DMX Krew

country: UK
genre: Dance, Electronic
styles: Braindance, Deep Idm, Drill And Bass, Electro, Float House, Intelligent Dance Music, Techno

on hashbrandnew.com since February 26, 2021

Edward Upton's myriad recordings as DMX Krew encompass numerous styles, nearly all of them rooted in the electro innovations of the 1980s. Throughout the second half of the '90s, he released several albums on Rephlex (beginning with 1996's Sound of the Street) which faithfully emulated his old-school hip-hop and new romantic influences, culminating in the catchy, freestyle-inspired pop songs of 1999's We Are DMX. While these albums seemed cheeky, playful, or ironic, they were created out of sincere appreciation for Upton's influences, and placed him at the forefront of the '90s electro revival. During the 2000s, he drifted away from vocal-based tunes and embraced a more cerebral sound in line with Detroit electro acts like Dopplereffekt on releases such as The Collapse of the Wave Function (2004) and Wave Funk (2009). His highly prolific output during the 2010s branched out into several other directions, from the more experimental electro of 2014's Standing Stones and the braindance of 2017's Strange Directions to numerous singles and EPs which explored acid house, bleep techno, electro-funk, and more. Upton has also recorded under at least a dozen additional pseudonyms, including Computor Rockers, David Michael Cross, Asylum Seekers, and others.