Inigo Kennedy - Rodz Konez - Transmission 10 - 2006
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Genre: Techno
Date of Set: 2006
Filesize: 109.00 MB
Total Downloads: 4
Biography of Inigo Kennedy
THE JOURNEY OF A SINGLE MINDED TECHNO PIONEER...Born in North London 1972, I was playing with a Fisher Price turntable by the age of 2 and spent the majority of my early years taking anything electronic, computerised or robotic apart - progressively things around me turned into a laboratory.
In my early teens I developed a passion for electronic music – listening to a variety of material from Jean Michel Jarre and Depeche Mode to Howard Jones, I was always less interested in the songs but more interested in the vast arrays of equipment being used to create the music. I had aspirations of one day owning a Yamaha DX7.
During the late 80’s I took more than a passing interest in the first wave of hip hop as it developed into a more experimental and electronic format. Mantronix ‘Bassline’ remains an all time favourite. Inspired by the sound Paul Hardcastle’s ‘19’ ,first heard on the Radio One hip hop show and seeming to defy categorisation, there unfolded a period of experimenting with ‘tape-dubbing’ and cheap guitar effects pedals.
Next came the energy of acid house and break-beat hardcore which was a natural progression and firmly planted the seeds of what was to later become a great passion for techno.
Throughout this time though I was equally fanatical for all kinds of obscure alternative, industrial and electronic music and spent much of my time trawling through record fairs for unusual material. Listening to John Peel’s shows on Radio One became a regular source of inspiration and this has come full circle more recently with John Peel regularly playing my material on his shows.
Manchester came next with a period of four years, between 1992 and 1996, spent at UMIST studying for a degree in Electronic Engineering – specialising in Digital Signal Processing and developing more than a casual interest in number theory. Digital equipment has since become a major focus in my studio set up.
Acquisition of a Roland D-50 and Casio FZ-1 in 1994 and the assembly of a home made mixer and filter unit lead to the start of serious techno production. This period of production culminated in winning of the 1996 Fosters Ice Breaker for Techno on John Berry’s Techno Show on Kiss 102 in Manchester. Winning the Fosters Ice Breaker lead to my first release ‘The Bond EP’ in June 1996.
With this confidence boost and foot in the door behind me I began firing off material to Karl O’Connor (Regis) at Downwards and eventually this evolved into my first real opening when ZET, a now defunct sister label to Downwards, became home to my second release ‘Automation Makers Art’. A release that went on to become something of a cult record - to the extent of being known as ‘The Washing Machine’ in Slovenia. A further EP and double pack were released on ZET before other projects took over and ZET was brought to an end in 1998.
At around the same time a close friendship with Umek from Slovenia was sparked, since we were both working with ZET, and with his influence and several releases on his label Expire I started to gain a very strong relationship with much of Eastern Europe and I continue to DJ there regularly.
Support from and working with Karl (O’Connor), Pete (Sutton) and now Tony (Soares-Vierra) and Integrale Muzique has continued and increased with the company handling many of my releases.
Early in 1997 several pseudonyms sprang into existence to support a number of different projects - from the harsh industrial sounds of Tomito Satori on Exhibit and Helki Torsnum on Sheer to my increasingly experimental loop based output as Reducer on Instillation. In their own right, these alter egos have received much praise and continue to develop.
Around this time a chance meeting with Marco Lenzi at the Eukatech Record shop in London led to a continuing series of releases on his label Molecular Recordings including several EPs, collaborations and locked groove compilations.
During 1996 and 1997 a series of well received live PAs around the UK in clubs such as The Orbit in Leeds formed initial contact with further people including Mike Humphries and John Nuccle (Cold Dust, etc.) resulting in the release of ‘The VZ Era’ EP being released on their label Red Seal.
On returning to London, following completion of my degree in Manchester, I received support from both Colin Faver, spawning several appearances on London’s Kiss 100, and Brenda Russell, who ultimately hooked me up with Tim Taylor and Missile Records.
Missile Records continues to play a major part in my profile and I have worked closely with Tim on many projects to date for Missile and Fear Of Music - both releases and behind-the-scenes editing and mastering. To this day my release of ‘Spaghettification’, a double 10”, is seen as one of the strangest records to be put out on the label.
Over the following years output has continued apace with acclaimed projects for many labels such as Missile, Molecular, Red Seal, Potential, Exhibit, Instillation, Sheer, Expire, Urban Substance, Morpheus and Electracom including remixes for the Space DJz and Robert Armani.
In addition I am now heavily committed to my own label, Asymmetric. Asymmetric, a label specifically designed to output my material, was formed In January 1999. It is the home to my most personal music and releases to date have been met with both critical and dance floor acclaim.
Alongside the releases has grown an increasingly hectic worldwide DJ schedule - including Brazil, USA, Germany, Spain, Italy, UK, France, Belgium, Croatia, Netherlands, Sweden, Iceland, Ireland, Nothern Ireland, Portugal, Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, South Africa, Singapore, Australia, Israel, etc...
Well on the way to 100 releases and with a number of major projects upcoming in the next few months things are looking bright…