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Kontour

Kontour is an English electronic music artist, currently signed to Some Bizzare Records.

Background

Early work included recordings of distorted telephone calls and late night television. He uses a range of vintage recording equipment and analog synthesisers, electronic percussion and drum machines. [1] In 2007 the Protect & Survive EP was released on the White Label Music record label. [1] This early work was created using little or no percussion instead using a Doepfer analogue sequencer to create simple, minimal rhythms. [2] Soon after the release of the EP Kontour was approached by Some Bizzare Records. The label owner, Stevo Pearce (ex-manager of Soft Cell), wanted to include The Kennedy Syndrome on a new compilation album he was compiling titled Some Bizzare Double Album. This lead to the recording of a new studio album for the record label. In 2008 Kontour released the album Scanners on Some Bizzare Records, Stevo Pearce is credited as executive producer of the album. [3] The album was released after the "Protect & Survive" EP and moved on from the minimal sounds of tracks like Shark Cage. The album was recorded using no MIDI instruments or personal computers, instead primitive music sequencers, Roland RE-501 tape effects and a Roland CR-78 Drum Machine were used. [4] The vocals on the album where treated like a sound source and manipulated with audio effects.
Kontour worked with the American group Lucid Sketchmaster collaborating on the album The Seed. Kontour featured on the track God Come Tell Me contributing lyrics and "music construction" [5]

Scanners recording for Some Bizzare Records (2008)

In 2007 Kontour began recording sessions for Some Bizzare Records. The recording process was quite prolific with recording going on throughout the day through to late night. [6] The album was completed at the end half of 2007 being mixed and mastered for it’s 2008 release date. [6] Mastering took place at The Exchange in London and was performed by Simon Davey who has mastered bands like Laibach, Aphex Twin and Depeche Mode. [7]
“Scanners” was released on 4 February 2008. [6] It was largely composed of experimental, electronic songs. Songs structures were very much improvised incorporating a less than disciplined approach. The release had mixed responses, some listeners found the album too experimental. While others labeled it “original”. [8]

Discography

Albums

Collaborations

  • 2008 - Lucid Sketchmaster - The Seed (Some Bizzare Records) - God Come Tell Me
  • 2008 - Rev Spook - Big Spirit - Unbreakable [9]

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b "Kontour"White Label Music, accessed 12 February 2008
  2. ^ "Kontour - Official site", accessed 2 June 2008
  3. ^ "Kontour"Discogs.com, accessed 12 February 2008
  4. ^ "Official Web Site interview", accessed 27 February 2008
  5. ^ Lucid Sketchmaster - The Seed CD cover notes.
  6. ^ a b c "Kontour - Official site", accessed 29 April 2009
  7. ^ "The Exchange"Exchange Mastering.co.uk, accessed 29 April 2009
  8. ^ "Kontour - Official site Reviews", accessed 29 April 2009
  9. ^ "Rev Spook Music", accessed 12 December 2008
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