Mingo (musician)
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Mingo is an ambient musician and composer based out of Colorado, USA. With a discography of over twenty years, he has explored a vast array of electronic music from techno to new age.
By 1990, Mingo disbanded the Punked out Pansies and teamed up with Joshua Lockey. The new duo recorded and performed experimental electronic music heavily influenced by the Chicago industrial sound.
In 1992 Josh Lockey who was known as a local promoter of music and skateboarding events wanted to organize the first rave party in Iowa. After meeting with promoters in Chicago and being put on the guest list to the rave party Razzmatazz, Mingo and Lockey along with Matt Smaldino soon formed a promotion company. For several years they promoted events throughout the Midwest.
During the mid 1990’s, Mingo began creating and performing techno music at rave parties and other events. By the end of the decade Mingo’s sound progressed towards the ambient and space sounds being influenced by acts such as the Orb as well as Brian Eno and Steve Roach.
Early Years
In 1986 while still in his teens, Mingo released his first recordings under the name the Punked out Pansies. Over a four year period, the Pansies music had minimal electronic beats reminiscent of the band Suicide, with minimal to no vocals. Two songs, Johnny Bad and Eroded Cloudiness received airplay on many college radio stations in the Midwest.By 1990, Mingo disbanded the Punked out Pansies and teamed up with Joshua Lockey. The new duo recorded and performed experimental electronic music heavily influenced by the Chicago industrial sound.
In 1992 Josh Lockey who was known as a local promoter of music and skateboarding events wanted to organize the first rave party in Iowa. After meeting with promoters in Chicago and being put on the guest list to the rave party Razzmatazz, Mingo and Lockey along with Matt Smaldino soon formed a promotion company. For several years they promoted events throughout the Midwest.
During the mid 1990’s, Mingo began creating and performing techno music at rave parties and other events. By the end of the decade Mingo’s sound progressed towards the ambient and space sounds being influenced by acts such as the Orb as well as Brian Eno and Steve Roach.
Career Since 2000
In the late 1990’s Mingo moved to Denver, Colorado where he currently resides. After recording several self released EP’s, he started to record and release commercial ambient CD’sAmbient Discography
- 1999 Strange Calibration
- 2000 The once and future world Re-released in 2005 on Helmetroom Recordings/ Beta-lactam Ring Recordings
- 2004 The floating planet
- 2006 This side of the night
- 2007 Astrofield Grave
- 2009 Guide to Invisibility
- 2010 Formidonis Tentatio
- 2010 Narcosys
- 2011 The Light That Bends