Kenny Larkin

Alain_Patrick, Aug 18, 2007

Sometimes the work of an international agent can be specially rewarding, not only when he (or she) has the chance to settle the tour of a high-quality producer, but also when this artist in question has a strong musical background and a natural sense of humour to face even lifes unexpected obstacles.

Those are only some of the attributes of the genius Kenny Larkin, whose tour in Brazil I had the privilege to settle early 2007 - in Confraria Das Artes at Florianopolis (Santa Catarina State, on the South of Brazil), then Sao Paulo, on Lov.e Express.

As a Detroit Hi-Tech-Soul artist, Kenny had very strong Jazz, Blues, Soul & Funk influences, as well as the inclination for the so-called Sci-Fi edge of things, both naturally present on his music, which can explain what is considered one of the most impressive aspects of his career as a producer - the talent and the capacity the Dark Comedy man always had to re-invent himself and bring on new quality-music.

The fact is that Kenny, through his several outstanding releases ("Serena X", "Vanguard", "Northern Lights" and "War Of The Worlds" in 1992, "Tedra" in 1993, "Q" in 1994, “Seven Days” (1997) to his more recent albums "The Narcissist" in 2004 and "Funkfaker: Music Saves My Soul" in 2005) stood the test of time as one of the essential producers of quality electronic music of the last fifteen years.

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