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 two 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 style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) "The R ...

, 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 be ...

. Martin's projects include

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Techno Animal Techno Animal is 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 ''Ghost ...

, Ice,

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 Roger Robinson 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

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). 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

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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 fusion genre of 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, extreme metal, and industrial. ...

and

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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

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and later of

Godflesh Godflesh are an English industrial metal band from Birmingham. The group formed in 1982 under the title Fall of Because but did not release any complete music until 1988 when Justin Broadrick ( guitar, vocals and programming) and G. C. ...

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

and Ice being subsequent.

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also worked with this group.

Techno Animal

An industrial hip-hop and ambient-music collaboration with

that also collaborated with

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, 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

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

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/ Warner Bros. Records), its second album, the band had absorbed a great deal of hip-hop influence, and nearly all the songs featured contributions from guests well known in underground hip hop, 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 industrial hip-hop vein. The second album, Mass Destruction, featured only Martin and Broadrick and moved into a more vicious

breakcore Breakcore is a style and microgenre 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 sou ...

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 and noise music. It typically features fast tempos and aggressiv ...

style with elements of

, industrial hip-hop, and

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The Bug

The Bug's music is influenced by

, grime, and hip hop. More subtle influences include

and the

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and broken

techno Techno is a Music genre, genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally music production, produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempo often varying between 120 and 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central Drum beat, rhythm is typ ...

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 offshoo ...

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

DJ Vadim Vadim Alexandrovich Peare (russian: Вадим Александрович Пир, Vadim Aleksandrovich Pir ...

, 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 b ...

and

trip hop Trip hop (sometimes used synonymously with " downtempo") is a musical genre that originated in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom, especially Bristol. It has been described as a psychedelic fusion of hip hop and electronica with slow tem ...

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 Rephlex Records 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 in 1965. He began his career as a reggae artist at the age of eleven with local sound s ...

, Flow Dan, Warrior Queen, Ras B and Miss Red. In 2005 he collaborated with Mark Stewart and Keith Levene and has released records on Rephlex,

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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

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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

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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 Roger Robinson 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's

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 Roadburn and Le Guess Who? 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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Influences

Kevin Martin has discussed his admiration for

Jah Shaka Jah Shaka, also known as the Zulu Warrior is a Jamaican reggae/dub sound system operator who has been operating a South East London-based, roots reggae Jamaican sound system since the early 1970s. His name is an amalgamation of the Rastafarian t ...

Adrian Sherwood Adrian Maxwell Sherwood (born 20 January 1958, London, England) 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 ...

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

, Lee Perry,

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, and Thomas Köner.

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

*'' Possession'' (

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, 1992) *'' 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/

/ Warner Bros. Records, 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'' ( Rephlex Records, 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) Featuring – Daddy Freddy ;Singles (incomplete) *"Low Rider" – 12" single ( Fat Cat, 1999) *"Seismic" – 12" single (Morpheus, 2001) *"Beats, Bombs, Bass, Weapons" – 7" single (Klein, 2003) *"Buckle Up" – 12" single (Buckout, 2003) *"Gun Disease" – 12" single ( Rephlex Records, 2003) *"Aktion Pak" – 12" single ( Rephlex Records, 2004) *"Dem A Bomb We" – 12" single (

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

, 2007) *"Jah War" – 12" single (

, 2007) *"Skeng" – 12" single (

, 2007) *"Ganja / Flying" – 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/Diss Mi Army" (Acid Ragga/Ninja Tune, 2012) *"Hardcore Lover/Goodbye" (Acid Ragga/Ninja Tune, 2013) *"Boa/Cold" (with

) (Ninja Tune, 2014) ;Remixes (incomplete) *"Harrowdown Hill" – Originally by

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*"Satellite" – Originally by

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*"Malarkey" – Originally by The Earlyman *"Emergency Room" – Originally by Ford & Lopatin *"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

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(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)

References

External links

Kevin Martin at Discogs

Kevin Martin
on Myspace
John Eden interviews Kevin

Interview in Vague Terrain
2008 {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Kevin British dancehall musicians Dubstep musicians Dubtronica musicians English electronic musicians English record producers Living people Virgin Records artists Ninja Tune artists Reprise Records artists Rephlex Records artists Year of birth missing (living people) Hyperdub artists 16-17 members