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Lowfish

Real Name:
Gregory de Rocher
Profile:
Lowfish is the musical guise of Gregory de Rocher. Born in Toronto in 1972, Lowfish spent his earliest years plagued with hearing problems and confined to hospital sound testing labratories monthly. Once cured, young Lowfish found sanctuary in the sound of music, and was particularly infatuated with his mom's disco 8-track of Giorgio Moroder's robotic masterpiece "I Feel Love". On a subsequent triip to the Ontario Science Centre, Lowfish witnessed a modular synthesiser demonstration, where he made the connection between this machine and the punchy analog sounds that would later form the basis of his sound.

Raised on substantial doses of industrial music (Skinny Puppy, Nitzer Ebb) and early melodic electronica (Aphex Twin, early Warp Records output) Lowfish now finds himself an influential international player in both the worlds of electro AND electronica.

Along with numerous compilation and remix appearances, 1997/98 saw Lowfish release a string of 12 inch's on his then fledging Suction Records label. 1999 saw Lowfish release his first acclaimed full-length, "Fear Not The Snow and Other Lo-Fiing Objects". Lowfish's 2nd full-length, 2001's "Eliminator", brought him both into the homes of descerning electronica fans AND into the crates of famous DJ's like Andrew Weatherall and Miss Kittin.

2002 saw an explosion of Lowfish output: a thunderous electro 12 inch "The Accidental Causer" on Detroit's Ersatz Audio, a unique "electro-class" EP, "Maintain The Tension" on Suction Records and an outstanding contribution to Ghostly International's seminal "Disco Nouveau" compilation.

Lowfish has recently been bringing his unique brand of "drum machine electro-pop" to the stage. Playing solo and in tandem with Suction Records partner Solvent, Lowfish has performed for audiences worldwide alongside names like Tiga, Adult., Legowelt, and 2 Many DJ's.

October 2003 sees Lowfish release his strongest work to date: "1000 Corrections Per Second" is Lowfish's third full-length release. If the international press (DJ Magazine, URB, Jockey Slut, Muzik, etc.) can be believed, the future of intelligent, catchy and unique melodic electro belongs to Lowfish. He's more than up for the challenge.
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Discography

Releases:
Drum Machine (12", Ltd)   Suction Records 1997
Lowfish / Solvent (12", Ltd)   Suction Records 1997
Solvent / Lowfish (2 versions)   Suction Records 1998
Duckie / Glued Smile (7", Ltd, Cle)   City Centre Offices 1999
Fear Not The Snow And Other Lo-fiing Objects (CD, Album)   Suction Records 1999
Eliminator (Album) (2 versions)   Suction Records 2000
Untitled (7", Ltd)   Awkward Silence Recordings 2001
Maintain The Tension (EP) (2 versions)   Suction Records 2002
The Accident Causer E.P. (EP) (2 versions)   Ersatz Audio 2002
1000 Corrections Per Second (CD, Album)   Suction Records 2003
1000 Corrections Per Second EP (12")   Suction Records 2003
Power Failure (12", Ora)   Vynalogica 2004
Persuasive Science EP (EP) (2 versions)   Satamile Records NYC 2006
BurnTheLightsOut (Album) (3 versions)   Satamile Records NYC 2007
Frozen&Broken (CD, Album, Dig)   Noise Factory Records 2008
Now We Are Dead (12", Ltd)   Suction Records 2008
Remixes:
Woodworking - Cricklewood Remixes (CD, Album) Toothpick Tree Alien8 Recordings 1999
Extensie (CD) Zeven-bit Pixelvision Noise Museum 2000
Solvent City (Album) (2 versions) A Panel Of Experts (Re... Morr Music 2001
Bonjour Expo (CD) Terminus (Blue Bullet ... ProtoMusik Records 2004
Radio Ga Ga Pt. 1 (12") For You (Lowfish Remix) Ghostly International 2004
Radio Ga Ga Pt. 1 And Pt. 2 (2x12", Promo) For You (Lowfish RMX) Ghostly International, Ghostly International 2004
Detroit Underground (Part 5) (12") Drop (Lowfish's Killed... Detroit Underground 2005
Detroit Underground (Part 5) (12", Promo, W/Lbl) Drop (Lowfish's Killed... Detroit Underground 2005
Elevators And Oscillators (Comp) (2 versions) For You (Lowfish Remix) Ghostly International 2005
Remixes (CD, Enh) Alison Kirk (Lowfish R... Soundstation 2005
Think Like Us (2 versions) Think Like Us (Solvent... Ghostly International 2005
Remixes Part 1 (12") Alison Kirk (Lowfish R... Lektroluv 2006
Alpha Aesar (CDr, Album) Synthetic Sun (Nuclear... I, Absentee 2008
Appears On:
The Art Of Modern Mixing (CD) Drop (Lowfish Killed &... DJ Magazine 2006
Tracks Appear On:
Altered States Of America : Promo Sample Disc (12") It Has Much Grain Lo Recordings 1997
Welcome To Our Universe (CD) Helsi Gotenks Switch Records Canada 1997
Altered States Of America (CD, Comp) It Has Much Grain Lo Recordings 1998
Assorted Pieces (10", Ltd) Igloo Mux Suction Records 1999
American Breakbeat: Electronic Music From USA And Canada (2xCD) Glass & Spiders Klangkrieg 2000
Installation:04 (CD) Basildon Masstransfer 2000
Little Darla Has A Treat For You (Vol. 14) (CD) Arch Melvin Darla Records 2000
Suction Records Versus Radio France (CDr, Ltd) Glued Smile, Martin C.... Suction Records 2000
1 / 3 (7", Ltd) Subs In The St. Lawrence A.D.S.R. 2001
Snow Robots Remixed (12") Big Robot/Deep Pond (R... Suction Records 2001
Snow Robots Vol 1 (CD) Helsi Gotenks, Your La... Suction Records 2001
Snow Robots Vol. 2 (CD) Sieve, Igloo Mux Suction Records 2001
Solvent City (CD, Album) A Panel Of Experts (Re... Morr Music 2001
Tele : Port (12") Memory Hole Chair Recordings 2001
April (CD, Comp, Ltd) Rubber Spider Monkey (... BOXmedia 2002
Das Drehmoment (LP) Theme To Parked Cars Genetic Music 2002
Misery Loves Company (Comp) (3 versions) Dead House Ersatz Audio 2002
Tangent 2002: Disco Nouveau (12", Ltd, 1/3) No Longer Accepting Co... Ghostly International 2002
Tangent 2002: Disco Nouveau (Album) (2 versions) No Longer Accepting Co... Ghostly International 2002
Turbo Studio Sessions Vol. 3 (2xCD, Comp) Dark Matter Turbo 2002
Electronation - Are You Part Of It? (2xCD) Set Speed Boudisque Records 2003
Festivalsampler 2003 (CD, Smplr) Photo_Disintegration (K-RAA-K)³ 2003
Snow Robots Volume 3 (CD) Glass House, Balance &... Suction Records 2003
Big System Morsels (CD) Theme To Parked Cars 2playermusic 2004
Lektroklash - Compilation Vol. 01 (Comp) (2 versions) Around The Neck Audiopolis (2) ... 2004
Lektroklash Vol 1 (12") Around The Neck Serie 2004
-40 (CD + DVD) Action Stations Cocosolidciti 2005
Mam? You Forgot Your Octuplets (2x12", Comp) Fric Frac Omniamm 2005
Music Is Love (CD, Comp, Mixed) No Longer Accepting Co... Mental Groove Records 2005
Vynalogica Compilation #1 (CDr, Promo, Comp, Album, Smplr) Close Encounters, Cemblex Vynalogica 2005
A Tribute To Robert Moog (CD, Comp) Membrane Switch Crème Organization 2006
A Tribute To Robert Moog 2 (12") Membrane Switch Crème Organization 2006
Travel Sickness (8xCD, Mini + Box, Ltd) Metal Parts, Deicer, B... Hymen Records 2006
Miwak Twelve (2xCD, Comp) Wreckage Hymen Records 2009
RA.150 (File, MP3, Mixed, Pod) Little Mistakes Resident Advisor 2009
Vulnerabilities And Consequences (12", Comp) Geometry Is Never Wrong Unrecognized 2009
Altered States Of America Sampler EP (12") It Has Much Grain Lo Recordings  
Unofficial Releases:
Hekla's Selection (CDr) Fachinblap Reckankreuzungsklankewerkzeuge 1998
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