Summary
Aril Brikha (born 1976 in Tehran, Iran) is an acclaimed Assyrian techno musician, recognized globally for his contributions to the genre.[2] After relocating to Sweden, he gained further recognition when he was nominated for Best Dance Album at the Swedish National Radio Gold Gala contest.[3][4]
Aril Brikha | |
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 Brikha at Detroit Detroit Electronic Music Festival in May 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Art Of Vengeance, Ataril, First Movement |
| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) Tehran, Iran |
| Origin | Assyrian |
| Genres | Techno Music, Ambient Techno, Detroit Techno, Minimal Techno.[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, producer |
| Years active | 1998-present |
| Labels | Transmat, Peacefrog, Fragile, Kompakt |
| Website | www |
History edit
Brikha was born in Iran and moved to Sweden at a young age.[citation needed] In his early teens, he developed an interest in electronic music from artists such as Depeche Mode, Nitzer Ebb and Kraftwerk. Brikha obtained an Atari and started to use a sequencer, and after initially emulating the music of others, he began composing. Friends who heard his material told him it was 'Detroit Techno'. Brikha had no idea what that was - and so they played him records by Robert Hood and Berlin's Basic Channel.[2]
Brikha released his earliest material on Swedish imprints such as Dunkla, Plump, and Placktown. However, he soon realized that his music was not what the local labels were looking for. Therefore, he began to search for new outlets. One of the places he looked was Derrick May's Transmat Records.[citation needed] Transmat contacted Brikha and, as a result, his Art Of Vengeance EP (with ‘Groove La Chord’) was issued on its sister label, Fragile, in 1998.[2]
Since forging an alliance with Transmat, Brikha has toured solidly with his live show, playing everywhere from the inaugural DEMF (Detroit Electronic Music Festival) to clubs such as London's Fabric and Tokyo’s Air and Yellow.[5][6]
Discography edit
Albums edit
- 2000: Departure in Time
- 2007: Ex Machina
- 2020: Dance of a Trillion Stars
- 2020: Prisma
12" edit
- 1998: Art of Vengeance MP
- 1998: Art of Vengeance EP
- 2000: Deeparture in Time
- 2003: Simplicity
- 2005: Prey for Peace
- 2007: Winter EP
- 2007: Akire
- 2007: Room 337 / Kept Within
- 2007: For Mother / Lady 707
- 2010: Deeparture in Time - The Remixes
- 2011: Forever Frost
- 2011: Palma
- 2012: Definition of D EP[7]
References edit
- ^ "AllMusic". Rovi. Retrieved 24 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Aril Brikha: Remaking "Groove La Chord" with Live and Note | Ableton". www.ableton.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ P3 Guld 2008: Årets dans P3 Guld 2008 http://sr.se/cgi-bin/p3/nyhetssidor/artikel.asp?ProgramID=3014&Artikel=1745148[permanent dead link]
- ^ "An Assyrian Transmat Nominated for Swedish National Radio Gold Gala Award | AssyriaTimes.com". 2011-07-07. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Aril Brikha Biography". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Interview: Aril Brikha". 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
External links edit
- Aril Brikha on Discogs
- Aril Brikha on MySpace
- Aril Brikha on AllMusic[permanent dead link]