Bitstream

Real Name:Steve Conner & Dave Conner
Profile:Bitstream AKA brothers Steve and Dave Conner, from Northamptonshire UK.

The brothers began releasing music in 1998 due to friend’s insistence to ‘get something out’. Their initial work was released on Signal Recordings.

Bitstream stopped recording in 2008. Dave Conner now records as Into Hormad and Steve Conner as Harmavohx.
URLs:http://www.myspace.com/pylonmusic
http://www.myspace.com/intohormad
http://www.myspace.com/harmavohx
Aliases:Monsters From ID, The
Members:Dave Conner, Rob Holloway, Steve Conner
Name Variations: All | Bitstream | Bit Stream
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Releases:
Monolith (12", Ltd)   Signal Recordings 1999
Incubator (12")   Signal Recordings 2000
Retreat Pod (12")   Pylon Music 2001
Crab Nebula / Stream One (7")   City Centre Offices 2002
Radiotherapy ◄ (2 versions)   Modern Love 2002
Departure Lounge ◄ (2 versions)   Modern Love 2003
One Third Standard Lux (Comp) ◄ (2 versions)   Modern Love 2003
Domestic Economy 7 (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Modern Love 2005
Streamlining EP (EP) ◄ (3 versions)   Touchin' Bass ... 2005
The Severed EP (EP) ◄ (3 versions)   Touchin' Bass 2008
Remixes:
SM Compilation 03 ◄ (2 versions) Tinizong (Exploding Fi... Spezialmaterial Records 2003
A Pain That I'm Used To (Club Promo) (Maxi, Single) ◄ (9 versions) A Pain That I'm Used T... Mute Records Ltd. ... 2005
The Complete Depeche Mode (12xFile, AAC, Album, RM + 10xFile, AAC, Album, RM ) A Pain That I'm Used T... Mute Records Ltd. 2006
DJ Mixes:
Boomkat Selected Mixtapes Volume 2 (CDr)   Boomkat Selected Mixtapes 2003
Tracks Appear On:
Beyond Control - Adventures In Electrofunk (CD) Visit To Cyan Remote Audio 2002
Beyond Control: Part 1 (12") Visit To Cyan Remote Audio 2002
Control Freaks - An Electrofunk Compilation (CD) Absent Remote Audio 2002
Control Freaks: Part 1 (12") Absent Remote Audio 2002
Diversidade (CDr) The Bionic Hands of DJ... Gravações Dinâmicas 2002
Groovetechnology v1.3 (Comp) ◄ (4 versions) Monolith Studio !K7 ... 2002
Out Of Control - Advances In Electro Progression (CD) Site Access Remote Audio 2002
Rough Trade Shops - Counter Culture (2002) (2xCD) Lost Cluster Mute Records Ltd. 2003
Nobody's Perfect Part Two ◄ (2 versions) Step Retracing, Anno D... Touchin' Bass ... 2006
Mix#4 (File, MP3) Come And Play With Us Autres Directions In Music 2008
Unofficial Releases:
Let's Froth! (CDr, Mixed) Steeljacket Bruits De Fond 2008
User Reviews:
md, Jul 06, 2006

I became hooked on the Bitstream sound the first time I heard their amazing "Spatial Lobe" track on a DJ mix. It took some time to identify the artist and then track down all of their records as some of the early releases are very difficult to find these days. Its worth it though. Some of their scarcer material on Signal and Pylon made it onto the "One Third Standard Lux" retrospective CD on Modern Love.

I think that one of the reasons that Bitstream have such a unique sound to their tracks is they rarely if ever use any of the "traditional" sounds that permeate the electro genre. Outside of their very early material (the first two releases on Signal) you seldom hear any tracks dominated by TR-808 sounds, for example. Synthesised bleeps and blurps take the place of hi-hats, snares and bass drums. Where other artists roll out the same stereotypical analogue electro riffs, synth patches and structures, Bitstream obviously take time and care to produce something intricate and different, that stands out from the crowd.

Theres no element of haste in Bitstreams release schedule. While Id love them to release a record every month, these guys are accomplished proponents of the "quality, not quantity" philosophy.

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