Born in Ann Arbor, Karen Gwyer's entire life to date seems to have been closely tied to music in one form or another; a youth spent learning classical instruments at the behest of her cellist parents; becoming entranced by the low budget dance music shows of the late 80s; exposure to the Midwest noise scene as it was first growing and moving to New York as a 17 year old to see the last vestiges of the city’s house culture get swallowed by "tepid guitar-themed tedium."
Now based in London, Gwyer's musical experiences have been put to practice with a succession of intriguing self-styled "L ...read more
Born in Ann Arbor, Karen Gwyer's entire life to date seems to have been closely tied to music in one form or another; a youth spent learning classical instruments at the behest of her cellist parents; becoming entranced by the low budget dance music shows of the late 80s; exposure to the Midwest noise scene as it was first growing and moving to New York as a 17 year old to see the last vestiges of the city’s house culture get swallowed by "tepid guitar-themed tedium."
Now based in London, Gwyer's musical experiences have been put to practice with a succession of intriguing self-styled "Labyrinthine plasmic pulsations" that commenced with I've Been You Twice, her contribution to patten’s experimental tape and digital label Kaleidoscope last year. This was followed by Needs Continuum, one of 2013's more engaging debut albums which arrived via the always interesting No Pain In Pop. 2015's Bouloman EP is Gwyer's stab at making four-to-the-floor techno that, although described as "made a bit strange" by Gwyer, is still able to land right at the center of the dancefloor. « hide
