Beyond The Reach of Time

by Regis from Birmingham, UK

Techno

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O’Connor began making music in the early 1990s and founded Downward Records with Sutton in ’93 in Birmingham. He set up the Integrale Muzique distribution in ’96 with Sutton and Antonio Soares-Vieira. Regis’ debut EP ‘Montreal’ included the hypnotic industrial track ‘Speak To Me’. Other releases from the period include the ‘Gymnastics’ 2×12″, and the ‘Application of Language EP’, both featuring hard minimal electronica. Things came full circle in the late ’90s, when O’Connor went on to produce his childhood heroes Robert Gorl & Chrislo Hass of Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft. In 2000, Downwards continued their unorthodox approach to dance music by releasing a series of 7″ singles. These were a collection of noise loops, cut-ups and industrial death pop. 2000 also saw the release of ‘Againstnature’ for Tresor. Recorded with Peter Sutton under his real name, the LP was an example of raw techno, coupled with organic field recordings. The LP was reissued in 2010 as ‘Againstnature (11 Reclaimed Fragments)’ and branded as Regis/Female. Regis and Surgeon started the British Murder Boys (BMB) project in 2002. And has joined other artists such as Silent Servant, Female, and Function (Dave Sumner) in Sandwell District. He has also collaborated with Juan Mendez (Silent Servant/Tropic of Cancer) as Sandra Electronics, with Sumner as Portion Reform and with former Napalm Death drummer Mick Harris as Ugandan Speed Trials.