Stewart Walker
Encyclopedia
Stewart Walker is a US born electronic music
producer who lives and works in Berlin
. 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
with his 1999 album Stabiles.
Walker played at the re-opening of Berlin
’s famed Tresor
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
in 2007.
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
Music Reviews
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)
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(2004) - Live Extracts (2006)
- Grounded in Existence (2006)
- Concentricity (2007)
Singles
2008 Powdered I Ching EP Persona Records2007 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 InterviewsMusic Reviews