Kemek
Kemek The Dope Computer has been making music for a long time, from producing as 303 Terrorists, DTS, and Deeper Than Space on Silent Records in the mid nineties, to later being signed to Muti Music in 2002 and going on to record for Airdog, Bedrock Breaks, Irreversible, Moving Target and Sponge Recordings . His breakthrough success in the emergence of tearout and nuskool breaks established him to a point where he was commissioned for some high profile remixes including remixing the legendary ‘My Life With The Thrill Kill Cult’
Kemek is a truly gifted producer known for succeeding in whatever genre seems to catch his fancy at any given time, as Deeper Than Space, his ambient solo project, he was able to explore the more drone-based side of music as well as play a number of live gigs. Kemek and Hak paired up for a second time in 1997 to record “Dark Victory” under the name Gundam for XLR8R Records’ “Bad Breaks” compilation. The track was one of the first tech step drum and bass tracks released in the United States.
After moving from his native San Francisco to Los Angeles in 2001, Kemek threw himself full-time into breaks. Music production and DJing took precedence and soon he was able to launch Dope Computer Records. The first release, “Future Modular”/”Are You Now?” was a success, leading to the release of “Angel Dust”/”Room To Breathe” on San Francisco imprint Muti Music as well as the remix EP, “Remixing The Dope Computer.”
Kemek now resides just outside of San Francisco once again after living in Japan for a few years, there composing experimental delights that will still be emerging to the public, so keep your ear to the ground for more from Kemek in the near future.
