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Kevin Gorman based in Manchester
Manchester
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, England
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 is a British
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...

 DJ and Musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....

 best known for his album Chemistry Lock
Chemistry Lock
Chemistry Lock is the debut album by English electronic musician Kevin Gorman. The music combines elements of techno and house and, as Gorman describes it, he takes most inspiration from the raw, groove led music of Chicago, New York and Detroit...

 on DJ Hell
DJ Hell
This article is about Helmut Josef Geier. You may also be looking for Darryl Hell.Helmut Josef Geier, professionally known as DJ Hell is a German house-techno DJ...

's International DJ Gigolo label. Kevin is strongly associated with a resurgence of the Gigolo label, as it has moved away from its more notorious Electroclash
Electroclash
Electroclash is a style of music that fuses New Wave and electronic dance music. It emerged in New York and Detroit in the later 1990s, pioneered by acts including I-F and those associated with Gerald Donald, and is associated with acts including Peaches, Adult, and Fischerspooner...

 sound back towards it Techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...

 roots. As alias Cheech, Gorman has had releases on labels such as Distinct'ive Records
Distinct'ive Records
Distinct'ive Records is a record label which has hundreds of releases from artists such as Way Out West. It is also the parent label to Distinct'ive Breaks Records. Distinct'ive Records is a sublabel of Avex Trax...

 on their 2006 release Soul of Man Presents: Y4K: Breakin' In Tha House
Soul of Man Presents: Y4K: Breakin' In Tha House
Soul of Man Presents: Y4K: Breakin' In Tha House is the 10th entry in the Y3K/Y4K series. The album contains songs from, including: Soul of Man, Dylan Rhymes, Basement Jaxx & Plump DJs...

. His remix credits include the 1991 R&S records release 'Vamp' by Outlander, as well as 'God is Green' a single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 by Belfast
Belfast
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 band Alloy Mental for Skint Records
Skint Records
Skint Records is a Brighton based dance music record label owned by JC Reid, Tim Jeffery and Damian Harris. It was created as a sublabel of Loaded Records, also founded by Reid and Jeffery...

.

Gorman, originally from Chester
Chester
Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...

, England
England
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 first came to the attention of DJ Hell
DJ Hell
This article is about Helmut Josef Geier. You may also be looking for Darryl Hell.Helmut Josef Geier, professionally known as DJ Hell is a German house-techno DJ...

, with a 2006 demo featuring track DMX, which featured heavy usage of the Beat Repeat feature of Ableton Live
Ableton Live
Ableton Live is a loop-based software music sequencer and DAW for Mac OS and Windows by Ableton. The latest major release of Live, Version 8, was released in April 2009. In contrast to many other software sequencers, Live is designed to be an instrument for live performances as well as a tool for...

. This signing led DJ Hell to request a full album from Kevin.

In March 2009 Kevin launched his project 'Elements' a series of single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

s featuring the unique aspect of releasing all the component sample
Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...

s of the music alongside the original tracks, as well as a large collection of DJ tools, loops and alternate mixes. The project was released on Mikrowave, Gorman's own imprint.

In 2010, Kevin provided music for the soundtrack to the film Shiver, a documentary concerning the controversial practice of Shark Finning.

Discography

  • Format (Mikrowave)
  • Produkt (Mikrowave)
  • DMX (International Deejay Gigolo Records)
  • Outlander - Vamp (Kevin Gorman Remix) (R&S)
  • Black and White (Mikrowave)
  • Chemistry Lock
    Chemistry Lock
    Chemistry Lock is the debut album by English electronic musician Kevin Gorman. The music combines elements of techno and house and, as Gorman describes it, he takes most inspiration from the raw, groove led music of Chicago, New York and Detroit...

     LP (International Deejay Gigolo Records)
  • Nota Azul (CMYK)
  • Quirk (Mikrowave)
  • Alloy Mental - God is Green (Kevin Gorman Remix) (Skint Records
    Skint Records
    Skint Records is a Brighton based dance music record label owned by JC Reid, Tim Jeffery and Damian Harris. It was created as a sublabel of Loaded Records, also founded by Reid and Jeffery...

    )
  • SevenEightNine (Mikrowave)
  • Elements Parts 1-3 (Mikrowave)
  • 7am Stepper (Ostgut Ton
    Ostgut Ton
    Ostgut Ton is the label owned by the club Berghain in Berlin. Nick Höppner is the label manager.The label's first releases were by Berghain/Panorama Bar residents such as André Galluzzi, Cassy, and Ben Klock....

    )
  • Cast (Curle)


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