Solvent is the stage name used by

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producer and

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Jason Amm. Although his music has been included in the

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movement (as his track "My Radio" appeared on

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's 2002 compilation album '' Disco Nouveau''), many of Solvent's tracks fall under the intelligent dance music or electropop genres. Jason Amm's music is often associated with its strong influence from early 1980s artists such as

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and Depeche Mode, but the influence is much wider, spanning the last three decades. With partner Gregory DeRocher (who records his own music using the

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Lowfish), Amm owned and operated the Suction record label until its demise in 2008. This was partly because 12" records were no longer being manufactured in Canada, leading to costly imports from the USA. Aside from tracks appearing on various-artists compilations, Amm has released several full-length albums using the Solvent moniker.

Discography

Albums

*1998 ''Solvent'' *1999 ''Solvently One Listens'' *2001 ''Solvent City'' *2004 ''Apples + Synthesizers'' *2005 ''Elevators + Oscillators'' *2007 ''Demonstration Tape (1997-2007)'' *2010 ''Subject to Shift'' *2014 ''New Ways (Music From The Documentary I Dream of Wires)''

External links

Solvent homepage

Solvent at Discogs

Solvent at Morr Music Records

References

1972 births Canadian electronic musicians Living people Musicians from Toronto {{electronic-musician-stub