by Andy KellmanPrior to becoming one of the better torch carriers for the Basic Channel school of minimalist dubby techno, Mikkel Meldgaard was playing guitar in a number of shoegaze-inspired rock bands in his native Denmark. His interests became increasingly electronics-based, and by the end of 2000 he had his first productions as Mikkel Metal out on Hal 9000. After an MP3 release for Datamusik, he became a flagship producer for the Echocord label, in addition to releasing a pair of 12 for Kompakt during 2003. After operating solely with the 12 format, he stepped out in 2005 with the full-length Close Selections (Echocord), which was followed by 2006s Victimizer (Kompakt) and 2007s Brone and Wait (Echocord).
by Andy KellmanPrior to becoming one of the better torch carriers for the Basic Channel school of minimalist dubby techno, Mikkel Meldgaard was playing guitar in a number of shoegaze-inspired rock bands in his native Denmark. His interests became increasingly electronics-based, and by the end of 2000 he had his first productions as Mikkel Metal out on Hal 9000. After an MP3 release for Datamusik, he became a flagship producer for the Echocord label, in addition to releasing a pair of 12 for Kompakt during 2003. After operating solely with the 12 format, he stepped out in 2005 with the full-length Close Selections (Echocord), which was followed by 2006s Victimizer (Kompakt) and 2007s Brone and Wait (Echocord).