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A journey through space and time. The adventure starts in 1993. First analog synth, drum machine and mixer. Produces under the names MGDR (strictly Techno), Loveform (abstract music) and before these two, Monoplex.
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Minimalistic approach to producing experimental music. As little equipment as possible, especially when performing live. An oscillator, an esoteric delay, reverb, filter.
DJing vinyl, Traktor, Ableton or an hybrid of vinyl + ableton.
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Played shows with Speed-iD, MSBR, Rptort Shoot, Otas Logi-c, Kippu, Mystery Frequency, Incapacitants, Billy, Wataru Kishida, Leopaldon, Acid Panda, Terror ist, Pure etc. Toured Japan extensively since 1994 as Techno DJ and Experimental music live act.
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Analog equipment, modular, old pedals, new pedals, M4L.
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Production: Techno, Noise, Drone, Underground Hip-Hop, Hi-Nrg, the list goes on.
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Techno djing is hypnotic and seeing people dance is far more exciting than seeing people watch a stage doing nothing. 
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Publications: Photography & Graphic Design books published by Palacion, a multidisciplinary platform.
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Sources of inspiration: Rave and the Acid House movement, mid-80’s Belgian New Beat, The Baphomet, Katan dolls, cults from the Children of God to The Order of The Solar Temple, 50/60/70’s experimental electronic music, the films of Takashi Ito, Matthew Barney, Shinya Tsukamoto, Kenneth Anger, Sabu and Kiyoshi Kurosawa, death, black & thrash metal, ebm, goth, skateboarding, Ricoh GR cameras, night photo shoots, modules by Epoch, Pittsburgh Modular, Make Noise, M.A.S.F., Beast-Tek, clothes by the Antwerp Six, W.&L.T, Y-3, JC/DC, Hex-Antistyle, NBHD, early Stüssy, the Nowhere era in Ura-Harajuku, Kogaru/Yamanba/Morrio culture @late 90’s Shibuya 109 etc.
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MGDR’s clothes were produced in 2005/2008 for a few seasonal collections, mainly tops and accessories, in limited runs. In 2011 the label UNFRM started its activities and some items are still produced to this day.
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For booking inquiries, collaboration, distribution etc. > use the contact form. Available for club performance, live (modular, pedals), dj (vinyl or traktor, ableton), art gallery event, exhibition of photography and graphic design, private events, design collaboration. Artists should send demos, graphics, photos for audition and future collabs.




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