Colin C. Allrich
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Colin Cameron Allrich is a Los Angeles
-based Electronic musician
, remixer and record producer
. Colin's career began early on when he became part of the first wave of musicians releasing music digitally with MP3.com
's launch in 1998. During his early years he was known for meshing live sampling and computer sequencing using Jeskola Buzz
. Currently Colin works in his Cell Sound Studio creating original productions and remixes across various styles of Electronic music
. As a record producer
Colin has worked with Marcos Chloca and Alejandro Cohen's band Languis producing their cover of Lightning Seeds
"Pure", the b-side of the bands 7" single "Sensitive" as well as working with Los Angeles based band Spider Problem. As a remixer Colin has worked on numerous projects for different labels, most notably his remixes for UK labels Lost Language
(Space Manoeuvers' "Stage One") and Adjust Recordings (Dan Welton's "Lisopain"). His remix of "Lisopain" was well received by DJ Hernán Cattáneo
who included it in his first "Sequential" mixed compilation for Renaissance Records which was distributed stateside by Thrive Records
and worldwide with BMG Records.
and rock guitars and samples with MIDI drum patterns and digital synthesizer
s, and over the years this production style has carried through to his current work. Colin is most known for his moody Electronic Dance Music
productions under the monikers Deeptone, The Pushers, and Consoul. These projects combined traditional Dance music
sequencing
with modern production techniques. His "Decompression/Fuse" EP for Heavy Rotation was released to critical acclaim inside the Progressive House and Progressive Trance community with plays from DJs Nick Warren
, Anthony Pappa
, & Hernán Cattáneo
. As The Pushers he has released "The Heart Leaks Out" with Adjust Recordings and "A Pusher's Theme" with Polytechnic Recordings. These releases again relied heavily on classic Electronica
elements while adding Colin's signature darker tone. As a song writer, he penned the lyrics
for Erphun's release "Paradise Cursed" which were sung by mutual friend and vocalist Manik, his puncutal lyrical style draws influence from Karl Hyde and Scott McCloud (Girls Against Boys
) and is mostly featured in his Slighter guise where he combines his Industirial roots with his own vocals.
Los Ángeles
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-based Electronic musician
Electronic musician
An electronic musician is a musician who composes or plays music from synthetic sounds generated with synthesizers, samplers, drum machines or music sequencers....
, remixer and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
. Colin's career began early on when he became part of the first wave of musicians releasing music digitally with MP3.com
MP3.com
MP3.com is a web site operated by CNET Networks providing information about digital music and artists, songs, services, community, and technologies. It is probably better known for its original incarnation, as a legal, free music-sharing service, popular with independent musicians for promoting...
's launch in 1998. During his early years he was known for meshing live sampling and computer sequencing using Jeskola Buzz
Jeskola Buzz
Jeskola Buzz is a freeware modular software music studio environment designed to run on Microsoft Windows via Microsoft .NET. It is centered around a modular plugin-based machine view and a multiple pattern sequencer tracker .Buzz consists of a plugin architecture that allows the audio to be routed...
. Currently Colin works in his Cell Sound Studio creating original productions and remixes across various styles of 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...
. As a record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
Colin has worked with Marcos Chloca and Alejandro Cohen's band Languis producing their cover of Lightning Seeds
Lightning Seeds
The Lightning Seeds are an English alternative rock and pop band from Liverpool, England formed in 1989 by Ian Broudie , formerly of the Big in Japan band....
"Pure", the b-side of the bands 7" single "Sensitive" as well as working with Los Angeles based band Spider Problem. As a remixer Colin has worked on numerous projects for different labels, most notably his remixes for UK labels Lost Language
Lost Language
thumb|200px|Lost LanguageLost Language is a subsidiary of the now defunct Hooj Choons label. Despite the closing of Hooj, Lost Language has remained open. The label was originally led by Ben Lost. It has published over 80 singles since 2000. It has also published the label compilation series...
(Space Manoeuvers' "Stage One") and Adjust Recordings (Dan Welton's "Lisopain"). His remix of "Lisopain" was well received by DJ Hernán Cattáneo
Hernán Cattáneo
- Biography :Hernán Cattáneo was born in Buenos Aires, where he grew up listening to bands like Simply Red, Level 42, Depeche Mode and New Order while carefully studying Billboard magazine, the only source of information that was readily available at the time. In 1987, one of his friends visited...
who included it in his first "Sequential" mixed compilation for Renaissance Records which was distributed stateside by Thrive Records
Thrive Records
Thrive Records is a United States based independent electronic record label. It also operates as a part of ThriveDance label.-History:...
and worldwide with BMG Records.
Styles
His early work was focused heavily on fusing Industrial musicIndustrial 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 rock guitars and samples with MIDI drum patterns and digital synthesizer
Digital synthesizer
A digital synthesizer is a synthesizer that uses digital signal processing techniques to make musical sounds.Electronic keyboards make music through sound waves.-History:...
s, and over the years this production style has carried through to his current work. Colin is most known for his moody Electronic Dance Music
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
productions under the monikers Deeptone, The Pushers, and Consoul. These projects combined traditional Dance music
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
sequencing
Sequencing
In genetics and biochemistry, sequencing means to determine the primary structure of an unbranched biopolymer...
with modern production techniques. His "Decompression/Fuse" EP for Heavy Rotation was released to critical acclaim inside the Progressive House and Progressive Trance community with plays from DJs Nick Warren
Nick Warren
Nick Warren is an English house DJ and producer. He is well-known for his eight albums released in the Global Underground series and as a member of the duo Way Out West...
, Anthony Pappa
Anthony Pappa
Anthony Pappa is a DJ from Melbourne, Australia. After meeting Sasha and John Digweed during an Australian tour, he decided to move to Great Britain...
, & Hernán Cattáneo
Hernán Cattáneo
- Biography :Hernán Cattáneo was born in Buenos Aires, where he grew up listening to bands like Simply Red, Level 42, Depeche Mode and New Order while carefully studying Billboard magazine, the only source of information that was readily available at the time. In 1987, one of his friends visited...
. As The Pushers he has released "The Heart Leaks Out" with Adjust Recordings and "A Pusher's Theme" with Polytechnic Recordings. These releases again relied heavily on classic Electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
elements while adding Colin's signature darker tone. As a song writer, he penned the lyrics
Lyrics
Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
for Erphun's release "Paradise Cursed" which were sung by mutual friend and vocalist Manik, his puncutal lyrical style draws influence from Karl Hyde and Scott McCloud (Girls Against Boys
Girls Against Boys
Girls Against Boys are an indie rock/post-hardcore band, originally forming in Washington, D.C. in 1988 and currently based in New York City.-Career:...
) and is mostly featured in his Slighter guise where he combines his Industirial roots with his own vocals.
Other monikers
- Colin C.
- "Deeptone" – Under this pseudonymPseudonymA pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
, he has remixed John GrahamJohn Graham (producer)John Graham is a British record producer, songwriter, vocalist who is also known under the pseudonyms "Quivver" "Skanna" "Stoneproof" and "Space Manoeuvres". He was a former member of music production team Tilt. More recently, he has recorded and toured with the Welsh electronic group,...
's Stage One for Lost LanguageLost Languagethumb|200px|Lost LanguageLost Language is a subsidiary of the now defunct Hooj Choons label. Despite the closing of Hooj, Lost Language has remained open. The label was originally led by Ben Lost. It has published over 80 singles since 2000. It has also published the label compilation series...
for the limited edition run of FactOid, the album sampler for John's Space Manoeuvres OidOid (album)Oid is an album of progressive house and breaks music released by producer John Graham under the name Space Manoeuvres.-Track listing:#Zero Downtime #Stage One #Zone Two #Part Three #Quadrant Four...
album. As well as an original EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
for Heavy Rotation and remixes for Cyber Recordings and Red Circle Music. - "Slighter"
- "The Pushers"
- "Consoul"
-
"Sardonikk" -
"The Hush Project"
Collaborations
- "
Narcosis" with Reagan Denius - "Compound Bass" with Reagan Denius
- "Erphun & Slighter" with Ali Zaree
- "Lophase" with Ali Zaree
- "JvC" with Jairus Miller
Selected album discography
- Architecture Of Sound (1999) MP3.comMP3.comMP3.com is a web site operated by CNET Networks providing information about digital music and artists, songs, services, community, and technologies. It is probably better known for its original incarnation, as a legal, free music-sharing service, popular with independent musicians for promoting...
- Hollow Against Worlds (2000) MP3.comMP3.comMP3.com is a web site operated by CNET Networks providing information about digital music and artists, songs, services, community, and technologies. It is probably better known for its original incarnation, as a legal, free music-sharing service, popular with independent musicians for promoting...
- The Element EP(2004) [Resonantvibes.com]
- Thicker Skinned EP (2005) [Resonantvibes.com]
- Ashes EP(2006)
- Yours To Keep EP (2006) [Resonantvibes.com]
- The Heart Leaks Out EP (2006)
- Potassium EP (2007)
- A Pusher's Theme EP (2007)
- "Sleaze & Skeeze EP" (2008)