Kevin Richard Martin, often known under his recording alias The Bug, is an English musician and music producer. Martin moved from Weymouth to London around 1990 and is now currently based in mainland Europe. He has been active for over three decades in the genres of dub,

jazzcore Punk jazz is a genre of music that combines elements of jazz, especially improvisation, with the instrumentation and performance style of punk rock. The term was first used to describe James Chance and the Contortions' 1979 album '' Buy''. Punk ...

industrial hip hop Industrial hip hop is a fusion genre of industrial music and hip hop. History 1980s The origins of industrial hip hop are in the work of Mark Stewart, Bill Laswell, and Adrian Sherwood. In 1985, former The Pop Group singer Mark Stewart relea ...

dancehall Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots reggae, roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2 ...

, and

dubstep Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South London in the early 2000s. The style emerged as a UK garage offshoot that blended 2-step rhythms and sparse dub production, as well as incorporating elements of broken ...

. Martin's projects include

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Techno Animal Techno Animal was an electronic duo formed in 1990 in London, England by British musicians Justin Broadrick (of the band Godflesh) and Kevin Martin (aka the Bug, of the band God). The duo released six LPs beginning with their 1991 debut ''Gho ...

Ice Ice is water that is frozen into a solid state, typically forming at or below temperatures of 0 ° C, 32 ° F, or 273.15 K. It occurs naturally on Earth, on other planets, in Oort cloud objects, and as interstellar ice. As a naturally oc ...

Curse of the Golden Vampire Curse of the Golden Vampire was a collaborative music project of Alec Empire and Techno Animal ( Kevin Martin and Justin Broadrick). The group released a studio album, titled ''The Curse of the Golden Vampire'', on Digital Hardcore Recordings in 19 ...

, Pressure and, most recently, King Midas Sound (with poet

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and singer/visual artist Kiki Hitomi) and The Bug vs

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Early life

Martin first became interested in music as a teenager going to Handsome Dick's, a record store in

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, England, UK. At the same time, he was introduced to the music of Joy Division, the Sex Pistols, Captain Beefheart, the Birthday Party and

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. He has described his initial interest in music as stemming from his difficult family situation during his childhood, adding, "It seemed like everything that I hated about English conservative monoculture was being burned and turned upside down through music," and "post-punk music was tearing up rule books and asking questions of everything, particularly structure in terms of music, art, politics, you know, the law." Martin first began making music after he was attracted to a do-it-yourself (DIY) aesthetic. He first worked with a four-track recorder and effects pedal, saying, " was interested in everything that wasn't harmony, melody, and conservative musical structure. Dub seemed to tear everything to shreds, burn it up, and rearrange the embers" (referring to

dub music Dub is a musical style that grew out of reggae in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It is commonly considered a subgenre of reggae, though it has developed to extend beyond that style.Dub: soundscapes and shattered songs in Jamaican reggae, p.&nb ...

). He described his early experiences of music in London as being very influential in his style and appreciation of music, especially after he experienced Iration Steppas and The Disciples in the early 1990s. He described his experience in the London music scene as taking a while to sync his ears up to

ragga Raggamuffin music (or simply ragga) is a subgenre of dancehall and reggae music. The instrumentals primarily consist of electronic music with heavy use of sampling. Wayne Smith's " Under Mi Sleng Teng", produced by King Jammy in 1985 on a ...

and digital dancehall, two genres of music in which he has become well known.

Musical projects

GOD

was a

group that was part of the

grindcore Grindcore is an extreme metal, extreme fusion genre of heavy metal music, heavy metal and hardcore punk that originated in the mid-1980s, drawing inspiration from abrasive-sounding musical styles, such as thrashcore, crust punk, hardcore punk, e ...

and

industrial metal Industrial metal is the fusion of Heavy metal music, heavy metal and industrial music, typically employing repeating Heavy metal guitar, metal guitar riffs, sampling (music), sampling, synthesizer or music sequencer, sequencer lines, and Distor ...

scenes.

Justin Broadrick Justin Karl Michael Broadrick (born 15 August 1969) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer and a founding member of the band Godflesh, one of the first bands to combine elements of extreme metal and i ...

, formerly of

Napalm Death Napalm Death are an English grindcore band formed in Meriden, West Midlands, in 1981. None of the band's original members have been in the group since 1986, but since ''Utopia Banished'' (1992), the lineup of bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mi ...

and later of

Godflesh Godflesh are an English industrial metal band from Birmingham. The group formed in 1982 under the original title O.P.D. (later Fall of Because) but did not release any complete music until 1988 when Justin Broadrick (guitar, vocals, programmi ...

, eventually joined. This was the first of Martin's collaborations with Broadrick,

and

being subsequent.

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also worked with this group.

Techno Animal

industrial hip-hop Industrial hip hop is a fusion genre of industrial music and hip hop. History 1980s The origins of industrial hip hop are in the work of Mark Stewart, Bill Laswell, and Adrian Sherwood. In 1985, former The Pop Group singer Mark Stewart relea ...

and ambient-music collaboration with

that also collaborated with

Dälek Dälek (pronounced "dialect") (stylized in all lowercase) is an American experimental hip hop group formed in Newark, New Jersey in 1998. The group's current lineup consists of MC dälek (vocals and producer) and Mike Manteca (aka Mike Mare ...

Vast Aire Theodore Arrington II (born February 5, 1978), better known by his stage name Vast Aire, is an American rapper from New York City. He is one half of the New York hip hop duo Cannibal Ox, which consists of him and fellow rapper Vordul Mega. He is ...

, and Anti-Pop Consortium. In early 2017 Techno Animal reunited for a final gig in Berlin, and Martin and Broadrick announced plans to continue their Techno Animal collaboration under the name Zonal.

Ice

Ice included Martin on vocals, saxophone, synthesizer, and turntables;

on guitar; David Cochrane on bass; and Lou Ciccotelli on drums. Its first album, '' Under the Skin'', was somewhat similar to the industrial metal of Broadrick's

, but with a more experimentalist bent, notably via Martin's

free jazz Free jazz, or free form in the early to mid-1970s, is a style of avant-garde jazz or an experimental approach to jazz improvisation that developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s, when musicians attempted to change or break down jazz conventi ...

-influenced saxophone. By ''Bad Blood'' (In Bloom/

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), its second album, the band had absorbed a great deal of

hip-hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hi ...

influence, and nearly all the songs featured contributions from guests well known in

underground hip hop Underground hip hop (also known as underground rap or simply underground) traditionally refers to hip hop music that is outside the general mainstream canon or counter-cultural in nature, usually with a heavy emphasis on emotion, lyricism, and/or ...

, including El-P. However, the experimentalism continued, with singer

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of legendary industrial band

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appearing as well, often alongside the emcees. According to critic Ned Raggett, the experiments are not always successful, but he credits the band for expanding its sound.

Curse of the Golden Vampire

Originally a collaboration between Techno Animal and

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in an

vein. The second album, Mass Destruction, featured only Martin and Broadrick and moved into a more vicious

breakcore Breakcore is a style of electronic dance music that emerged from jungle, hardcore, and drum and bass in the mid-to-late 1990s. It is characterized by very complex and intricate breakbeats and a wide palette of sampling sources played at high ...

and

digital hardcore Digital hardcore is a fusion genre that combines hardcore punk with electronic dance music genres such as breakbeat, techno, and drum and bass while also drawing on heavy metal, industrial and noise music. It typically features fast tempos a ...

style with elements of

, and

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power electronics Power electronics is the application of electronics to the control and conversion of electric power. The first high-power electronic devices were made using mercury-arc valves. In modern systems, the conversion is performed with semiconduct ...

The Bug

The Bug's music is influenced by

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, and

hip hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...

. More subtle influences include

and the

dubtronica Dubtronica is electronic music influenced by dub music.Doherty, Greg (2003)Strange Bedfellows: Brits like Groove Corporation refile dub under electronica", ''Miami New Times'', 14 August 2003, retrieved 8 November 2009 Early examples from the ...

and broken

techno Techno is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempos being in the range from 120 to 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central rhythm is typically in common time ( ) and often ...

Basic Channel Basic Channel is a German music duo and record label, composed of Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus, that originated in Berlin in 1993. The duo have also worked under other names, including Rhythm & Sound and Maurizio, and have founded offsho ...

and Pole. The Bug's first album, ''Tapping The Conversation'', was released in 1997 on the seminal Wordsound label. The album was conceived as an alternative soundtrack to the 1974

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film ''

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''. In this incarnation, The Bug consisted of Kevin Martin and

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, and existed in more of a

downtempo Downtempo (or downbeat) is a broad label for electronic music that features an atmospheric sound and slower beats than would typically be found in dance music. Closely related to ambient music but with greater emphasis on rhythm, the style may ...

and

trip hop Trip hop is a musical genre that has been described as a psychedelic music, psychedelic fusion of hip hop music, hip hop and electronica with slow tempos and an atmospheric sound. The style emerged as a more experimental music, experimental var ...

vein. From 2001–2004 The Bug collaborated with UK reggae soundsystem veteran The Rootsman on a number of limited edition 7" singles, released on the Razor X label. These releases were characterised by their harsh, aggressive nature both musically and vocally (vocal artists including Jamaican MCs such as He-Man and Wayne Lonesome). The Bug's second album, ''Pressure'' was released on

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in 2003. It included a number of more ambient, dub-influenced tracks alongside the

-tinged onslaughts. The Razor X singles were compiled on the ''Killing Sound'' album (along with newer material) which was released by Rephlex in 2006. Bug projects have included collaborations with a number of singers and MCs including

Cutty Ranks Philip Thomas (born 12 February 1965), better known as Cutty Ranks, is a Jamaican dancehall singer. Biography Thomas was born in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica in 1965. He began his career as a reggae artist at the age of ...

Flowdan Marc Veira (born 17 March 1980), better known by his stage name Flowdan, is an English grime MC and record producer. A founding member of Roll Deep, he was responsible for naming the group and remained a member until its hiatus. In 2015, he fou ...

, Warrior Queen, Ras B and Miss Red. In 2005 he collaborated with Mark Stewart and

Keith Levene Julian Keith Levene (18 July 1957 – 11 November 2022) was an English musician who was a founding member of both the Clash and Public Image Ltd (PiL). While Levene was in PiL, their 1978 debut album '' Public Image: First Issue'' reached No. 2 ...

and has released records on Rephlex,

Tigerbeat6 Tigerbeat6 is a San Francisco and Berlin based independent and (mostly) electronic record label run by Kid606 (Miguel De Pedro). The label is run as a DIY operation and releases a variety of electronic music styles, including noisecore, intel ...

and Klien Records. ''The Bug'' produced some radio sessions, including a clash with Soundmurderer on

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and a 2006 Breezeblock session with 10 MCs. In 2006, The Bug launched a monthly London-based

reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its Jamaican diaspora, diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first ...

club night entitled BASH, in collaboration with

producer Loefah. 2008 saw the release of ''

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'', the third full release from the project, on

Ninja Tune Ninja Tune is an independent record label based in London, with a satellite office in Los Angeles. It was founded in 1990 by musicians Matt Black and Jonathan More, known collectively as Coldcut. The label was established as an outlet for Col ...

to critical acclaim. After a six-year hiatus, The Bug returned with their fourth effort '' Angels & Devils'', again to critical acclaim. In October 2016, The Bug brought their new project Sirens to London for a special performance.

Pressure

A dub project, with releases on the

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label.

Black Chow

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-dub/

collaboration with Kiki Hitomi, now, under the

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record label (previous releases with

). Black Chow incorporates Lo-Fi elements into their music, which is typical of artists on the

record label.

King Midas Sound

King Midas Sound is a musical crossover project, composed of Martin, London/Trinidad poet

and Japanese artist and singer Kiki Hitomi. Their first 12" release "(HDB014) Cool Out" and debut album ''Waiting For You...'' are both released through

Kode9 Steve Goodman, known as Kode9 (born 1973) is a Scottish electronic music artist, DJ, and founder of the Hyperdub record label. He was one of the founding members of the early dubstep scene with his late collaborator The Spaceape. He has releas ...

label. "Meltdown" also featured on the ''5 Years Of

'' CD release in 2009. Their 12", "Aroo," was released on Ninja Tune in 2013. Their second album, ''

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'', a drone ambient album with Robinson's spoken word performances, was released on

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of 2019 on Cosmo Rhythmatic.

Zonal

In 2017 Martin and Broadrick reformed their Techno Animal project under the name Zonal, under which they'd released ''The Quatermass Project'' in 2000. The pair hated the Techno Animal name and had intended to use Zonal for The Brotherhood of the Bomb, but

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only offered to fund the album under what they considered the stronger Techno Animal brand. In 2017 through to 2019 Zonal performed older Techno Animal material and new Zonal music, and performed at

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and

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with

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. In early 2020 the group released their first album, ''Wrecked'', on

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. Moor Mother was guest vocalist on six of the twelve tracks. Bob Cluness of

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called the album "a leviathan of desolate mood music" and a "joyously feel bad album whose grinding negativity and tidal heaviness provides a necessary form of catharsis."

Compilations

He also compiled the ''Macro Dub Infection'' (parts one and two), '' Ambient 4: Isolationism'' and ''Jazz Satellites'' CDs for the

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Kevin Richard Martin

Under his real name Kevin Richard Martin, he released ''

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'' (2019), as well as ''Return to Solaris'' (2021).

Influences

Kevin Martin has discussed his admiration for

Jah Shaka Jah Shaka ( – 12 April 2023), also known as the Zulu Warrior, was a Jamaican reggae/dub sound system operator who operated a South East London-based, roots reggae Jamaican sound system since the early 1970s. His name is an amalgamation of the ...

Adrian Sherwood Adrian Maxwell Sherwood (born 20 January 1958) is an English record producer specialising in the genre of dub music. He has created a distinctive production style based on the application of dub effects and dub mixing techniques to other forms ...

King Tubby Osbourne Ruddock (28 January 1941 – 6 February 1989), better known as King Tubby, was a Jamaican sound engineer who influenced the development of dub music in the 1960s and 1970s. Tubby's studio work, in which as a mixing engineer he achiev ...

, Lee Perry,

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, and

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Journalism

He has previously written for music magazines such as ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Partial discography

God

*''

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(Pathological Records, 1991)'' *''

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'' ( Caroline, 1992) *''Consumed (Sentrax/Blazer Corps,1993)'' *'' The Anatomy of Addiction'' (

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, 1994)

Techno Animal

*''

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'' (Pathological, 1991) *''

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'' (

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, 1995) *'' Techno Animal Versus Reality'' (

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, 1998) *'' Symbiotics'' (with

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) (Force Inc. Music Works, 1999) *'' The Brotherhood of the Bomb'' (

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, 2001)

Ice

;Albums *'' Under the Skin'' (Pathological, 1993) *'' Bad Blood'' (In Bloom/

, 1998) ;Singles & EPs *"Quarantine" (Carcrashh, 1995) *"Bad Blood Transfusion" (with

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) (Morpheus, 1998) *"Headwreck" (Morpheus, 1998) *"Trapped in Three Dimensions" (Morpheus, 1999)

Curse of the Golden Vampire

*''

'', (

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, 1998) *'' Mass Destruction'', (

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, 2003)

The Bug

;Albums *''Tapping The Conversation'' (WordSound, 1997) *''Pressure'' (

, 2003) *''

'' (

, 2008) *''Filthy'' EP : "Freakshow" "Louder" "Dirty" "Kill Them" (2013) *'' Angels & Devils'' (

, 2014) *''Concrete Desert'' (with

) (Ninja Tune, 2017) *''In Blue'' (with Dis Fig) (Hyperdub, 2020) *''

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'' (Ninja Tune, 2021) *''Machine'' (Relapse Records, 2024) Featuring – Daddy Freddy ;Singles (incomplete) *"Low Rider" – 12" single (

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, 1999) *"Seismic" – 12" single (Morpheus, 2001) *"Beats, Bombs, Bass, Weapons" – 7" single (Klein, 2003) *"Buckle Up" – 12" single (Buckout, 2003) *"Gun Disease" – 12" single (

, 2003) *"Aktion Pak" – 12" single (

, 2004) *"Dem A Bomb We" – 12" single (

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, 2005) *"Fire" – 12" single (Klein, 2005) *"Poison Dart" (featuring Warrior Queen) – 12" single (

, 2007) *"Jah War" (featuring Flowdan) – 12" single (

, 2007) *"Skeng" (featuring Killa P and Flowdan) – 12" single (

, 2007) *"Ganja" (featuring Killa P and Flowdan) / "Flying" (featuring Ricky Ranking) – 12" single (

, 2008) *"Infected" – 12" single (

, 2010) *"Run" – 12" single (Swamp81, 2010) *"Can't Take This No More/Rise Up" (Acid Ragga/Ninja Tune, 2012) *"Ganja Baby" (featuring Daddy Freddy) / "Diss Mi Army" (featuring Miss Red) (Acid Ragga/Ninja Tune, 2012) *"Hardcore Lover/Goodbye" (Acid Ragga/Ninja Tune, 2013) *"Boa/Cold" (with

) (Ninja Tune, 2014) *"Zim Zim Zim" (featuring Burro Banton) (Ninja Tune, 2015) *"Box" (featuring

D Double E Darren Jason Dixon (born 19 January 1980), known professionally as D Double E, is a British grime MC, DJ and record producer from Forest Gate, East London. He performs both as a solo artist and as a member of the grime duo Newham Generals. ...

) / "Iceman" (featuring Riko Dan) (Ninja Tune, 2016) *"Bad" (featuring Flowdan) / "Get Out the Way" (featuring Killa P and Irah) (Ninja Tune, 2017) *"Clash" (featuring Logan) (Ninja Tune, 2021) *"Pressure" (featuring Flowdan) (Ninja Tune, 2021) *"Treetop" (featuring Jason Williamson) (Ninja Tune, 2021) *"Rosin" (vs. Al Cisneros) (Pressure, 2022) *"Machine I" (Pressure, 2023) *"Machine 2" (Pressure, 2023) *"Machine 3" (Pressure 2023) ;Remixes (incomplete) *"Harrowdown Hill" – Originally by

Thom Yorke Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968) is an English musician who is the vocalist and main songwriter of the rock band Radiohead. He plays guitar, bass, keyboards and other instruments, and is noted for his falsetto. ''Rolling Stone'' desc ...

*"Satellite" – Originally by

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*"Malarkey" – Originally by The Earlyman *"Emergency Room" – Originally by

Ford & Lopatin Ford & Lopatin (formerly known as Games) is an American electronic duo composed of musicians Daniel Lopatin (better known as Oneohtrix Point Never) and Joel Ford (of the group Tigercity). The group's sound draws on disparate genres such as 1980 ...

*"Make Some Noise" – Originally by

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*"Black Stacey" – Originally by

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*"Le Haine" – Originally by

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Black Chow

*''Hyperdub 5.1'' – 12", EP (

, August 2009) *''Wonderland'' – Featuring Pupajim, 12", EP (

, 2011)

King Midas Sound

;Albums *''Waiting For You...'' (Hyperdub, 2009) *''Without You'' (Hyperdub, 2011) *'' Edition 1'' - with

Christian Fennesz Christian Fennesz (born 25 December 1962) is an Austrian producer and guitarist active in electronic music since the 1990s, often credited mononymously as Fennesz. His work utilizes guitar and laptop computers to blend melody with treated samp ...

(Ninja Tune, 2015) *''

'' (Cosmo Rhythmatic, 2019) ;Singles & EPs *"Cool Out" (Hyperdub, 2008) *"Dub Heavy – Hearts & Ghosts" (Hyperdub, 2009) *"Lost" (Hyperdub, 2010) *"Goodbye Girl" (Hyperdub, 2011)

Kevin Richard Martin

*''

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, 2019) *''Return to Solaris'' (

Phantom Limb A phantom limb is the sensation that an amputated or missing limb is still attached. It is a chronic condition that is often resistant to treatment. When the cut ends of sensory fibres are stimulated during thigh movements, the patient feels as ...

, 2021) *''Disconnect'' (in collaboration with KMRU) (Phantom Limb, 2024) *''Otherness'' (in collaboration with KMRU) (Phantom Limb, 2024)

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John Eden interviews Kevin

Interview in Vague Terrain
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