Artist description centering entirly around the production and rhythmic prowess of gary spence, specialising in skippy dub techno and experimental soundscapes.

Music Style techno/electronica

Musical Influences maurizio, porter ricks, richard bartz, eno, lo soul, sacha funke

Similar Artists maurizio, dirty jesus, porter ricks, richard bartz, losoul,

Artist History began production in 1996 and has worked with artists around belfast. getting a lot of interest from mainland uk. remix work on Takeover Records http://www.thetakeover.co.uk

Group Members gary spence

Instruments synth, computer, many software packages

Albums ep's - citezen, drumtools, oxtbubonic, Khalida Haq

Press Reviews The music of Citezen is described on the mp3.com homepage /artists/228/citezen.html as "experimental ambient soundscapes...concentrating on experimental soundscapes and abstract melodies." I found the music here to be very worthwhile. Gary Spence, creator of Citezen dabs from both a retro and more inventive sound palette for music that can be listened into or enjoyed in the background. Unlike some unfortunate experimental soundscapers, Spence seems to have a firm grasp on creating "techno" as much as expressing a pure sensory sound environment, as evidenced distinctly on "Calatrava." This ability to harmonically present a "groove" with completely novel sounds as well as the ability to morph into abstract environments makes me want to compare Citezen to artists such as the Orb. In fact, Citezen's alter ego is "tristen polar" /artists/218/tristenpolar.html, featuring smooth microhouse which dabbles with glitch and crackle at times. There is a liquid quality to Spence's output generally; things transform quietly and delicately, though there is always plenty to fill out your ears. I'm not sure there is a need to keep these two sides distinct and separate outside the mp3 genre search engine -- I could forsee a set by this artists seesawing between funky exercises such as "drumtools1" and then expanding into the more chilled out work of Citezen, or even combining an epic track or two journeying through all sonic possibilities on a full length release. My favorite of the Polar page might be "penpek," which realizes a voice that is dubby, atmospheric, and twerpy, yet maintains a beautiful liquid groove. There really isn't a weak track on either page, so point your browser and enjoy. jeremy markowitz deltadada http://www.deltadada.com/

Location Belfast, northern ireland - United Kingdom

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