Me!... my mpc2000xl, novation nova, novation drumstation, virus classic, PC & macbook...
Influences
my son Theo... depeche mode, jean-michel jarre, john carpenter, vangelis, LFO, aphex twin, boards of canada, early belgian techno (R&S, etc...), juan atkins, UR, luke slater, jeff mills, surgeon, beltram, octave one, kevin saunderson, orange kush, early electro, scsi-av, too many artists to name really!!! but also without a doubt the places i've been, the people i've met & the countless mistakes i've made....
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Holy Island, an island off of the coast of North Wales is where Dez
Williams begun spinning wax at an early age and now maintains his
humble analogue / digital studio. Isolated from the marketing, fashion
and pretentious attitudes that plague the music industry, Dez is free
to express himself through his machines. Safe from this environment he
is unconstrained and has no urge to conform with any ideal or aesthetic
and thus his electronic music is pure self expression. A window into
his soul. His day job at an electronic components factory means that he
is no stranger to repetition, rhythm and electronics. His sound is
perhaps a product of his daily grind with boredom, escapism, events in
his life and a long term passion for technology, horror and science
fiction. Inspired by many of the classic Chicago / Detroit / electro /
techno producers, like the finest, his sound is unique, uncompromising
and unpredictable. His vision of techno is deep and futuristic with a
heavy dose of funk. Dez's passion for sound and the darker side of the
human spirit compels him to create tracks on an almost daily basis and
he sits on an incredibly vast archive of cassettes, mini-discs and CD's
of his work. Yet his reclusive nature dictates that his release
schedule remains sparse. His tracks can range from driving techno, to
melancholy and dark synthesizer orchestrations, ghostly deep listening,
straight up electro cuts and beyond. Sometimes simple, sometimes
complex, within his sounds are vast amounts of detail for the listener
to decipher. Emotions transmitted through mathematics and code.
Williams' tracks have found their way into the sets of DJ's like Dave
Clarke, Adam X, John Peel, Ellen Allien, Mike Dred and Rob Hall. He has
constantly retained an underground / cult fanbase. His debut LP
'Elektronik Religion' for the SCSI label was hailed as "One of the
very few truly great electro albums of the new century". Dez remains
true to the underground and simply creates for the love and need to do
so. The mark of a true artist. He continues to DJ and play live sets
and has had releases on a variety of labels including Acruacreee, Ai, Cheap, SCSI, Blase, Voodoo, and Ben Sims' Native imprint... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. .
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Take
the sound of "Rockit" era Herbie Hancock, add a dash
of Blade Runner, a tip of the hat towards
Drexciya and a hint of early industrial and you've
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"Again
As Phantoms (Pts. I & II)" leads things off and shows off
outstanding songwriting skills and a mature palate of sounds. Biepang
took a quick look in the rear-view mirror for inspiration before moving
light years ahead with this one.
"Bypass The
Body" Beyond the next level! Development between the
bassline and the chord voicings is magic. The breakdown will make you
shiver before the TWISTED wind up at the end.
"Deviant
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tracks. Dark, mutated funk from beneath the waves.
"Neon Parallels" Heady, scintillating, synth-jazz from the new-school mastermind.
"Neon
Parallels" is AMAZING! It made my iPod, which is reserved
only for choice all time tracks that I love (mostly Jazz). VERY few
Electro tracks on there! - Cozmo D (Newcleus)
"This
EP reminds me of REAL electro in the early '80's. Tight and cool
production. Enjoyed it a lot!" 4/5 -- Ken Ishii
"Great atmospheric track! Radio & club play." 5/5 -- Jori Hulkkonen
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