Kirk Degiorgio, aka As One, entre várias outras máscaras, é autor de um interessantíssimo programa na Red Bull Music Academy Radio: Sound Obsession, um espaço onde, como o nome correctamente indica, Degiorgio explora as suas obsessões que unem os universos do techno aos do jazz e mais além (nas emissões Sound Obsession há programas dedicados aos Fleetwood Mac, Alice Coltrane, David Bowie, Joni Mitchell ou Stevie Wonder…). A emissão que recomendo como possível companhia para uma destas tardes quentes contém os refrescantes sons das etiquetas MPS e Saba, pedaços da memória de um tempo em que o muro ainda separava a Alemanha e a guerra era fria:
Sound Obsession – Vol 48 – SABA/MPS Special
Kirk Degiorgio
As One, London
In a career spanning over two decades, Kirk Degiorgio has earned the tag of ‘the producers producer’. From his humble beginnings in 1983 as an electro DJ to his As One productions for Clear, Mo’ Wax and Ubiquity, Degiorgio has remained true to his love of everything soulful, edgy and funky. Inspired by a vinyl buying visit to Chicago and Detroit in 1990 Kirk sold all his records and put together ART Studios in the model of those he saw at Transmat and Metroplex. Kirk fused his vision of the Detroit sound with funk and jazz influences resulting in a succession of projects under the names Future/Past, As One, Offworld, Esoterik, Elegy and Super-A-Loof – only recently has he used his actual name for his purist techno releases on the New Religion label. He has remixed artists as varied as Azymuth, Coldcut, 4 Hero, Innerzone Orchestra, Papo Vasquez and many more. His collaborations include work with visionaries like Ian O’Brien, Tony Allen, Carl Craig, and Paul Randolph. From 1992 until 1997 Kirk’s ART/OpArt labels released important early productions from B12, Carl Craig, Aphex Twin, The Black Dog, Photek and others. Kirk has also recorded several albums as As One, as well as working as producer, writer, and backing singer for the band The Beauty Room.
Guntel Hampel Quintet – Heartplants – SABA
Nathan Davis Quintet – Carmel’s Black Forest Waltz – SABA
Deiter Reith – A Happy Afternoon – SABA
Jef Gilson Nonet – Suite Pour San Remo – SABA
Francy Boland – Rosa De Luxe – SABA
Tony Scott & Indonesian All-Stars – Burungkaka Tua – SABA
Orchester Roland Kovac – Blue Dance – SABA
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band – Un Grao de Areia – MPS
Dave Pike Set – Walkin’ Down The Highway – MPS
Wolfgang Dauner Quintet – Oh Baby, I Don’t Love You Anymore – MPS
Michael Naura Quartet – Soledad De Murcia – MPS
Mike Nock Underground – Wax Planet – MPS
Peter Herbolzheimer – El Soul Condor – MPS
Nelson Riddle – Volcano’s Daughter – MPS
Smoke – Griffo – MPS
Charly Antolini – Handicraft – MPS
Bill Evans – 2nd Movement A – MPS
Don Ellis – Whiplash – MPS
Erwin Lehn Orchestra – Color – MPS
Erwin Lehn Orchestra – Funf Zur Vier – MPS
Peter Herbolzheimer – Mr. Clean – MPS
Peter Herbolzheimer – That Ol’ Bus Smell- MPS
Don Ellis – Parting – MPS
Don Ellis – Dew – MPS
Volker Kriegel – Mindwill – MPS
Deiter Reith – Orita – MPS
Klaus Weiss – And As I Looked Again – MPS
Volker Kriegel – Are You Really Living Next To Me? – MPS
Fritz Pauer Trio – Terra Samba – MPS