Alexis Georgopoulos (born 1974), who often records under the name Arp, is an American electronic musician, composer, and

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based in New York.

Biography

Georgopoulos has pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist
Arp
and as a collaborator (Alexis Georgopoulos & Jefre Cantu-Ledesma,

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Masks
and Tussle. His background in

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—with an emphasis on non-Western folk traditions and

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electronic music—has formed the basis from which much of his diverse work, combining disparate musical

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, stems. His work has been released by labels such as

RVNG Intl RVNG Intl. is an independent record label based in Brooklyn, New York. Founded in 2003 by Matt Werth, the label is run by Werth and focuses on experimental dance and electronic music, often incorporating avant-garde genres. Release formats includ ...

Smalltown Supersound Smalltown Supersound is an independent record label, founded in Flekkefjord in 1993 and now based in Oslo, Norway. It is dedicated to new forms of jazz, rock and electronic music. Their catalog features albums by Kelly Lee Owens, Deathprod, Nen ...

Mexican Summer Mexican Summer is an independent record label founded in 2009 by Keith Abrahamsson and Andres Santo Domingo. Based in Brooklyn, the label has released recordings from artists including Best Coast, Kurt Vile, Ariel Pink, Allah-Las, Weyes Blood, ...

Type
Beats In Space, Emotional Rescue, Geographic North, Root Strata, and Opal Tapes. Georgopoulos has worked with figures from a range of disciplines including visual artists

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and Darren Bader, the filmmaker Paul Clipson, the choreographers

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and Brittany Bailey. As a solo artist and as a collaborator, his work has been presented in group exhibitions, museums, on stage and in cinemas internationally, including

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, BAM, The Kitchen,

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, and

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. He is also a published writer on art, music and design. Interview subjects have included

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, Peter Saville,

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, the band

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, among others.

Discography

Albums and EPs as Arp

*''In Light'' (

, 2008) *''The Soft Wave'' (Smalltown Supersound, 2010) *''More'' (Smalltown Supersound, 2013) *''Pulsars e Quasars'' (

, 2014) – 7 track EP *''Inversions'' (Geographic North, 2016) – cassette; edition of 100 copies *''ZEBRA'' (Mexican Summer, 2018) *''Ensemble – Live!'' (Mexican Summer, 2019) – music from ''Zebra'' performed live in studio, plus four new tracks *''Black Plum (Mexican Summer, 2020)'' *''New Pleasures (Mexican Summer, 2022)'' *''The Enormous Room (Longform Editions, 2023)''

Albums with one other

*''FRKWYS Vol.3'' ( RVNG Intl., 2010) – Arp with

Anthony Moore Anthony Moore (also known as Anthony More) (born 13 August 1948) is a British experimental music composer, performer and producer. He was a founding member of the band Slapp Happy, worked with Henry Cow and has made a number of solo albums, i ...

*''Fragments of a Season'' (Emotional Rescue, 2017) – with Jefre Cantu-Ledesma; as Alexis Georgopoulos

EPs as part of Masks

*Masks ''Food plus Drug (II) ( Opal Tapes, 2014)'' *Masks ''EP2'' (Spring Theory, 2019)

Albums as part of The Alps

* ''Jewelt Galaxies'' (Root Strata, 2005) * ''III'' (Type, 2008) * ''Le Voyage (Type, 2010)'' * ''Easy Action'' (Mexican Summer, 2011)

Albums and EPs as part of Tussle

* '' VA : Frisco Styles'' (Jack Hanley/Rainbow Records, 2003) * ''Eye Contact 12" (

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, 2003)'' * ''Don't Stop'' EP (Troubleman Unlimited, 2004) * ''Here It Comes'' (Troubleman Unlimited, 2004) * ''Kling Klang'' (Troubleman Unlimited, 2004) * ''Telescope Mind'' (Smalltown Supersound, 2006) * ''The Sound of White Columns'' (The Sound of White Columns, 2006) * ''Warning'' (Smalltown Supersound, 2007)

References

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