Electro-techno musician Surgeon a.k.a. Anthony Child is putting some of his earlier material under the knife. The somewhat-invasive procedure requires re-cutting and remastering recordings with the help of Dubplates & Mastering engineer Christoph Grote-Beverborg, but don’t worry — both these guys are pros with steady hands. The prognosis is pretty good!
Child discovered six volumes worth of early material while rummaging through some old digital audio tapes.
“I was shocked to find how clear and dynamic many of my early tracks sounded,” he wrote on his blog.
The tracks were originally recorded by “people who had no understanding of electronic music,” Child said, including an engineer who was so “disgusted” by Surgeon’s music that he had to leave the room until the cut was finished.
The six volumes include one showcasing rare tracks from 1994 and 1995, and another full of unreleased tracks from 1995 and 1996. Pet 2000, the Surgeon and Dynamic Tensions EPs, and Communications will also be released on the new imprint SRX. Child commissioned New York designers Kein Meier and Yoonjai Choi, from the Common Name firm, to provide artwork for the sleeves. (Surgeon also has a brand-new single out on Token this month.)
If all goes as planned, the series will be released on September 15. Here’s hoping the operation is successful.
• Surgeon: http://www.dj-surgeon.com
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