Long-time Boston resident STEWART WALKER may have picked up and moved to Berlin a few years ago, but we still think of his dub-covered minimal techno albums as classic. His newest, Concentricity, drops April 13 in Europe on his own Persona imprint, with 10 tracks of glistening techno, a style that’s brought him recognition from Australia and Poland to Toyko and New York. And he has dates upcoming in Barcelona, Leeds, and the world-famous Watergate club in Berlin at the end of the month. Walker has always gotten his kicks from playing live — not just spinning records but producing music live in the club. His 2003 album Live Extracts is a classic example of his mastery, and you can find a live set that he did in Munich here.
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Kevin Driscoll: http://www.kevindriscoll.info
Stewart Walker: http://www.myspace.com/stewartwalker
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