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Makaton


U.K. Techno producer. Experimental - Industrial and dark. Steve Bailey – aka Makaton – has been at the forefront of techno releasing peerless, influential and experimental techno music since 1998. Bailey is from Birmingham in the UK, and along with Surgeon and Regis pushes an upfront and raw sound. With his heritage rooted deeply in the heavily industrialised 'Black Country' area of the Midlands, he operates in the dark and industrial landscape. Rodz-Konez was started in 1998 as an outlet for Makaton to release music. All but a handful of Makaton releases have come through his Rodz-Konez operation, a label that has released music by Regis and Inigo Kennedy, among other techno luminaries. Since its inception, the label has had more than 60 releases firmly embedding the Rodz-Konez psyche in the techno scene. Makaton's unique production style leans heavily on dub, industrial, no wave and minimalism concepts. Bailey's experimental approach has seen him introduce new ways to represent techno and leave outdated approaches to the genre at the wayside. Makaton joined James Ruskin's Blueprint label in 2015 and since then, has had 3 releases and an exclusive track released to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the label. He has also released two records on Belgium's Token label. A Rodz-Konez label showcase was recently broadcast on BBC Radio 1 for which Makaton selected five stand-out tracks from the Rodz-Konez back catalogue and recorded introductions offering background ...

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