Keith Fullerton Whitman
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Keith Fullerton Whitman is an American
electronic music
ian who has recorded albums influenced by many genres, including ambient music
, drill and bass, and krautrock
. He records and performs using many aliases, of which the most familiar is Hrvatski (the Croatian
word for Croatian). His works under the Hrvatski moniker hewed closest to the drill and bass facet of IDM
and were his primary musical outlet in the mid-to-late 1990s. Other solo aliases include ASCIII and Anonymous. Keith has been in many bands in the 1990s, including El-Ron, The Liver Sadness, Sheket/Trabant, The Finger Lakes and Gai/Jin.
Keith Fullerton Whitman started recording using his own name in 2001, and most of his work recorded today is under that name. In 2006, he performed at North East Sticks Together.
His brother, former MIT scientist Brian Alexander Whitman and co-founder of The Echo Nest
, is also an electronic musician and sound artist under name "Blitter".
, where he was exposed to modern electronic music composition and synthesis. His moniker ASCIII has released music distributed with an academic journal. His studio and live setup usually consists of a PowerBook
running Max/MSP
or Logic Pro
, and other analogue instruments, such as guitar
s, oud
s and synthesizers
.
Whitman has released albums on labels such as Planet Mu
, Kranky
, Carpark Records
as well on his own Entschuldigen and (now defunct) Reckankreuzungsklankewerkzeuge labels.
Whitman currently runs Mimaroglu Music Sales which offers distribution of an extensive collection of avant-garde
music.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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...
ian who has recorded albums influenced by many genres, including ambient music
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
, drill and bass, and krautrock
Krautrock
Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental music scenes that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s, especially in Britain. The term is a result of the English-speaking world's reception of the music at the time and not a reference to any one...
. He records and performs using many aliases, of which the most familiar is Hrvatski (the Croatian
Croatian language
Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
word for Croatian). His works under the Hrvatski moniker hewed closest to the drill and bass facet of 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 were his primary musical outlet in the mid-to-late 1990s. Other solo aliases include ASCIII and Anonymous. Keith has been in many bands in the 1990s, including El-Ron, The Liver Sadness, Sheket/Trabant, The Finger Lakes and Gai/Jin.
Keith Fullerton Whitman started recording using his own name in 2001, and most of his work recorded today is under that name. In 2006, he performed at North East Sticks Together.
His brother, former MIT scientist Brian Alexander Whitman and co-founder of The Echo Nest
The Echo Nest
The Echo Nest is a music intelligence platform company that provides music services to developers and media companies. Headquartered in Somerville, MA USA, the Echo Nest was created as a spin-off of research work at the MIT Media Lab that automatically understands the audio and textual content of...
, is also an electronic musician and sound artist under name "Blitter".
Electronic music career
Whitman studied computer music at Berklee College of MusicBerklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
, where he was exposed to modern electronic music composition and synthesis. His moniker ASCIII has released music distributed with an academic journal. His studio and live setup usually consists of a PowerBook
PowerBook
The PowerBook was a line of Macintosh laptop computers that was designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. from 1991 to 2006. During its lifetime, the PowerBook went through several major revisions and redesigns, often being the first to incorporate features that would later become...
running Max/MSP
Max (software)
Max is a visual programming language for music and multimedia developed and maintained by San Francisco-based software company Cycling '74. During its 20-year history, it has been widely used by composers, performers, software designers, researchers, and artists for creating innovative recordings,...
or Logic Pro
Logic Pro
Logic Pro is a hybrid 32 / 64 bit digital audio workstation and MIDI sequencer software application for the Mac OS X platform. Originally created by German software developer Emagic, Logic Pro became an Apple product when Apple bought Emagic in 2002...
, and other analogue instruments, such as guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, oud
Oud
The oud is a pear-shaped stringed instrument commonly used in North African and Middle Eastern music. The modern oud and the European lute both descend from a common ancestor via diverging paths...
s and synthesizers
Analog synthesizer
An analog or analogue synthesizer is a synthesizer that uses analog circuits and analog computer techniques to generate sound electronically. The earliest analog synthesizers in the 1920s and 1930s such as the Trautonium were built with a variety of vacuum-tube and electro-mechanical technologies...
.
Whitman has released albums on labels such as Planet Mu
Planet Mu
Planet Mu is an electronic music record label run by Mike Paradinas . It was based in Worcester until March 2007, then moved to London and has recently relocated to Broadstairs, Kent...
, Kranky
Kranky Records
Kranky is an independent record label, located in Chicago, Illinois. It was started in 1993 by Bruce Adams and Joel Leoschke.The bands it houses are noted for combining experimental and often electronic influences with elements of more traditional rock structures, and many of the artists on Kranky...
, Carpark Records
Carpark Records
Carpark Records is an American independent record label based in Washington, D.C. .-Signed artists:* 242.pilots* Beach House* Cloud Nothings* Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez* Belong* Casino Versus Japan* Class Actress...
as well on his own Entschuldigen and (now defunct) Reckankreuzungsklankewerkzeuge labels.
Whitman currently runs Mimaroglu Music Sales which offers distribution of an extensive collection of avant-garde
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
music.
Discography
- This list is incomplete; however, a complete and comprehensive discography can be viewed here http://www.keithfullertonwhitman.com/discography/.
As Hrvatski
- Okapi Tracks (mp3.com, 1999)
- Oiseaux 96-98 (Reckankreuzungsklankewerkzeuge, 1999)
- Swarm and Dither (Planet Mu, 2002)
- Untitled 7" (Planet Mu, 2002)
- Irrevocably Overdriven Break Freakout Megamix (Entschuldigen, 2005)
As Keith Fullerton Whitman
- 21:30 for Acoustic Guitar... CD (Apartment B, 2001)
- Playthroughs CD (Kranky, 2002)
- Dartmouth Street Underpass CD (Locust Music, 2003)
- Antithesis LP (Kranky, 2004)
- Schöner Flußengel LP (Kranky, 2004)
- MultiplesMultiplesMultiples is an album by electronic musician Keith Fullerton Whitman, released in 2005 on the Kranky label. The album was recorded at Harvard University where Whitman was lecturing at the time, and uses the university's supply of vintage synthesizers and other electronic instruments.-Track...
CD (Kranky, 2005) - Twenty Two Minutes for Electric Guitar CD (Entschuldigen, 2005)
- Yearlong CD (with Greg DavisGreg Davis (musician)Greg Davis is an American electronic musician who has recorded albums drawing from a wide variety of sources, including guitar, field recording, various world / ethnic / traditional instruments, percussion, and voice, all delicately processed through digital manipulation...
) (Carpark, 2005) - Lisbon CD (Live Oct. 4 2005 in LisbonLisbonLisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
) (Kranky 2006) - Taking Away Cass. (Digitalis Ltd. 2009)