Si-cut.db
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Si-cut.db is a dubstep
musician from London
. Si-cut.db has made several recorded releases under several guises, such as Radial Blend and Phoenix Jig. Under the assumed alias of Si-cut.db, Douglas Benford
has recorded several albums alongside collaborations with Stephan Mathieu
, Benge, Saint Etienne
, Andrew Weatherall
, Marc Weiser of Rechenzentrum and Momus
amongst others. In 1999, Si-cut.db was ranked in the top 200 of US College Radio acts. Since 1996 Benford has also co-curated the London-based experimental music club Sprawl, and has performed at various venues such as London's Tate Modern
, The Roundhouse
, Science Museum
, Brentford's Watermans and Colchester's Art Centres as well as international festivals Synch, Mutek, Transmediale, and Bestival.
Dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, England. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals"....
musician from 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...
. Si-cut.db has made several recorded releases under several guises, such as Radial Blend and Phoenix Jig. Under the assumed alias of Si-cut.db, Douglas Benford
Douglas Benford
Douglas Benford is an English musician with ginger hair, curator, producer and co-founder of SPRAWL. He lives and works in London.-About:Benford has had many recorded releases under many guises: mainly as Si-cut.db, but also Radial Blend, Phoenix Jig, Pantunes Music & Media Form , covering...
has recorded several albums alongside collaborations with Stephan Mathieu
Stephan Mathieu
Stephan Mathieu is a German musician and sound artist whose work is based on digital and analog processing techniques. He lives and works in Saarbrücken, Germany.-About:...
, Benge, Saint Etienne
Saint Etienne (band)
Saint Etienne are an English Pop group comprising Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs. They are named after the French football team AS Saint-Étienne.-History:Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs were childhood friends and former music journalists...
, Andrew Weatherall
Andrew Weatherall
Andrew Weatherall is a DJ, producer, and remixer.Andrew, Terry Farley, Cymon Eckel and Steve Mayes started Boy's Own initially as a fanzine commenting on fashion, records, football, and other issues...
, Marc Weiser of Rechenzentrum and Momus
Momus (artist)
Nick Currie , more popularly known under the artist name Momus , is a songwriter, blogger and former journalist for Wired...
amongst others. In 1999, Si-cut.db was ranked in the top 200 of US College Radio acts. Since 1996 Benford has also co-curated the London-based experimental music club Sprawl, and has performed at various venues such as London's Tate Modern
Tate Modern
Tate Modern is a modern art gallery located in London, England. It is Britain's national gallery of international modern art and forms part of the Tate group . It is the most-visited modern art gallery in the world, with around 4.7 million visitors per year...
, The Roundhouse
The Roundhouse
The Roundhouse is a Grade II* listed former railway engine shed in Chalk Farm, London, England, which has been converted into a performing arts and concert venue. It was originally built in 1847 as a roundhouse , a circular building containing a railway turntable, but was only used for railway...
, Science Museum
Science museum
A science museum or a science centre is a museum devoted primarily to science. Older science museums tended to concentrate on static displays of objects related to natural history, paleontology, geology, industry and industrial machinery, etc. Modern trends in museology have broadened the range of...
, Brentford's Watermans and Colchester's Art Centres as well as international festivals Synch, Mutek, Transmediale, and Bestival.
Albums
- NuisanceNuisanceNuisance is a common law tort. It means that which causes offence, annoyance, trouble or injury. A nuisance can be either public or private. A public nuisance was defined by English scholar Sir J. F...
(Suburbs of Hell, 1995) - Behind You (Suburbs of Hell, 1997)
- Rate of Living (Sprawl Imprint, 1999)
- Enthusiast (Bip-Hop, 2001)
- Find Some Shade (Highpoint Lowlife, 2003)
- Reciprocess +/vs, und.and - si-cut.db / D. Benford & Full Swing / Stephan Mathieu (Bip-Hop/fallt, 2003)
- Offices at Night (fällt, 2004)
- From Tears: Beach Archive (Bip-Hop, 2005)
- Live at Rhiz (RealJo[k]er, 2006)