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Ian O'Brien

Ian O'Brien has been played on NTS over 10 times, featured on 15 episodes and was first played on 22 September 2015.

Originally a UK music scholar, O'Brien was deeply influenced by Detroit techno, especially by Underground Resistance's "Jupiter Jazz," a sound that inspired him to start recording his own music. This feverish Mad Mike disease had him producing tracks first in conjunction with Asad Rizvi under the Memory Tree moniker and then on a solo basis for a variety of UK techno imprints. 1997's "Desert Scores," the man's masterpiece, is still considered a landmark release by those who cherish the kind of tech-jazz pioneered…

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Midday Sunshine
Ian O'Brien
Peacefrog Records1999
Midday Sunshine
Ian O'BrienPeacefrog Records1999
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Eden
Ian O'Brien
Peacefrog Records2000
Eden
Ian O'BrienPeacefrog Records2000
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I Understand You (Ian O'Brien Mix)
Charles Webster (Ian O'Brien mix)
Peacefrog Records2003
I Understand You (Ian O'Brien Mix)
Charles Webster (Ian O'Brien mix)Peacefrog Records2003
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Naima (2013 Edit)
Ian O'Brien
Not On Label (Ian O'Brien Self-released)2013
Naima (2013 Edit)
Ian O'BrienNot On Label (Ian O'Brien Self-released)2013
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11.3.2011 The Disaster
Ian O'Brien
Octave Lab2013
11.3.2011 The Disaster
Ian O'BrienOctave Lab2013
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Adam And Alice Are So In Love
Ian O'Brien
Octave Lab2013
Adam And Alice Are So In Love
Ian O'BrienOctave Lab2013
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Spiraling Prism
Ian O'Brien
Octave Lab2013
Spiraling Prism
Ian O'BrienOctave Lab2013
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Promenade Eleven (Original Reworked)
Kirk Degiorgio, Ian O'Brien
Applied Rhythmic Technology (ART)2011
Promenade Eleven (Original Reworked)
Kirk Degiorgio, Ian O'BrienApplied Rhythmic Technology (ART)2011
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Midnight Sunshine
Ian O'Brien
Toy's Factory1999
Midnight Sunshine
Ian O'BrienToy's Factory1999
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Mad Mike Disease
Ian O'Brien
Keep Diggin' Recordings2002
Mad Mike Disease
Ian O'BrienKeep Diggin' Recordings2002
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