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Displacer
Morton at the 2014 Elektroanschlag Festival in AltenburgMorton at the 2014 Elektroanschlag Festival in Altenburg
Background information
OriginToronto, Ontario
GenresIntelligent dance music
Years active2003 – present
LabelsM-tronic, Tympanik Audio
MembersMichael Morton
Websitehttp://www.dsplcr.com

Displacer is the solo electronic project of Toronto, Ontario-based musician Michael Morton.

Recordings

Morton's first released recording was the track "Deep" on Mute Records' Pre-Set New Electronic Music in 2003. He then signed with Paris, France-based M-Tronic Records, through which he released three CDs. In 2008 he signed to Chicago, USA label Tympanik Audio and released three more albums; The Witching Hour, X Was Never Like This..., and the mainly instrumental Night Gallery. Foundations followed in 2012. His recent releases, Electric Dreams in 2014 and 2016's Curse of the Black Vinyl, were released under his own label. The Crime League.

Remixing

In addition to his own music, Displacer has remixed the work of other musicians, including Claire Voyant, Architect, Converter, Beefcake & Monstrum Sepsis from labels including Hymen Records, Ant-Zen, n5MD, Wax Trax, & Metropolis Records.

Discography

  • Moon_Phase (2003)
  • Arroyo (2004)
  • B(uddha)-Sides mp3 release (2006)
  • Cage Fighter's Lullaby (2006)
  • Remixes For Free? mp3 release (2006)
  • The Witching Hour (2008)
  • X Was Never Like This... (2009)
  • Lost Mission EP (2009)
  • Night Gallery (2011)
  • Foundation (2012)

References

  1. "Displacer - The Witching Hour". Reflections of Darkness, by Sebastian Huhn, 12 October 2008
  2. "DISPLACER Night gallery". Peek-a-boo Magazine, 16/06/2011, Didier Becu.
  3. "An Interview with Michael Morton of Displacer". Idie: YouDie, January 24, 2013
  4. "Displacer :: Electric Dreams (The Crime League)". IglooMag, 12/11/2014 Giancarlo Sandoval
  5. "Displacer :: Curse of the Black Vinyl (Hymen / Crime League)". IglooMag, 07/23/2016 Eric Sorenson
  6. "Lapsed Twilight". The Wire. No. 239–244. C. Parker. 2004. p. 183.
  7. "Autoclav1.1 returns with two new albums, one a full-length collaboration with Displacer". Regen Magazine, 4 May 2017

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