Displacer | |
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 Morton at the 2014 Elektroanschlag Festival in Altenburg | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario |
| Genres | Intelligent dance music |
| Years active | 2003 – present |
| Labels | M-tronic, Tympanik Audio |
| Members | Michael Morton |
| Website | http://www.dsplcr.com |
Displacer is the solo electronic project of Toronto, Ontario-based musician Michael Morton.
Morton's first released recording was the track "Deep" on Mute Records' Pre-Set New Electronic Music in 2003. He then signed with Paris, France-based M-Tronic Records, through which he released three CDs. [1] In 2008 he signed to Chicago, USA label Tympanik Audio and released three more albums; The Witching Hour, X Was Never Like This..., and the mainly instrumental Night Gallery. [2] Foundations followed in 2012. [3] His recent releases, Electric Dreams in 2014 [4] and 2016's Curse of the Black Vinyl, were released under his own label. The Crime League. [5]
In addition to his own music, Displacer has remixed the work of other musicians, [6] [7] including Claire Voyant, Architect, Converter, Beefcake & Monstrum Sepsis from labels including Hymen Records, Ant-Zen, n5MD, Wax Trax, & Metropolis Records.
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