Phuq
Encyclopedia
Phuq is an English producer of "Wonk
" - an experimental blend of Breakcore
/ Gabber
/ IDM
and various other styles of electronic music.
Born in 1983 in Essex
, UK, he is currently based in London
.
Starting to produce improvised industrial music
and noise music
under the moniker Destroy All Girls (and various anagrams of this name) in around 1995, from 2000 - 2004 he produced more melodic / traditionally structured, experimental electronic music
(amongst many other pseudonyms) as Kesaraporn Duangsawan. In 2004 he started producing harder, more breakcore
/ squat party - influenced tracks under the name Phuq and has also occasionally collaborated with lo-fi musician and audio-visual artist shortfacedbear, as Meme
.
Phuq has founded several independent record labels - Next Step (2000–2004), Bad Sekta
(2005–present) and Elfkore (2006) and has also has released music under various pseudonyms for the labels Bad Sekta
, Bit Crusher, Elfkore, Love Love, Munchkin, Next Step and Sociopath. He also initiated a small publishing imprint, Twenty Third, in 2009, covering "matters of subcultural interest", as well as writing for various independent publications.
Phuq has long held close ties to the UK Free Party
scene, irregularly performing on several, mainly London & Essex-based, rigs. He often appears on the London
based internet radio stations Ill FM and Pitchless Radio.
Wonk
Wonk may refer to:* Wonk , a character from The Adventures of Wonk by Muriel Levy* Wonk , guardian of A-Block's monkey train on Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo* Wonky...
" - an experimental blend of Breakcore
Breakcore
Breakcore is a style of electronic music largely influenced by hardcore techno, drum and bass and Intelligent dance music. Its sound is largely characterized by a high-tempo, well-timed mingling of distorted kick drums , break beats arranged from samples of the Amen break, and audio samples from a...
/ Gabber
Gabber
Gabber , is a style of electronic music and a subgenre of hardcore techno. "Gabber" is a slang word of Yiddish origin that means "mate", "buddy" or "friend"....
/ IDM
Intelligent dance music
Intelligent dance music is a term that describes an electronic music genre that emerged in the early 1990s. The genre is influenced by a wide range of musical styles particularly electronic dance music such as Detroit Techno...
and various other styles of electronic music.
Born in 1983 in Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, UK, he is currently based in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
Starting to produce improvised industrial music
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
and noise music
Noise music
Noise music is a term used to describe varieties of avant-garde music and sound art that may use elements such as cacophony, dissonance, atonality, noise, indeterminacy, and repetition in their realization. Noise music can feature distortion, various types of acoustically or electronically...
under the moniker Destroy All Girls (and various anagrams of this name) in around 1995, from 2000 - 2004 he produced more melodic / traditionally structured, experimental electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
(amongst many other pseudonyms) as Kesaraporn Duangsawan. In 2004 he started producing harder, more breakcore
Breakcore
Breakcore is a style of electronic music largely influenced by hardcore techno, drum and bass and Intelligent dance music. Its sound is largely characterized by a high-tempo, well-timed mingling of distorted kick drums , break beats arranged from samples of the Amen break, and audio samples from a...
/ squat party - influenced tracks under the name Phuq and has also occasionally collaborated with lo-fi musician and audio-visual artist shortfacedbear, as Meme
Meme
A meme is "an idea, behaviour or style that spreads from person to person within a culture."A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols or practices, which can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals or other imitable phenomena...
.
Phuq has founded several independent record labels - Next Step (2000–2004), Bad Sekta
Bad Sekta
Bad Sekta is an independent English record label founded in Halstead in 2005, with a mission statement to release new music and video by underground & experimental electronic music artists....
(2005–present) and Elfkore (2006) and has also has released music under various pseudonyms for the labels Bad Sekta
Bad Sekta
Bad Sekta is an independent English record label founded in Halstead in 2005, with a mission statement to release new music and video by underground & experimental electronic music artists....
, Bit Crusher, Elfkore, Love Love, Munchkin, Next Step and Sociopath. He also initiated a small publishing imprint, Twenty Third, in 2009, covering "matters of subcultural interest", as well as writing for various independent publications.
Phuq has long held close ties to the UK Free Party
Free party
A free party is a party "free" from the restrictions of the legal club scene, similar to the free festival movement. It typically involves a sound system playing electronic dance music from late at night until the time when the organisers decide to go home. A free party can be composed of just one...
scene, irregularly performing on several, mainly London & Essex-based, rigs. He often appears on the London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
based internet radio stations Ill FM and Pitchless Radio.
Discography (as Phuq)
- K Muzak (volume 1), cdr album, Bad SektaBad SektaBad Sekta is an independent English record label founded in Halstead in 2005, with a mission statement to release new music and video by underground & experimental electronic music artists....
, 2005 - Ill Fm K Liveset Bizness, cdr ep, Bad SektaBad SektaBad Sekta is an independent English record label founded in Halstead in 2005, with a mission statement to release new music and video by underground & experimental electronic music artists....
, 2006 - Metaprograms I Have Known and Loved, mp3 ep, Elfkore, 2006
- Aaargh!, mp3 ep, Bad SektaBad SektaBad Sekta is an independent English record label founded in Halstead in 2005, with a mission statement to release new music and video by underground & experimental electronic music artists....
, 2007 - Conspiracykore, mp3 ep, Bad SektaBad SektaBad Sekta is an independent English record label founded in Halstead in 2005, with a mission statement to release new music and video by underground & experimental electronic music artists....
, 2009 - The Sh*t Out of Your Mum, mini cdr ep, Bad SektaBad SektaBad Sekta is an independent English record label founded in Halstead in 2005, with a mission statement to release new music and video by underground & experimental electronic music artists....
, 2009 - Asphyxiation, mini cdr ep, Bad SektaBad SektaBad Sekta is an independent English record label founded in Halstead in 2005, with a mission statement to release new music and video by underground & experimental electronic music artists....
, 2009 - More Missed Worlds, mini cdr ep, Bad SektaBad SektaBad Sekta is an independent English record label founded in Halstead in 2005, with a mission statement to release new music and video by underground & experimental electronic music artists....
, 2010
Features on
- Various Autists, cdr compilation, Munchkin, 2003
- Various Autists 2Various Autists 2Various Autists 2, released by Bad Sekta in 2005, was the first release from the UK-based electronic music label. It was also their first compilation release.-Track listing:#1 DJ Ultimate Kevin - "Crakndope"#2 Sot - "Calibos Lord of the Rodney Marsh"...
, cdr compilation, Bad SektaBad SektaBad Sekta is an independent English record label founded in Halstead in 2005, with a mission statement to release new music and video by underground & experimental electronic music artists....
, 2005 - Mpfree 1, mp3 compilation, Bad SektaBad SektaBad Sekta is an independent English record label founded in Halstead in 2005, with a mission statement to release new music and video by underground & experimental electronic music artists....
, 2006 - Love-Core Volume 1, cd compilation, Love Love, 2006
- Shortfacedbear - Value Ep, DVD, Bad SektaBad SektaBad Sekta is an independent English record label founded in Halstead in 2005, with a mission statement to release new music and video by underground & experimental electronic music artists....
, 2006 - Memetrix, cd compilation, Bad SektaBad SektaBad Sekta is an independent English record label founded in Halstead in 2005, with a mission statement to release new music and video by underground & experimental electronic music artists....
, 2007 - We Are Legion, mp3 compilation, Bad SektaBad SektaBad Sekta is an independent English record label founded in Halstead in 2005, with a mission statement to release new music and video by underground & experimental electronic music artists....
, 2008 - Community, mp3 compilation, Bad SektaBad SektaBad Sekta is an independent English record label founded in Halstead in 2005, with a mission statement to release new music and video by underground & experimental electronic music artists....
, 2009 - Pixelation, mp3 compilation, Bit Crusher, 2009
- 5 Years, mp3 compilation, Bad SektaBad SektaBad Sekta is an independent English record label founded in Halstead in 2005, with a mission statement to release new music and video by underground & experimental electronic music artists....
, 2010 - DJ Cattlehammer - Outdoor Dentist (Remixes), cd/mp3 compilation, Broken Box, 2011
- Sociopathic Breakdown Vol.1, mp3 compilation, Sociopath Recordings, 2011