Mikkel Metal

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Mikkel Metal (* 1973 in Horsens , Denmark as Mikkel Meldgaard ) is a Danish musician working in the field of electronic music . Most of his works can be classified as minimal or dub techno .

Life and career

Mikkel Meldgaard was born in 1973 in the eastern Danish port city of Horsens. As a guitarist he played in various shoegazing rock bands. Later he turned increasingly to electronic music.

At the end of 2000 the first publications appeared under the alias Mikkel Metal. With his publications he became one of the most important musicians of the music label Echocord . In the German techno scene he became known primarily through his publications on the Cologne label Kompakt .

After an MP3 album on the netlabel Thinner his first album was released Close Selections in 2005 to Echocord . On the album Peaks And Throughs , released in 2008 , the Dominican Paul St. Hilaire (Tikiman) contributed vocals for several pieces.

As a remixer, he provided reworkings for Benfay ( Elfenblond , 2004), Triola ( AG Penthouse , 2005), Blue Foundation ( Sweep , 2007), Tony Blunt ( Retrospective , 2007) and Luke Hess ( Meaning Matters , 2009), among others .

Mikkel Metal performed as a live act at the Roskilde Festivals in 2007 and 2009, among others .

He lives and works in the capital, Copenhagen .

Discography

Albums

  • 2004: Cassini Pieces ( Thinner )
  • 2005: Close Selections (Echocord)
  • 2006: Victimizer ( Compact )
  • 2007: Brone And Wait (Echocord)
  • 2008: Peaks And Troughs (Echocord)

Singles and EPs

  • 2000: Reggio / Sprang (Hal 9000)
  • 2001: Datamusik 08 (Datamusik)
  • 2002: Lokuran EP (Echocord)
  • 2002: Finla EP (Echocord)
  • 2003: Rujon / Nepal (compact)
  • 2003: Rmx EP Part 1 (Echocord)
  • 2003: Lukon EP (Echocord)
  • 2003: Testan / Hemper (compact)
  • 2004: Sorano EP (Echocord)
  • 2004: Rmx EP Part 2 (Echocord)
  • 2004: Rmx EP Part 3 (Echocord)
  • 2004: Dorant / Kaluga (compact)
  • 2005: Rmx EP Part 4 (Echocord)
  • 2006: Victimizer (Compact)
  • 2008: Peaks And Troughs - EPs Part 1-3 (Echocord)
  • 2009: Kenton EP (Echocord Color)
  • 2010: Old Friends EP (AvantRoots)
  • 2010: Passenger EP (Echocord)
  • 2010: Killme (Split EP with Pablo Bolivar , Jato Unit)
  • 2011: All Over / Ball Under EP (Echocord Color)
  • 2011: Cassini (Tartelet Records)
  • 2011: The Copenhagen Split EP (Split EP with Resoe , Echocord Color)
  • 2011: Pamon 403 EP (Echocord)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Mikkel Metal at allmusic.com, accessed on September 23, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Metal, Mikkel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Meldgaard, Mikkel (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Horsens , Denmark