ERikm

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eRikm
Born1970 (age 5354)
France
Genres Sound
Occupation(s)Composer, musician, visual artist
Instrument(s)Sound artist, concrete music,Electronics
Years active199@–present
Labels Relative Pitch Records, Sonoris, Erstwhile Records, hatOLOGY, Room40, Mikroton Recordings, Planam, Monotype Records
Website erikm.com

eRikm is a French musician, composer and visual artist [1] who has been active in art since 1992. He is noted for his work with turntables.

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He is most well known for his improvisational collaborations. Notable collaborators include: Luc Ferrari, Christian Marclay, Dieb13, Otomo Yoshihide, Mathilde Monnier, Les percussions de Strasbourg, and FM Einheit.

Since 1997, on his own or with collaborators, eRikm has toured (with 5-7 on-tour projects to date), and created by-request specific pieces.

Main works

Solo Album & composition

Collaboration

Re-organisation & re-composition

Poire_Z

Post Poire_Z

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References

  1. "Francés eRikm da concierto de". ABC.es (in Spanish). 17 September 2009. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2012.