a Kawai K3 and the infamous DX100. Fast forward to the more present
time and Kirk has released purist techno EPs for an EMI subsidiary New Religion.
For the same label he has collaborated with Dan Keeling under the name Critical
Phase and together with Alex Bond has also coordinated the joint ART-New
Religion compilation The Electric Institute. On this compilation Kirk shocked
purists with the techno breaks track 'Whatever Happened To The Cosmic Kid',
which was co-written with Dan Keeling and Chris Martin of Coldplay. Kirk's
revolutionary pulse has been recognized and is credited with being the first
known professional DJ to use Ableton Live alongside vinyl for his DJ sets. A
tour of Japan 2002 saw him use Live exclusively which he has now done ever since
in venues worldwide. Kirk paved the way for the current popularity of laptop
DJing.
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