Disc is an experimental group formed by Miguel Depedro (
Kid606
Miguel Trost De Pedro (born July 27, 1979), better known by his stage name Kid606, is an electronic musician who was raised in San Diego and later moved to San Francisco. He is most closely associated with the glitch, IDM, hardcore techno and b ...
), Jason Doerck (
J Lesser
J Lesser is the stage name for Jason Doerck (born December 19, 1970). Between 2003 and 2006 Doerck was a member of the defunct laptop group Sagan, alongside Blevin Blectum, Wobbly, and video artist Ryan Junell.
Early years
Born and raised arou ...
), M. C. Schmidt and Drew Daniel (
Matmos
Matmos is an experimental electronic music duo originally from San Francisco but now residing in Baltimore. M. C. (Martin) Schmidt and Drew Daniel are the core members, but they frequently include other artists on their records and in their per ...
). The group was most active between 1997 and 1999.
To produce their sound, digital media (
DATs
Diallyl trisulfide (DATS), also known as Allitridin, is an organosulfur compound with the formula S(SCH2CH=CH2)2. It is one of several produced by the hydrolysis of allicin, including diallyl disulfide and diallyl tetrasulfide, DATS is one of the ...
,
CDs
The compact disc (CD) is a digital optical disc data storage format that was co-developed by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings. In August 1982, the first compact disc was manufactured. It was then released in Octo ...
) were etched and painted, or used in broken players to produce new sounds.
In ''Gaijincd4'', a "bonus" nonfunctional CD was included to suggest a multimedia disc. The double LP ''Transfer'' consisted entirely of
locked groove
The overwhelming majority of records manufactured have been of certain sizes (7, 10, or 12 inches), playback speeds (33, 45, or 78 RPM), and appearance (round black discs). However, since the commercial adoption of the gramophone record (ca ...
s.
Discography
Albums
* ''Gaijincd4'' – CD album with bonus nonfunctional CD (December 1997,
Vinyl Communications)
* ''2xCD'' – 2×CD album (May 12, 1998, Vinyl Communications)
* ''Nullsonic'' – CD collaboration album with
KK Null
, known by his stage name KK Null, is a Japanese experimental multi-instrumentalist active since the early 1980s. He began as a guitarist but learned how to compose, sing, play drums, and create electronic music. He also studied Butoh dance at ...
(August 11, 1998, Vinyl Communications)
* ''Brave2ep'' – CD album, (October 27, 1998, Vinyl Communications)
* ''Transfer'' – 2x12", 10 songs and 105 locked grooves (1999,
Delux Recordings)
References
External links
Disc at Discogs
American electronic music groups
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