Kirk Degiorgio

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Kirk Degiorgio (2010)

Kirk Degiorgio (* ca. 1967 / 1968 ) is an English musician, record producer, record label owner and DJ. He became known in the techno scene, especially from the beginning of the 1990s, through his publications under the pseudonym As One .

His music incorporates influences from Detroit techno , soul , funk and above all jazz .

Life

Kirk Degiorgio was born in the east London borough of Stepney in the late 1960s . On his mother's side, he is related to the T-Rex singer Marc Bolan . At the age of four his family moved to Ipswich .

After an aunt gave him her collection of soul and funk records in 1979, he became interested in music. From 1982 he dealt with DJing , initially in the field of electro .

In 1986 he moved to the West London borough of Richmond and began studying history there. From the end of the 1980s he increasingly dealt with house and Detroit techno . He produced first demos, one of which was played by Colin Favor on a Kiss FM show. The pieces were licensed by the B12 operators Michael Golding and Steve Rutter and published on B12 under the name Future / Past . Dance Intellect , released as Future / Past , is his first production.

Through contacts with Andy Turner and Ed Handley from The Black Dog as well as the Detroit techno producer Carl Craig , his pieces of music were released, including on the Intergalactic Beats compilation on the Planet E label operated by Craig .

Shortly thereafter, Degiorgio started his own record label Applied Rhythmic Technology (ART). Shortly afterwards, some tracks were licensed and re-released by the influential R&S Records label. Through contact with Grant Wilson-Claridge, Degiorgio became aware of the music of Richard D. James alias Aphex Twin . He suggested a collaboration between ART and James' and Wilson-Claridge's Rephlex Records label . In 1992 the compilation The Philosophy Of Sound And Machine was released with pieces by Degiorgio (Future / Past), James (Q-Chastic; Soit-PP), Kosmik Kommando and other artists.

In 1994 Degiorgio switched to the New Electronica label and released the first As-One album Reflections there .

This was followed by collaborations with Photek and the founding of the Op-ART label , which included works by Photek and Paul W. Teebrooke ( Steve Pickton ).

In 1997 Degiorgio switched to James Lavelle's label Mo 'Wax , on which the album Planetary Folklore was released in the same year . Together with the Brazilian fusion jazz band Azymuth , Degiorgio recorded an album for Far Out Recordings in 2001 under the project name Offworld . After changes at the label, Degiorgio switched to the US label Ubiquity , which initially released the 2003 retrospective compilation So Far (So Good) ... Twelve Years Of Electronic Soul .

From 2004 Degiorgio devoted himself increasingly to work on the soul-pop project The Beauty Room with the singer Jinadu . In the same year the single Holding On was released . The first album The Beauty Room was released in 2006 on Peacefrog Records .

In 2005 the album Elegant Systems was released by Versatile Records. Also in 2005 Degiorgio took part in the Red Bull Music Academy in Seattle . The following year, the album Planetary Folklore 2 + 1 was released by Octave Lab.

Discography (selection)

Albums

  • 1994: As One - Reflections (New Electronica)
  • 1995: As One - Reflections On Reflections (New Electronica)
  • 1995: As One - Celestial Soul (New Electronica)
  • 1996: As One - The Message In Herbie's Shirts (Clear)
  • 1997: As One - The Art Of Prophecy (Shield Records)
  • 1997: As One - In With Their Arps, And Moogs, And Jazz And Things (Clear)
  • 1997: As One - Planetary Folklore ( Mo 'Wax )
  • 2001: As One - 21st Century Soul (Ubiquity Records)
  • 2001: Offworld - Two Worlds (Far Out Recordings)
  • 2003: As One - So Far (So Good) ... Twelve Years Of Electronic Soul (Compilation; Ubiquity Records)
  • 2004: As One - Out Of The Darkness (Ubiquity Records)
  • 2005: Kirk Degiorgio presents As One - Elegant Systems (Versatile Records)
  • 2006: Kirk Degiorgio presents As One - Planetary Folklore 2 + 1 (Octave Lab)
  • 2008: B12 / Kirk DeGiorgio - B12 Records Archive Vol. 2 (B12)
  • 2013: Kirk Degiorgio - Presents Sambatek (Far Out Recordings)
  • 2019: Kirk Degiorgio presents As One - Celestial Soul (Applied Rhythmic Technology)
  • 2019: Kirk Degiorgio presents As One - Reflections (Applied Rhythmic Technology)
  • 2019: Kirk Degiorgio presents As One - Reflections On Reflections (Applied Rhythmic Technology)

Singles and EPs

  • 1991: Future / Past / As One / Zee # - Untitled (B12)
  • 1992: Future / Past / Balil - ART 1 EP ( R & S Records )
  • 1994: As One - Mihara (New Electronica)
  • 1995: As One - We No Longer Understand (New Electronica)
  • 1996: Future / Past - Hyperspace (R & S Records)
  • 1996: Elegy / As One / Nuron - Likemind 04 (Likemind)
  • 1996: As One - Relentless (Shield Records)
  • 2001: Kirk Degiorgio presents As One - Another Revolution / Undefeated (Ubiquity Records)
  • 2001: Kirk Degiorgio presents As One - Problems / Another Revolution / If It Ain't Broke (Ubiquity Records)
  • 2001: Kirk Degiorgio - Nairobi (New Religion)
  • 2002: As One - To See Tomorrow (Ubiquity Records)
  • 2003: Kirk Degiorgio - Holy Distraction (New Religion)
  • 2004: Kirk Degiorgio - EP3 (New Religion)
  • 2004: As One - Believer / Sanctified / I Love You (Ubiquity Records)
  • 2005: Kirk Degiorgio presents Esoterik - Alcyone EP (Freerange Records)
  • 2005: Kirk DeGiorgio / Elegy - Circuits Fading EP (New Religion)
  • 2006: Kirk DeGiorgio / Elegy - Starwaves EP (Freerange Records)
  • 2007: As One - Germanium (Archive)
  • 2007: Kirk Degiorgio - I Do Not Exist (B12)
  • 2009: Kirk Degiorgio - Jitter World (Abstract Forms)
  • 2011: Kirk Degiorgio - Flote EP (Flying Donkey Music)
  • 2012: Kirk Degiorgio - The Golden Aspect EP (Planet E)
  • 2012: Kirk Degiorgio - Divine Logic (Rush Hour Recordings)
  • 2012: Kirk Degiorgio & Ben Sims - Machine Theme (Machine)
  • 2013: Kirk Degiorgio - Unreleased 1991-1992 (Indigo Aera)
  • 2013: Kirk Degiorgio & Ben Sims - Strike (Machine)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kirk Degiorgio ( Memento of the original from December 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at redbullmusicacademyradio.com, accessed October 28, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / redbullmusicacademyradio.com
  2. ↑ Kirk Degiorgio: British techno stalwart keeps the soul in the machine at redbullmusicacademy.com, accessed October 28, 2011
  3. ↑ a b c Session Transcript: Kirk Degiorgio - Red Bull Music Academy, Seattle 2005 ( Memento of November 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) at redbullmusicacademy.com, accessed on October 28, 2011
  4. ↑ Interview: Kirk Degiorgio - Looking for the perfect beat ( Memento of the original from July 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at bodytonicmusic.com, accessed October 28, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bodytonicmusic.com
  5. ^ Various - Intergalactic Beats on discogs.com, accessed October 28, 2011
  6. ↑ Various - The Philosophy Of Sound And Machine at discogs.com, accessed October 28, 2011
  7. ^ The Beauty Room on MySpace, accessed October 28, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Degiorgio, Kirk
ALTERNATIVE NAMES DeGiorgio, Kirk; As One (pseudonym); Future / Past (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British musician, record producer, record label operator and DJ
DATE OF BIRTH around 1967