Chris Douglas
O.S.T. | |
---|---|
Birth name | Chris Douglas |
Also known as |
O.S.T. Dalglish Rook Valard Wooli Bodin Scald Rougish |
Born | August 4, 1974 |
Origin | San Francisco |
Genres |
Experimental IDM Ambient Industrial Electronic Musique Concrete Noise Electro-acoustic Avant-garde |
Occupation(s) |
Musician Composer Songwriter Programmer Remixer Disc jockey Sound designer Foley artist |
Instruments |
Piano Synthesizers Drum machine Electronics Laptop computer Guitar |
Years active | 1992 – present |
Labels |
Isolate Records Phthalo Dial Records Highpoint Lowlife Record Label Records Shitkatapult Polyrhythmic Emanate Records Qlipothic |
Associated acts | The Church Steps |
Website | http://www.amhain.net |
Chris Douglas (born 4 August 1974), known primarily for his work as O.S.T., is an electronic musician from San Francisco, California.[1] He is noted for helping develop the style of music that came to be known as IDM.[2][3][4]
History
Douglas was introduced to the all-night rave party scene in 1990. This inspired him to start to DJ and make tracks, and at just sixteen he began throwing the first Techno/Ambient parties in San Francisco.[5] At the age of 17, Douglas left for Detroit to find creative freedom. While there he worked with several of his heroes; Mike Banks of the fabled Underground Resistance and the late James Stinson of Drexciya.[6][7]
Adopting the pseudonym O.S.T., Douglas recorded his first EP for Detroit-based Switch Records in 1992.[8] This was the beginning of a 20+ year career spent pushing the boundaries of electronic music. He later explained to The Wire magazine “I have been alone since an early age and through my work I learned a lot about expression, humanity, emotions.”[9]
In 2002, Douglas was invited by Autechre to join them as support act on their Confield tour.[10] Following this, they also requested that he perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival they curated in April 2003.[11] Douglas relocated to Berlin following an undisclosed "tragic event" and has remained there ever since.[12]
2012 was a period of hyperactivity for Douglas; in the space of one year he released a double album and EP on Icasea,[13] compiled several DJ mixes,[14][15][16] performed live at Roskilde,[17] Exotic Pylon [18] and CTM Festivals,[19] self-released the album Onsime via his Amhain Bandcamp page,[20] and contributed a remix to Ektoise's Distortions album.[21]
Also known as
- O.S.T.
- Rook Vallade
- Rook Valard
- Dalglish
- Scald Rougish
- Wooli Bodin
- Harry Rod
Discography
Albums
- 1995 Rook Valard - Systematic Desensitization (Phthalo)
- 1995 O.S.T. - Fuckin' Twats Missed It (Phthalo)
- 1998 O.S.T. - Death Notice (Phthalo/Thousand)
- 1998 O.S.T. - Fashion For Passion (Dial Records)
- 1998 O.S.T. - Live @ Nina's (Phthalo)
- 1998 O.S.T. - Live @ Static (Phthalo)
- 1999 O.S.T. - Live At Globule, Mills College (Phthalo)
- 1999 O.S.T. - Bad Music and Buttprints (Dial Records)
- 2000 O.S.T. - Deflect (Emanate Records)
- 2001 O.S.T. - Seimlste (Qlipothic)
- 2002 O.S.T. - Fimt (Isolate Records)
- 2003 O.S.T. - Does Not Play Well With Others (Polyrhythmic)
- 2004 Dalglish - OtJohr (Highpoint Lowlife)
- 2008 O.S.T. - Waetka (Ideal Recordings)
- 2008 Dalglish - Ideom (Record Label Records)
- 2008 O.S.T. - Synken Outtakes (Adozen)
- 2011 Dalglish - Benacah Drann Deachd (Highpoint Lowlife/Record Label Records)
- 2012 Scald Rougish - Auen Ansici / Bardachd (Icasea)
- 2012 O.S.T. - Onsime (self-released)
EPs
- 1992 O.S.T. - Basilar EP (Switch Records Canada)
- 1997 O.S.T. - Aspire (12") (Qlipothic)
- 2000 Rook Vallade - Rook Vallade (Dial Records)
- 2012 Scald Rougish - BnS EP (Icasea)
- 2014 Dalglish - Dorcha Aigeann (EP) (Ge-stell)
Remixes
- 1996 Spacetime Continuum - "Simm City (O.S.T. Mix)", rEMIT rECAPS (Astralwerks/Reflective Records)
- 2010 Dntel – "In Which Our Hero Finds a Faithful Sidekick (Dalglish mix)", Early Works, Later Versions (Phthalo)
- 2012 Ektoise - "Venerandum (Scald Rougish remix)", Distortions (777 Operations)
Compilations
- 1995 Mini-Compilation 1 - Rook Valard - "Creace" (Plug Research)
- 1997 Alt.Frequencies.2: Disco Moonlight - Rook Valard - "Stochast" (Worm Interface)
- 1998 Alternative Frequencies 3 - Rook Valard - "Intelligent Guess" (Worm Interface)
- 2000 Alt. Frequencies 4 - Rook Valard - "Crowslish" (Worm Interface)
- 2003 All Tomorrow's Parties 3.0 - O.S.T. - "DfDE" (ATP Recordings)
- 2007 Club Transmediale 07 - O.S.T. - "Synken (Excerpt)" (rx:tx)
- 2009 Strike 100 - Dalglish - "Inoktu" (Shitkatapult)
Videos
- 2002 White Box Live ACT2 POLITICS (DVD) (VCD) (Drum Machine Museum)
- 2005 Symül von Transforma & O.S.T. (DVD) (Shitkatapult)
- 2007 Synken von Transforma & O.S.T. (DVD) (Shitkatapult)
Equipment
Synth | Drum Machine | Sequencer | Software |
---|---|---|---|
Yamaha DX7 | Roland TR-606 | Alesis MMT8 | Logic Pro |
Roland TB-303 | Roland TR-808 | PowerBook | Digital Performer |
Roland SH-101 | Roland TR-707 | Max/Msp | |
Roland MC-202 | Roland R-8 | Metasynth |
Other projects
The Church Steps with Mike Donovan From The Sic Alps
See also
- Isolate Records
- Shitkatapult
- Dial Records (1998)
- Astralwerks
- Worm Interface
References
- ↑ "O.S.T.". Retrieved Jan 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Secret Thirteen Mix 041 - Dalglish". Retrieved Jan 3, 2013.
- ↑ "The Wire Issue 333". Retrieved Jan 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Scald Rougish - Bytreqw (CD)". Retrieved Jan 3, 2013.
- ↑ "O.S.T.". Retrieved Jan 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Dalglish: "3.9.2004"". Retrieved Jan 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Dalglish - Benacah Drann Deachd" (PDF). Retrieved Jan 3, 2013.
- ↑ "o.s.t. "waetka" compact disc". Retrieved Jan 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Dalglish - Benacah Drann Deachd" (PDF). Retrieved Jan 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Dalglish". Retrieved Jan 3, 2013.
- ↑ "ATP curated by Autechre - Line-Up". Retrieved Jan 3, 2013.
- ↑ "o.s.t. "waetka" compact disc". Retrieved Jan 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Scald Rougish". Retrieved Jan 3, 2013.
- ↑ "∆ICASEA SELECT 030 - SCALD ROUGISH / DUBH OIDHCHE". Retrieved Jan 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Secret Thirteen Mix 041 - Dalglish". Retrieved Jan 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Scald Rougish Set for Steam Room Icase Showcase (DL)". Retrieved Jan 3, 2013.
- ↑ "DALGLISH (US)". Retrieved Jan 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Exotic Pylon Hosts Festival". Retrieved Jan 3, 2013.
- ↑ "O.S.T.". Retrieved Jan 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Onsime - Amhain". Retrieved Jan 3, 2013.
- ↑ "EKTOISE Share Free Download of Mark Fell Remixes". Retrieved Jan 3, 2013.
External links
- O.S.T - All Tomorrows Parties
- O.S.T - Allmusic
- O.S.T. - Amhain - Official Website
- O.S.T. - Amhain - Bandcamp page
- O.S.T. - Discography - Discogs
- O.S.T. - Myspace
- O.S.T. - Synken Website
- O.S.T. - White Box Live Trailer