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As a young teenager, Kel McKeown (AKA Kelpe) decided that sampling and sequencing might provide him with a safer past time than bone splintering skateboarding mishaps.
The initial efforts made on a Commodore Amiga with a sampler provided him with a discipline and focus that is of fundamental importance to the creative process that he currently employs in the execution of his distinctive beat creations.
Kelpe’s influences range from the bleeps & bass of classic Warp artists to the funk of Sly Stone, and the minimalism of Steve Reich + Harmonia to the percussive space-scapes of Tortoise + Do Make Say Think. The diversity of the music that inspires Kelpe finds reflection in his own sonic adventures, informing his ever evolving sound, combining as map and compass to guide his lunar-bound b-boy throw downs.
Coming to the attention of DC Recordings in early 2003, his first release for label was the 12” EP ‘The People are Trying to Sleep’, a wide eyed carnival of fractured beats and warped electronics. This was followed by the critically acclaimed album ‘Sea Inside Body’ (September 2004), an album described by The Wire as “One of the most engrossing listens in recent electronic music”. In 2005 came bedroom discotheque 12” ‘Sunburnt Eyelids’ and In 2008 came double LP ‘Ex-Aquarium’ (2008) and remix companion ‘Extraquarium’ (featuring Zombie Zombie, Fulgeance, Architeq etc).
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Ex-Aquarium
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Cambio Wechsel
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Sea Inside Body
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Margins EP
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rewirefestival
Kelpe will perform live on Saturday 9 Nov at REWIRE Festival 2013, Den Haag, The Netherlands.
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Merowinger110
New single: http://kelpe.bandcamp.com/
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3aTkHuCb
Petrified still one of my favorite since 2009. Thanks, Kelpe!
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Merowinger110
Out now: http://boomkat.com/downloads/685619-kelpe-answered-ep
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Merowinger110
Free downloads: http://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2013/03/rolly-devore http://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2013/03/answered-microburst-remix
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Merowinger110
New pictures: http://www.last.fm/music/Kelpe/+images?sort=date
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sidewinder03
New track "Answered" from 3-track 12" out April 15. New Album June 3rd! http://www.electronicbeats.net/2013/03/13/eb-premiere-kelpes-answered/
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mushroomsseason
your sound provide a safe place
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Merowinger110
I love his Svetlana EPs.
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achromes
ex-aquarium ♡
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Issa_0318
Pinch And Flare !
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Merowinger110
"Bags Of Time" is really nice.
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plasticpine
breelant
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mushroomsseason
i need to eat more coloured papers
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jcotteri
I need to buy more albums
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zamazingoo_com
Watch & Listen! Great Performance: Kelpe - The Blankout Agreement (live at home) http://www.zamazingoo.com/detay.php?id=467&baslik=Kelpe%20-%20The%20Blankout%20Agreement%20%28live%20at%20home%29
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samheerey
Wisconsin beatsmith Lorn has just put up two tracks off his upcoming album "Ask The Dust", coming out 18th June, on Ninja's Soundcloud. Both tracks are dark and powerful and definitely worth a listen. Check them here http://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/lorn-ghosst-1 & http://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/lorn-ghosst-s
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Duban1
Ex-Aquarium is my favorite album of all time.
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aciton
ахуенчик!!1
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mushroomsseason
pure move
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