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Miguel Trost De Pedro (born July 27, 1979), better known by his
stage name A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. Such professional aliases are adopted for a wide variety of reasons and they may be similar, or nearly identical, to an individu ...
Kid606, is an
electronic music Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroac ...
ian who was raised in
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and later moved to
San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...
. He is most closely associated with the
glitch A glitch is a short-lived fault in a system, such as a transient fault that corrects itself, making it difficult to troubleshoot. The term is particularly common in the computing and electronics industries, in circuit bending, as well as among ...
, IDM,
hardcore techno Hardcore (also known as hardcore techno or hardcore house) is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany in the early 1990s. It is distinguished by faster tempos and a distorte ...
and
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 ...
scenes. Kid606's music is similar to the work of his friend and colleague
Lesser Lesser, from Eliezer (, "Help/Court of my God"), is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adolf Lesser (1851–1926), German physician * Aleksander Lesser (1814–1884), Polish painter and art critic * Anton Lesser (born 1952), Bri ...
, as well as hardcore and IDM acts such as Atari Teenage Riot,
Autechre Autechre () is an English electronic music duo consisting of Rob Brown and Sean Booth, both from Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1987, they are among the best known acts signed to UK electronic label Warp Records, through which all of Au ...
,
Mr. Oizo Quentin Dupieux (, born 14 April 1974), also known by his musical stage name Mr. Oizo (), is a French filmmaker, electronic musician, and DJ. Dupieux is credited with his legal name for his films, while the name "Mr. Oizo" is used for his musica ...
, and
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 ...
. He is primarily inspired not by his electronic contemporaries, but by his love of the
industrial music Industrial music is a genre of music that draws on harsh, mechanical, transgressive or provocative sounds and themes. AllMusic defines industrial music as the "most abrasive and aggressive fusion of rock and electronic music" that was "initiall ...
,
death metal Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...
, and
industrial metal Industrial metal is the fusion of heavy metal and industrial music, typically employing repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Prominent industrial metal acts include Ministry, Nine In ...
of the 1980s and 1990s, particularly bands like
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and Napalm Death. His music is known for its high tempo
breakbeat Breakbeat is a broad type of electronic music that tends to use drum breaks sampled from early recordings of funk, jazz, and R&B. Breakbeats have been used in styles such as hip hop, jungle, drum and bass, big beat, breakbeat hardcore, and UK ...
s and liberal use of
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and sampling, as well as its punk aesthetic, uninhibited genre-mixing, and irreverent sense of humor. However, he is equally adept at creating more serious tracks that often reside in the realm of ambient and glitch ("Parenthood" from ''
Kill Sound Before Sound Kills You ''Kill Sound Before Sound Kills You'' is a 2003 studio album by American electronic musician Miguel Depedro under his alias of Kid 606. The album was released by Ipecac Records on compact disc and on vinyl by Tigerbeat6. The album was recorded betw ...
'' and the entirety of '' P.S. I Love You'' being good examples). Notable releases by Kid606 include '' Don't Sweat the Technics'' (VC140: 1998), ''
Down with the Scene ''Down with the Scene'' is the second studio album by American electronic music artist Kid606. It was released on compact disc on June 20, 2000, as his first full-length album for Ipecac Recordings. Reception From contemporary reviews, John Bu ...
'' (IPC-7:2000), ''P.S. I Love You'' (MP93: 2000), and ''Kill Sound Before Sound Kills You'' (IPC-46: 2003). He collaborated or participated in the groups Flossin, Spacewurm, Ariel and Disc. In 2005, he put together a band with a drummer and guitarist called Kid606 and Friends.


Discography


Studio albums

* '' Don't Sweat the Technics'' (Vinyl Communications, 1998) * ''
Down with the Scene ''Down with the Scene'' is the second studio album by American electronic music artist Kid606. It was released on compact disc on June 20, 2000, as his first full-length album for Ipecac Recordings. Reception From contemporary reviews, John Bu ...
'' (555 Recordings, 2000) * '' GQ on the EQ++'' (
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, intelli ...
, 2000) * '' PS I Love You (album)'' (
Mille Plateaux ''A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia'' (french: link=no, Mille plateaux) is a 1980 book by the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze and the French psychoanalyst Félix Guattari. It is the second and final volume of their collaborativ ...
, 2000) * '' PS You Love Me'' (
Mille Plateaux ''A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia'' (french: link=no, Mille plateaux) is a 1980 book by the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze and the French psychoanalyst Félix Guattari. It is the second and final volume of their collaborativ ...
, 2001) * '' The Action Packed Mentallist Brings You the Fucking Jams'' (Violent Turd, 2002) * ''
Kill Sound Before Sound Kills You ''Kill Sound Before Sound Kills You'' is a 2003 studio album by American electronic musician Miguel Depedro under his alias of Kid 606. The album was released by Ipecac Records on compact disc and on vinyl by Tigerbeat6. The album was recorded betw ...
'' (
Ipecac Recordings Ipecac Recordings is an independent record label based in California. It was founded on April 1, 1999 by Greg Werckman (ex-label manager of Alternative Tentacles, ex-lead singer of DUH, ex-employee of Mercury Records) and Mike Patton (Faith No ...
, 2003) * '' Who Still Kill Sound?'' (
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, intelli ...
, 2004) * '' Resilience'' (
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, intelli ...
, 2005) * '' Pretty Girls Make Raves'' (
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, intelli ...
, 2006) * '' Shout At The Döner'' (
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, intelli ...
, 2009) * '' Songs About Fucking Steve Albini'' ( Important Records, March 2010) * '' Lost in the Game'' (
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, intelli ...
, October 2012) * ''
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(
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, intelli ...
, 2013) * ''Recollected Ambient Works Vol. 1: Bored of Excitement'' (
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, intelli ...
, 2015) * ''Recollected Ambient Works Vol. 2: Escape to Los Angeles'' (Tigerbeat6, 2015)


EPs

* ''Dubplatestyle'' EP remixes (Vinyl Communications, 1999) * ''GQ on the EQ'' EP (555 Recordings, 2000) * ''
The Soccergirl The Soccergirl is an Extended play, EP by electronic music artist Kid606, released in April 2000 through Carpark Records. It is the second release in Carpark's "sports-FAN" series following Jake Mandell's ''The Placekick''. Its packaging included ...
'' EP (Carpark, 2000) * ''PS I Dub Ya'' EP (Force Lab, 2001) * ''Why I Love Life'' EP (
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, intelli ...
, 2002) * ''The Illness'' (
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, intelli ...
, 2003) * ''Die Soundboy Die'' (
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, intelli ...
, 2008) * '' Dance With The Chorizo'' EP (
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, intelli ...
, 2009) * ''Happier'' EP (2014)


Splits

* ''Split Compact Disc'' with
Lesser Lesser, from Eliezer (, "Help/Court of my God"), is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adolf Lesser (1851–1926), German physician * Aleksander Lesser (1814–1884), Polish painter and art critic * Anton Lesser (born 1952), Bri ...
(1998) * ''Unamerican Activity EP'' with Omni Bot (1998) * ''Boy On Boy'' with Pisstank (1999) * ''DISC - Kid606 Cares'' with
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 ...
and
Jay 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 aro ...
(Vinyl Communications, 1999) * ''Kid606 and Friends, Vol. 1 '' (
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, intelli ...
, 2001)


Remixes

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Fuck the Pain Away "Fuck the Pain Away" is a song by Canadian singer Peaches from her second studio album, '' The Teaches of Peaches'' (2000). It became her breakthrough song and has since remained her signature song. Its widespread licensing in films as well as ...
(Kid606 Going Back To Bali Remix)"


Collaboration

* ''In Love With The Underground'' A Kid 606 mix of The Rapture song.


References


External links


Kid606
on Myspace
Archived Kid606 biography on Vinyl Communications
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