Chris Douglas (musician)

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O.S.T.
Birth nameChris Douglas
Also known asO.S.T.
Dalglish
Rook Valard
Wooli Bodin
Scald Rougish
Born (1974-08-04) 4 August 1974 (age 50)
Origin San Francisco
Genres Experimental
IDM
Ambient
Industrial
Electronic
Musique concrete
Noise
Electro-acoustic
Avant-garde
Occupation(s) Musician
Composer
Songwriter
Programmer
Remixer
Disc jockey
Sound designer
Foley artist
Instrument(s) Piano
Synthesizers
Drum machine
Electronics
Laptop computer
Guitar
Years active1992 – present
LabelsIsolate Records
Phthalo
Dial Records
Highpoint Lowlife
Record Label Records
Shitkatapult
Polyrhythmic
Emanate Records
Qlipothic
PAN
Website http://www.amhain.net

Chris Douglas (born 4 August 1974), known primarily for his work as O.S.T., is an electronic musician from San Francisco, California. [1] He is noted for helping to develop the style of music that came to be known as intelligent dance music (IDM). [2]

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History

Douglas was introduced to the all-night rave party scene in 1990. This inspired him to start to DJ and make tracks, and at just sixteen he began throwing the first Techno/Ambient parties in San Francisco. [3] At the age of 17, Douglas left for Detroit to find creative freedom. While there he worked with several of his heroes; Mike Banks of the fabled Underground Resistance and the late James Stinson of Drexciya. [4]

Adopting the pseudonym O.S.T., Douglas recorded his first EP for the Detroit-based Switch Records in 1992. [5] This was the beginning of a more than 20 year career spent pushing the boundaries of electronic music. He later explained to The Wire magazine, "I have been alone since an early age and through my work I learned a lot about expression, humanity, emotions." [6]

In 2002, Douglas was invited by Autechre to join them as support act on their Confield tour. [7] Following this, they also requested that he perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival they curated in April 2003. [8] Douglas relocated to Berlin following an undisclosed "tragic event" and has remained there ever since. [9]

2012 was a busy year for Douglas; in the space of one year he released a double album and EP on Icasea, [10] compiled several DJ mixes, [11] performed live at Roskilde, [12] Exotic Pylon [13] and CTM Festivals, [14] self-released the album Onsime via his Amhain Bandcamp page, [15] and contributed a remix to Ektoise's Distortions album. [16]

Also known as

Discography

Albums

EPs

Remixes

Compilations

Videos

Equipment

SynthesizerDrum machineSequencerSoftware
Yamaha DX7 Roland TR-606 Alesis MMT8 Logic Pro
Roland TB-303 Roland TR-808 PowerBook Digital Performer
Roland SH-101 Roland TR-707 Max/Msp
Roland MC-202 Roland R-8 Metasynth

Other projects

The Church Steps with Mike Donovan From The Sic Alps

See also

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  2. ↑ "Secret Thirteen Mix 041 - Dalglish". Archived from the original on 6 March 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
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    - "Scald Rougish - Bytreqw (CD)" . Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "O.S.T." Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Dalglish: "3.9.2004"". Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
    - "Dalglish - Benacah Drann Deachd" (PDF). Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "o.s.t. "waetka" compact disc" . Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Dalglish - Benacah Drann Deachd" (PDF). Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Dalglish". Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "ATP curated by Autechre - Line-Up" . Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "o.s.t. "waetka" compact disc" . Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Scald Rougish" . Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "∆ICASEA SELECT 030 - SCALD ROUGISH / DUBH OIDHCHE" . Retrieved 3 January 2013.
    - "Secret Thirteen Mix 041 - Dalglish". Archived from the original on 6 March 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
    - "Scald Rougish Set for Steam Room Icase Showcase (DL)" . Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  12. ↑ "DALGLISH (US)" . Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  13. ↑ "Exotic Pylon Hosts Festival". 16 March 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  14. ↑ "O.S.T." Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  15. ↑ "Onsime - Amhain" . Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  16. ↑ "EKTOISE Share Free Download of Mark Fell Remixes" . Retrieved 3 January 2013.


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