Kode9
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Background information | |
Birth name | Steve Goodman |
Born | 1973 (age 49–50) Glasgow, Scotland |
Genres | Electronic, dubstep, future garage, UK bass |
Occupation(s) | Musician, record label owner, remixer, DJ |
Instrument(s) | Synthesizer, sampler, mixing desk, turntables, bass guitar |
Years active | 1991–present |
Labels | Hyperdub |
Website | http://www.hyperdub.com |
Steve Goodman, known as Kode9 (born 1973) is a Scottish electronic music artist, DJ, and founder of the Hyperdub record label.[1] He was one of the founding members of the early dubstep scene with his late collaborator The Spaceape. He has released four full-length albums: 2006's Memories of the Future and 2011's Black Sun (both with The Spaceape), Nothing (2015), Escapology and Astro-Darien (2022).
As owner of Hyperdub, Goodman has signed artists such as Burial, DJ Rashad, Zomby, and Fatima Al Qadiri. Goodman has a PhD in philosophy from the University of Warwick and has published a book, Sonic Warfare: Sound, Affect, and the Ecology of Fear, in 2009.
Early career[edit]
Initially inspired by what he calls the "hardcore continuum" of British dance music, Kode9 was formatively influenced by styles such as jungle, drum and bass and 2-step garage; he has mentioned his first encounter with jungle, in Edinburgh, as being "the most important musical event of my life".[2] Other genres that are common influences in his work include dub, dancehall (such as toasting), and Indian music. A move to Warwick and collaboration with the Cybernetic Culture Research Unit at University of Warwick studying rave culture, cybernetics, postmodernism and afrofuturism later led to a memetic philosophy regarding music, which he has spoken about at length in interviews.[3] In the late nineties, Kode9 moved to London, and established a name as a disc jockey at clubnights such as FWD>>.[citation needed]
Current work[edit]
In 2004, Kode9 appeared on the second grime compilation on Rephlex records.[4] That same year, Kode9 founded Hyperdub records; the first release was Sine of the Dub, a collaboration between Kode9 and Daddy Gee, which was a minimal, loose cover version of Prince's "Sign "O" the Times". Kode9 treated the vocals to fit his idea of their delivery by "a man on his deathbed".[5] Subsequent releases established the label as an important and influential label within the dubstep genre. Hyperdub have since released records such as Burial's self-titled debut album, which The Wire magazine named their number one album of 2006.[6]
Goodman has a PhD in philosophy[7] from the University of Warwick and has also worked in academia.[8] As of 2006 he was working at the University of East London as a lecturer in media production, and course tutor for a master's program in sonic culture[8][9][10] In December 2009, his Sonic Warfare: Sound, Affect, and the Ecology of Fear, a book exploring the uses of acoustic force and how it affects whole populations was published by MIT Press.[11] The book also explores how sound can be deployed to set moods of dread and fear, how sound can be used as torture, as a weapon and as a threat.
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
- Memories of the Future - Hyperdub, 2006 (with The Spaceape)
- Black Sun - Hyperdub, 2011 (with The Spaceape)
- Nothing - Hyperdub, 2015
- Escapology - Hyperdub, 2022
- Astro-Darien - Hyperdub, 2022
DJ mixes[edit]
- DJ Kicks - Hyperdub, 2010
- Rinse:22 - Rinse, 2013
- Fabriclive 100 (with Burial) - Fabric London, 2018
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ IMO Records. "Kode9 Biography" Archived 20 April 2013 at archive.today, IMO Records Retrieved on 25 June 2012.
- ^ Invisible Jukebox, The Wire no. 269, July 2006
- ^ Sandhu, Sukhdev (16 November 2015). "How dub master Kode9 became the hero of zero". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ Derek Walmsley, "Dubstep", The Wire Primers: A Guide to Modern Music, ed. Rob Young, London: Verso, 2009, p. 89.
- ^ Derek Walmsley, "Dubstep", The Wire Primers: A Guide to Modern Music, ed. Rob Young, London: Verso, 2009, p. 92
- ^ Rewind 2006, The Wire no. 275, January 2007.
- ^ Goodman, Steve (26 January 1999). Turbulence : a cartography of postmodern violence. Wrap.warwick.ac.uk (Thesis). Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Steve Goodman - UEL HSS (staff profile)". 22 September 2009. Archived from the original on 22 September 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Kode9" - Artforum International, Vol. 45, Issue 4, December 2006". Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Sonic Culture (MA) (Summary of programme specification)". www.uel.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Sonic Warfare: Sound, Affect, and the Ecology of Fear catalogue description at MIT Press". Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2009.