Artist description Laptop-based digital composer Ian McArthur AKA aiffhead...

Music Style A continuing outlet for audio experimentation and beats.

Musical Influences Boards of Canada, Clock DVA, Japan, Beefheart, Cabaret Voltaire, The Pop Group, Public Image Ltd., The Orb, Eno, Roxy, Bowie, Velvet Underground, Love, Jim O'Rourke, Associates, Dome, Tuxedomoon, Propaganda, Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, Wire, Coil, KLF, Yello, Kraftwerk, Scanner, Red Snapper, 23 Skidoo, Aphex, WARP, absraction in Hip Hop [eg. P.E., Shadow, Koala, Req, Prefuse 73 et at...], old skool Jungle and the French scene. This short and inevitably incomplete list of artists forms a diverse array of conceptual inputs...

Similar Artists Aphex Twin, Throbbing Gristle, Photek, Boards of Canada

Artist History Originally from Newcastle, Australia and now working out of Shanghai. Outpost contributes to a body of work that has developed over a period of 18 years since 1983. Intitially inspired by the punk DIY philosophy McArthur has adhered to a path of aural experimentation utilising a minimalist aesthetic both compositionally and technologically.

Group Members Ian McArthur AKA aiffhead

Instruments G4 laptop

Location Shanghai, Shanghai - China

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