| Heady beats enveloped in warm synths...Jirku and Warren take you through funk and back...Huck off whatever you like, just don't say we didn't warn you!Check out the compilation...Mitchell Akiyama at the forefront.Discorder: First: your obsession with Technotronic.Tomas: I've recently been able to appreciate that kind of techno again since contemporary techno has become so devoid of melody and vocals.Discorder: What would you say if someone called your music "minimal techno"?Tomas: I wouldn't object, it's a healthy genre to be associated with.What scene did you come out of, if any?And though I've been exposed to lots of music I've never really felt connected to any "scene."I've always felt that DJ culture directs a whole lot of unwarranted credit to people playing records.T)
Profile:Tomas Jirku was discovered in 1999, when he sent out two demos to (then strictly online label) No Type director David Turgeon, who immediately invited him to join the label.Meanwhile, Tomas had started a very special project on No Type, called Variants: regularly, he uploaded, changed, deleted tracks.The eponymous disc (on Alien8) features 12 of these tracks and obtained great popular and critical success.As he became increasingly in demand, Tomas performed in numerous live shows, in Canada and across the world.Sequins (CD)
Force Inc.One More Chance, Smoot...As time went on, Jirku replaced the versions with new versions.But that doesn't mean that Jirku's music resembles these other artists work in any way.If anything, his music is more enjoyable than these other artists, due mostly to a strong desire to make his CGD experiments listenable, not just experimental.But that doesn't mean Jirku is copying anyone, nor is his music a rehashing of IDM sounds we've heard a billion times before.PutInCart('IMNT 0311', '1', '21.This album is definitely NOT just for
completists!Web Design and Engineering by Default, business intelligence by SpringBolt.Tomas Jirku has already had releases on labels like Force Inc.At his Rotunda appearance this Friday, brace yourself for something a little different.Yes, you will be soothed.Tomas Jirku's highpoint was Variants on Alien8.The Final Ever Stylus...The Assassination of Jesse James by the...Tomas Jirku has quickly established himself on the
international electronic music scene.In early 2002, No Type started its CD release programme with an original 2CD
compilation entitled The Freest of Radicals. |
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