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Fred Giannelli (born 1960 in Lowell, Massachusetts) is an American electronic musician. [1] He began experimenting with electronics [2] in the 1970s as Turning Shrines. [3] [4] In 1984, Giannelli met Psychic TV's Genesis P. Orridge [5] while the group was in Boston for a gig. [6] This led to Giannelli eventually travelling to London to join the band in 1988, arriving just in time for the acid house craze. [7] He then left Psychic TV [8] for the Plus 8 label, working with Detroit DJ and producer Richie Hawtin as Spawn. Continuing under the Plus 8 label, he formed the Telepathic label [9] for his own industrial/ techno recordings as the Acid Didj, Giannelli, Deneuve and Mazdaratti. [1] The 1990s saw him release a number of records, including 1997's Unpopular Science under the alias of the Kooky Scientist. [10]
Past projects and aliases include the Kooky Scientist, Acid Didj, [11] The Kinky Scientist, Deneuve, The Kranky Scientist, [12] Mazdaratti, PTV, Sickmob, [13] Splerge, Fred vom Jupiter, Fred vs. Fred, Fred Ex, Spawn (with Richie Hawtin and Daniel Bell) [14] and Turning Shrines.
References
- ^ a b Bush, John. "Fred Giannelli". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Ableton Live and the death of the DJ". Overstated. 4 May 2005. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ "Fred Giannelli". Discogs. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ "Tuning Shrines | Temple Records". small room reverb. 18 March 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ "Fred Giannelli". Discogs.
- ^ "hey there". In the Mix. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ "Fred Giannelli". Dust Science. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ "There are a lot of fools in the world". telepathica.com.
- ^ "Telepathic (Fred Gianneli)". swimhq.com/.
- ^ "The Kooky Scientist". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ "Artist Biography: Acid Diji". MP111.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ "Cranky Scientist, The". Discogs. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ "Sickmob". Discogs. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ "Detroit Electronic Music Funeral". telepathica.com. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
External links
- Interview
- Official site
- Partial discography. Telepathic Recordings [1]
- PTV years Psychic TV#1988-1992: Fred Giannelli period
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Fred Giannelli (born 1960 in Lowell, Massachusetts) is an American electronic musician. [1] He began experimenting with electronics [2] in the 1970s as Turning Shrines. [3] [4] In 1984, Giannelli met Psychic TV's Genesis P. Orridge [5] while the group was in Boston for a gig. [6] This led to Giannelli eventually travelling to London to join the band in 1988, arriving just in time for the acid house craze. [7] He then left Psychic TV [8] for the Plus 8 label, working with Detroit DJ and producer Richie Hawtin as Spawn. Continuing under the Plus 8 label, he formed the Telepathic label [9] for his own industrial/ techno recordings as the Acid Didj, Giannelli, Deneuve and Mazdaratti. [1] The 1990s saw him release a number of records, including 1997's Unpopular Science under the alias of the Kooky Scientist. [10]
Past projects and aliases include the Kooky Scientist, Acid Didj, [11] The Kinky Scientist, Deneuve, The Kranky Scientist, [12] Mazdaratti, PTV, Sickmob, [13] Splerge, Fred vom Jupiter, Fred vs. Fred, Fred Ex, Spawn (with Richie Hawtin and Daniel Bell) [14] and Turning Shrines.
References
- ^ a b Bush, John. "Fred Giannelli". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Ableton Live and the death of the DJ". Overstated. 4 May 2005. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ "Fred Giannelli". Discogs. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ "Tuning Shrines | Temple Records". small room reverb. 18 March 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ "Fred Giannelli". Discogs.
- ^ "hey there". In the Mix. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ "Fred Giannelli". Dust Science. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ "There are a lot of fools in the world". telepathica.com.
- ^ "Telepathic (Fred Gianneli)". swimhq.com/.
- ^ "The Kooky Scientist". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ "Artist Biography: Acid Diji". MP111.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ "Cranky Scientist, The". Discogs. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ "Sickmob". Discogs. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ "Detroit Electronic Music Funeral". telepathica.com. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
External links
- Interview
- Official site
- Partial discography. Telepathic Recordings [1]
- PTV years Psychic TV#1988-1992: Fred Giannelli period
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