Stewart Walker
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Stewart Walker is a US born 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...

 producer who lives and works in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

. Walker's forté is live performance, a rarity in the world of beat-driven electronic music, and he is known for contributing to the development of minimal techno
Minimal techno
Minimal techno is a minimalist sub-genre of techno. It is characterized by a stripped-down aesthetic that exploits the use of repetition, and understated development. This style of dance music production generally adheres to the motto less is more; a principle that has been previously utilized, to...

 with his 1999 album Stabiles.

Walker played at the re-opening of Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

’s famed Tresor
Tresor
Tresor is an underground techno nightclub and record label. The club was founded in March 1991 in the vaults of the former old Wertheim department store in Mitte, the central part of the former East Berlin, next to the famous Potsdamer Platz, however the history of the club goes back to 1988 when...

 club in 2007 where he is currently a resident. His music occurs around 128 to 132 bpm, and is dense with many harmonic and percussive layers.

Walker's ""Concentricity"" was cited as "one of the standout longplayers of the year" on Resident Advisor
Resident Advisor
Resident Advisor is an online electronic music magazine dedicated to the global dance music scene. The website won a People's Voice award in the 12th Annual Webby Awards in 2008.-Site History:...

 in 2007.

Albums

  • Stabiles (1999)
  • Discord
    Discord
    Discord may refer to:* Dissonance Discord may also refer to:* Discord , an album and single released by the punk rock band Bomb Factory* Dischord Records, a punk and alternative record label...

    (2004)
  • Live Extracts (2006)
  • Grounded in Existence (2006)
  • Concentricity (2007)

Singles

2008 Powdered I Ching EP Persona Records

2007 Addict (12", EP) PulseWith Records

2007 Druid Hills (12", EP) Persona Records

2006 After This I'll Never Sleep EP Persona Records

2005 Spend the Day Frozen (12", EP) Persona Records

2005 Travel Plaza (12", EP) Persona Records

2002 Degenerate EP Persona Records

2002 M.O.R. Of The Same EP Persona Records

2001 Pleasure Island EP Persona Records

2001 Circular Valley Remixed EP Persona Records

2001 South Suburban (EP) (12", EP) Persona Records

2001 Jet Fuel And Longing EP Belief Systems

2000 Hurricane Weather EP Force Inc.

2000 Granular Synthesis EP Mille Plateaux

2000 Intervals EP M_nus

2000 Mobilization - Stabiles Remixes (EP) Tektite Recordings

2000 Reformation of Negative Space (EP) Tresor

2000 Recoil (EP) M_nus

1999 Descending To Zero EP HiPass

1999 Abstract Symbols Of Decadence EP Tektite Recordings

1999 Nevermore (12", EP) Force Inc.

1999 North (12", EP) Background

1999 Nothing Produces Stark Imagery EP Tresor

1998 Artificial Music For Artificial People (EP) Mosquito
1998 Stoic (EP) Matrix Records
1997 Amphetamine Sulphate EP Matrix Records

External links

Stewart Walker Interviews

Music Reviews
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