Biography: Keith Schreiner, Keith Tucker, Kelley Polar, K-Alexi, Kemistry & Storm, Kai Tracid, Ken Ishii, Kenneth Atchley, Kaito, Kenneth Newby,

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Keith Schreiner Biography, Photos, Pictures

This Portland, OR, by way of New York producer first surfaced as Auditory Sculpture, releasing the LPs Solitary Forms and That Might Be You but This Is Me before forming the duo Dahlia

Keith Tucker Biography, Photos, Pictures

Keith Tucker was a founding member of Detroit electro group Aux 88 before departing in 1996 to pursue various solo projects One of the key forces responsible for Detroit techno’s return to its electro roots, Tucker, along with artists such as “Mad” Mike Banks, Drexciya, and Will Web, helped reinvigorate the waning Detroit sound in the mid-’90s by revisiting some of the elements that made the music in its early form so vibrant and exciting; driving, funk-derived rhythms, futuristic electronics, and down’n’dirty production

Kelley Polar Biography, Photos, Pictures

Initially known for providing the strings on tracks by Metro Area (“The Art of Hot,” “Caught Up,” “Miura”) and Metro Area’s Morgan Geist (“24K”), Kelley Polar (last name first, adjective last) began releasing a series of 12” singles in 2002

K-Alexi Shelby recorded for prime Chicago house labels Trax and DJ International, Derrick May’s seminal techno label Transmat and later, European labels ACV and Djax-Up-Beats

Kemistry & Storm Biography, Photos, Pictures

English drum’n’bass DJ duo Kemistry and Storm were not only recognized for their talents, but also for being successful women in a male-dominated genre of music Their history with drum’n’bass involves being an essential part of the foundation of the Metalheadz label and some of the first women DJs to have a widely distributed album

Kai Tracid, or Kai MacDonald in real life, hails from Europe’s trance capital Frankfurt am Main (Tracid is, in fact, a blend of the two words trance and acid) Armed with model looks as well a fine ear for both underground and commercial sounds, he was playing at some of Germany’s top venues — such as Frankfurt’s Dorian Gray nightclub — only a few years after starting out in the record spinning business

Japanese techno artist Ken Ishii is among the most innovative, experimental composers in contemporary techno Although working in and drawing from a decidedly dancefloor-oriented, Detroit-derived framework, Ishii’s exploration of avant-garde compositional techniques like chromaticism and the prominent influence of digital synthesis figures him as strongly deviant from Motor City aesthetic tradition

Kenneth Atchley Biography, Photos, Pictures

Studied at Mills College with Robert Ashley and David Behrman Describes himself as “listening to news & noise” and as “a dilletante Buddhist” Many performances

Kaito is probably the most well-known alias of Japanese producer Hiroshi Watanabe a producer and DJ who has spun at New York clubs Twilo and Tunnel & Speed, along with having held a residency at Save the Robots

Kenneth Newby Biography, Photos, Pictures

Electro-acoustic composer Kenneth Newby has released a number of “deep listening” recordings on the Hearts of Space, Extreme, Fathom, and City of Tribes labels, both solo and as a member of Trance Mission and Lights in a Fat City

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