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Actress - Colour 1


Biography —

Actress is the recording name of avant-garde UK producer Darren
Cunningham. Since the release of his first 12” in 2004 on his own Werkdiscs
label, Cunningham has steadily gained an internationally revered reputation
for his thrilling take on electronic dance music.

Drawing on a deep appreciation for early 80s funk and electro, techno, art
rock, house and noise, Cunningham put out his debut Actress album
Hazyville on Werkdiscs in 2008. Splazsh followed two years later via Damon
Albarn’s Honest Jon’s label, which The Wire honored as their 2010 album of
the year.

In 2012, Cunningham released his third album R.I.P. on Honest Jon’s to
universal critical acclaim, including Best New Music on Pitchfork. Outside of
his personal practice, Cunningham collaborated with the Tate Modern for a
specially commissioned live music performance as part of their Yayoi
Kusama exhibition. He also produced remixes for John Cale and Kasabian,
adding to a remix back catalogue that includes Radiohead, Joy Orbison and
Laurel Halo.

On the Werkdiscs label side, Cunningham has proved his acutely tuned ear
for A&R time and time again with records by Zomby, Lukid and Lone. After a
short hiatus the label forged a partnership with long-running independent
Ninja Tune in 2012, cemented with the release of Lukid’s Lonely at the Top
album in winter 2012 and newcomer Moiré’s…

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Actress is the recording name of avant-garde UK producer Darren
Cunningham. Since the release of his first 12” in 2004 on his own Werkdiscs
label, Cunningham has steadily gained an internationally revered reputation
for his thrilling take on electronic dance music.

Drawing on a deep appreciation for early 80s funk and electro, techno, art
rock, house and noise, Cunningham put out his debut Actress album
Hazyville on Werkdiscs in 2008. Splazsh followed two years later via Damon
Albarn’s Honest Jon’s label, which The Wire honored as their 2010 album of
the year.

In 2012, Cunningham released his third album R.I.P. on Honest Jon’s to
universal critical acclaim, including Best New Music on Pitchfork. Outside of
his personal practice, Cunningham collaborated with the Tate Modern for a
specially commissioned live music performance as part of their Yayoi
Kusama exhibition. He also produced remixes for John Cale and Kasabian,
adding to a remix back catalogue that includes Radiohead, Joy Orbison and
Laurel Halo.

On the Werkdiscs label side, Cunningham has proved his acutely tuned ear
for A&R time and time again with records by Zomby, Lukid and Lone. After a
short hiatus the label forged a partnership with long-running independent
Ninja Tune in 2012, cemented with the release of Lukid’s Lonely at the Top
album in winter 2012 and newcomer Moiré’s debut 12” in February 2013.

2013 will see the imminent release of the fourth Actress album, Ghettoville
, the much-anticipated sequel-of-sorts to Hazyville.

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Dates —

10th July 2013
Pacha, Ibiza (Spain)

9th August 2013
The Nest, London (UK)

12th September 2013
Amarin, - (Croatia)

20th September 2013
Le Sucre, Lyon (France)

21st September 2013
REX CLUB, Paris (France)

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Artist Info —

Based: London, UK
Travelling: 1



News —

Voting is now open for Best of British 2012 —

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Voting is now open for Best of British 2012, educated by Point Blank. Help us celebrate the underground UK music scene by voting here and supporting the Elastic Artists crew:

Luke Solomon
Actress
Lone

Source: DJ Mag 12th November 2012

Elastics Greatest Remixers —

REMIXERS

Fact Mag have done a feature on the 15 greatest remixers working today.

Shouts going out to the Elastic seven on the list:

RYAN HEMSWORTH
ACTRESS
THEO PARRISH
OM UNIT
TODD EDWARDS

Source: Fact Mag 9th November 2012

King Tuff, Spoek Mathambo, Actress listed in Spin’s best 40 Albums of 2012…. —

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We’re officially halfway through 2012

See what Spin is listing as the 40 Best Albums of 2012…so far

Source: spin.com 15th June 2012
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