Kenny Larkin
Third Wave techno artist Kenny Larkin is a member of a new school of Detroit-based musicians taking the city's famous brand of hard-edged musical futurism into new and innovative areas. Although he missed out on the style's formative years in the mid- to late '80s due to a stint in the military, Larkin, a Detroit native, was brought up to speed upon his return by the likes of Juan Atkins and Derrick May, the latter of whose weekly radio shows inspired Larkin to pursue music production. Heavily rooted in house, Larkin quickly incorporated techno's formal characteristics into a brazen yet refined style that places his music somewhere in between Detroit and Chicago, combining house's more swinging rhythmic vibe and soft edge with techno's muscular backbeat and experimental zeal. He released a pair of 12"s -- "We Shall Overcome" and "Integration" -- on the Richie Hawtin/John Acquaviva label Plus 8 in the early '90s before moving on to release material through Buzz, Warp, and R&S. Massively influential on British and German, as well as American strains of techno, his tracks have appeared on a number of notable compilations documenting new school Detroit talent. His exposure abroad has also translated, as has that of a number of Detroit originals such as Jeff Mills and Carl Craig, to a level of European success far surpassing that in the states. Somewhat surprisingly, he took several years off from production work in the late '90s and early 2000s to focus on his alternate career as a standup comic. Though he continued to DJ during this period, it wasn't until 2004 that he released new material for England's Peacefrog label. [See also: Dark Comedy]
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Discography
18 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Azimuth
Techno - Released by Warp Records on 8 Feb 1994
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Metaphor (Expanded Edition)
Techno - Released by Art Of Dance on 29 Oct 2021
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Azimuth (Expanded Edition)
Techno - Released by Art Of Dance on 29 Jan 2021
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Keys, Strings, Tambourines
Techno - Released by Planet E Communications on 2 Sep 2008
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You Are
Techno - Released by Planet E Communications on 2 Sep 2008
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Glob - Remixes
Techno - Released by Planet E Communications on 2 Jun 2010
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Shake Your Head
Baso Angela Music, Jeff Mills, Kenny Larkin, Juan Atkins
Electronic - Released by Baso Angela Music on 12 Jan 2024
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We Shall Overcome
Techno - Released by Plus 8 Records on 1 May 1990
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Smile + Life
House - Released by KMS Records (BEAT Music Fund) on 12 Oct 1999
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Art Of Dance Sampler
Techno - Released by Rush Hour on 16 Feb 1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo