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| origin = [[Cape Town]], South Africa | | origin = [[Cape Town]], South Africa | ||
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1971}} | | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1971}} | ||
| genre = {{hlist|[[Experimental music|Experimental]]|[[ | | genre = {{hlist|[[Experimental music|Experimental]]|[[Electronic music]]}} | ||
| occupation = Music producer, singer, songwriter | | occupation = Music producer, singer, songwriter | ||
| years_active = 1997–present | | years_active = 1997–present | ||
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He is not only famous for his outstanding live performances, but also as a video artist and for his music videos, which he directs and shoots himself. He has been in motion his whole life, growing up in South Africa, coming of age in London, decamping to Lisbon for 5 years and then [[Berlin]] and finally settling in Paris, France. His deeply syncopated brand of electronic dance music has evolved with every step of the journey. | He is not only famous for his outstanding live performances, but also as a video artist and for his music videos, which he directs and shoots himself. He has been in motion his whole life, growing up in South Africa, coming of age in London, decamping to Lisbon for 5 years and then [[Berlin]] and finally settling in Paris, France. His deeply syncopated brand of electronic dance music has evolved with every step of the journey. | ||
Emerging out of the ruins of a post apartheid South Africa and rising from a slum in Cape Town, producer Alan Abrahams has made a name for himself in the electronic music | Emerging out of the ruins of a post-apartheid South Africa and rising from a slum in Cape Town, producer Alan Abrahams has made a name for himself in the electronic music world through his Bodycode and Portable projects.<ref name="Big Shot Mag">"[http://newsflash.bigshotmag.com/big-shot-magazine/5420/ Bodycode: Immune Boost Album Review] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110320234908/http://newsflash.bigshotmag.com/big-shot-magazine/5420/ |date=20 March 2011 }}". [Big Shot Mag]. Retrieved 13 September 2011.</ref> He started his discovery of dance music listening to the backbeat of the first wave of Chicago house records. Inspired musically, yet frustrated geographically, he relocated to London in 1997. | ||
In London, Abrahams began recording as Portable, the experimental, atmospheric project that acts a living link between the indigenous sounds of his youth, and those first records whose futuristic aesthetic broadened his horizons. He founded the Süd Electronic label with his partner Lerato and released a string of 12″ releases. A succession of full-length albums followed – Cycling and Futuristic Experiments No. 005 on Background, Version on ~scape records, and the Powers of Ten for Süd Electronic in 2007. A rich and expansive record, Powers of Ten further explored his African heritage through a new lexicon of sonic influences, acquired from his home base in [[Portugal]]. | In London, Abrahams began recording as Portable, the experimental, atmospheric project that acts as a living link between the indigenous sounds of his youth, and those first records whose futuristic aesthetic broadened his horizons. He founded the Süd Electronic label with his partner Lerato and released a string of 12″ releases. A succession of full-length albums followed – Cycling and Futuristic Experiments No. 005 on Background, Version on ~scape records, and the Powers of Ten for Süd Electronic in 2007. A rich and expansive record, Powers of Ten further explored his African heritage through a new lexicon of sonic influences, acquired from his home base in [[Portugal]]. | ||
Upon moving to [[Lisbon]], | Upon moving to [[Lisbon]], he conceived of Bodycode, a more dancefloor-centric project that complements Portable's headier textures with a more body-moving aesthetic. As Bodycode, Abrahams harnesses his desire to "unlock the psyche via the body," layering tech-funk with wisps of melody, heady effects, and a liberal wash of otherworldly vocal samples. Somewhere between the beats for the body and melody for the soul, Abrahams believes, lies the Bodycode. The result was Bodycode's first full-length, The Conservation of Electric Charge, a whirlwind of percussive, multi-layered techno released on Spectral Sound in 2006. After a three-year absence, Abrahams resurrected the moniker for Spectral Sound’s second full-length, 2009's Immune, an intricately textured album of vocal-laced house. "I just felt it a good time for a warm, nurturing aesthetic," says Abrahams of Bodycode's shift in tone, "We need that right now.” | ||
2010 saw him re-locate to [[Berlin]] where he resides now. | 2010 saw him re-locate to [[Berlin]] where he resides now. | ||
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==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
Surrender feat l_cio | Surrender feat l_cio | ||
label : live at | label : live at Robert Johnson | ||
Release date: October 2014 | Release date: October 2014 | ||
'''Portable – A Process '''<br /> | '''Portable – A Process '''<br /> | ||
Label: Live at Robert | Label: Live at Robert Johnson<br /> | ||
Release Date:September 2012 | Release Date: September 2012 | ||
'''Portable – This Life Of Illusion '''<br /> | '''Portable – This Life Of Illusion '''<br /> | ||
Label: Perlon<br /> | Label: Perlon<br /> | ||
Release Date:16 September 2010 | Release Date: 16 September 2010 | ||
''' Bodycode – Immune '''<br /> | ''' Bodycode – Immune '''<br /> | ||
Label: Spectral Sound<br /> | Label: Spectral Sound<br /> | ||
Release Date:6 June 2009 | Release Date: 6 June 2009 | ||
''' Bodycode – What Did You Say '''<br /> | ''' Bodycode – What Did You Say '''<br /> | ||
Label: Spectral Sound<br /> | Label: Spectral Sound<br /> | ||
Release Date:1 June 2009 | Release Date: 1 June 2009 | ||
''' Portable – The Emerald Life '''<br /> | ''' Portable – The Emerald Life '''<br /> | ||
Label: Musik Krause<br /> | Label: Musik Krause<br /> | ||
Release Date:1 December 2008 | Release Date: 1 December 2008 | ||
''' Portable – Knowone Can Take Away '''<br /> | ''' Portable – Knowone Can Take Away '''<br /> | ||
Label: Perlon<br /> | Label: Perlon<br /> | ||
Release Date:8 July 2008 | Release Date: 8 July 2008 | ||
''' Bodycode – A Document Of An American Past '''<br /> | ''' Bodycode – A Document Of An American Past '''<br /> | ||
Label: Yore<br /> | Label: Yore<br /> | ||
Release Date:19 November 2007 | Release Date: 19 November 2007 | ||
''' Portable – Powers Of Ten '''<br /> | ''' Portable – Powers Of Ten '''<br /> | ||
Label: Süd Electronic<br /> | Label: Süd Electronic<br /> | ||
Release Date: 1 November 2007 | |||
''' Portable – Don’t Give Up (Remixes) '''<br /> | ''' Portable – Don’t Give Up (Remixes) '''<br /> | ||
Label: Süd Electronic<br /> | Label: Süd Electronic<br /> | ||
Release Date:1 March 2007 | Release Date: 1 March 2007 | ||
''' Portable – Speak Out '''<br /> | ''' Portable – Speak Out '''<br /> | ||
Label: Süd Electronic<br /> | Label: Süd Electronic<br /> | ||
Release Date:1 January 2007 | Release Date: 1 January 2007 | ||
''' Bodycode – The Conservation Of Electric Charge '''<br /> | ''' Bodycode – The Conservation Of Electric Charge '''<br /> | ||
Label: Spectral Sound<br /> | Label: Spectral Sound<br /> | ||
Release Date:11 July 2006 | Release Date: 11 July 2006 | ||
''' Portable – The San '''<br /> | ''' Portable – The San '''<br /> | ||
Label: ~scape<br /> | Label: ~scape<br /> | ||
Release Date:17 February 2006 | Release Date: 17 February 2006 | ||
''' Portable – It From Bit '''<br /> | ''' Portable – It From Bit '''<br /> | ||
Label: Süd Electronic<br /> | Label: Süd Electronic<br /> | ||
Release Date:1 October 2005 | Release Date: 1 October 2005 | ||
''' Portable – Version '''<br /> | ''' Portable – Version '''<br /> | ||
Label: ~scape<br /> | Label: ~scape<br /> | ||
Release Date:17 June 2005 | Release Date: 17 June 2005 | ||
''' Portable – Flicker EP '''<br /> | ''' Portable – Flicker EP '''<br /> | ||
Label: Background<br /> | Label: Background<br /> | ||
Release Date:1 July 2004 | Release Date: 1 July 2004 | ||
''' Portable – Distance '''<br /> | ''' Portable – Distance '''<br /> | ||
Label: Karat Records<br /> | Label: Karat Records<br /> | ||
Release Date:5 November 2003 | Release Date: 5 November 2003 | ||
''' Portable – One Second Ago Or Less EP '''<br /> | ''' Portable – One Second Ago Or Less EP '''<br /> | ||
Label: Background<br /> | Label: Background<br /> | ||
Release Date:14 April 2003 | Release Date: 14 April 2003 | ||
''' Portable – Gridshift '''<br /> | ''' Portable – Gridshift '''<br /> | ||
Label: Süd Electronic<br /> | Label: Süd Electronic<br /> | ||
Release Date:14 October 2002 | Release Date: 14 October 2002 | ||
'''Portable – Futuristic Experiments #005'''<br /> | '''Portable – Futuristic Experiments #005'''<br /> | ||
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alan Abrahams |
| Born | 1971 (age 54–55) |
| Origin | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Music producer, singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Perlon, Spectral Sound, Süd Electronic, Yore, Scape, Karat Records, Background Records, Context, Circus company |
| Website | portablebodycode.com |
Portable or Bodycode is a South African composer and singer. His style of music is loosely termed African electronica. He is not only famous for his outstanding live performances, but also as a video artist and for his music videos, which he directs and shoots himself. He has been in motion his whole life, growing up in South Africa, coming of age in London, decamping to Lisbon for 5 years and then Berlin and finally settling in Paris, France. His deeply syncopated brand of electronic dance music has evolved with every step of the journey.
Emerging out of the ruins of a post-apartheid South Africa and rising from a slum in Cape Town, producer Alan Abrahams has made a name for himself in the electronic music world through his Bodycode and Portable projects.[1] He started his discovery of dance music listening to the backbeat of the first wave of Chicago house records. Inspired musically, yet frustrated geographically, he relocated to London in 1997.
In London, Abrahams began recording as Portable, the experimental, atmospheric project that acts as a living link between the indigenous sounds of his youth, and those first records whose futuristic aesthetic broadened his horizons. He founded the Süd Electronic label with his partner Lerato and released a string of 12″ releases. A succession of full-length albums followed – Cycling and Futuristic Experiments No. 005 on Background, Version on ~scape records, and the Powers of Ten for Süd Electronic in 2007. A rich and expansive record, Powers of Ten further explored his African heritage through a new lexicon of sonic influences, acquired from his home base in Portugal.
Upon moving to Lisbon, he conceived of Bodycode, a more dancefloor-centric project that complements Portable's headier textures with a more body-moving aesthetic. As Bodycode, Abrahams harnesses his desire to "unlock the psyche via the body," layering tech-funk with wisps of melody, heady effects, and a liberal wash of otherworldly vocal samples. Somewhere between the beats for the body and melody for the soul, Abrahams believes, lies the Bodycode. The result was Bodycode's first full-length, The Conservation of Electric Charge, a whirlwind of percussive, multi-layered techno released on Spectral Sound in 2006. After a three-year absence, Abrahams resurrected the moniker for Spectral Sound’s second full-length, 2009's Immune, an intricately textured album of vocal-laced house. "I just felt it a good time for a warm, nurturing aesthetic," says Abrahams of Bodycode's shift in tone, "We need that right now.”
2010 saw him re-locate to Berlin where he resides now.
Discography
Surrender feat l_cio label : live at Robert Johnson Release date: October 2014
Portable – A Process
Label: Live at Robert Johnson
Release Date: September 2012
Portable – This Life Of Illusion
Label: Perlon
Release Date: 16 September 2010
Bodycode – Immune
Label: Spectral Sound
Release Date: 6 June 2009
Bodycode – What Did You Say
Label: Spectral Sound
Release Date: 1 June 2009
Portable – The Emerald Life
Label: Musik Krause
Release Date: 1 December 2008
Portable – Knowone Can Take Away
Label: Perlon
Release Date: 8 July 2008
Bodycode – A Document Of An American Past
Label: Yore
Release Date: 19 November 2007
Portable – Powers Of Ten
Label: Süd Electronic
Release Date: 1 November 2007
Portable – Don’t Give Up (Remixes)
Label: Süd Electronic
Release Date: 1 March 2007
Portable – Speak Out
Label: Süd Electronic
Release Date: 1 January 2007
Bodycode – The Conservation Of Electric Charge
Label: Spectral Sound
Release Date: 11 July 2006
Portable – The San
Label: ~scape
Release Date: 17 February 2006
Portable – It From Bit
Label: Süd Electronic
Release Date: 1 October 2005
Portable – Version
Label: ~scape
Release Date: 17 June 2005
Portable – Flicker EP
Label: Background
Release Date: 1 July 2004
Portable – Distance
Label: Karat Records
Release Date: 5 November 2003
Portable – One Second Ago Or Less EP
Label: Background
Release Date: 14 April 2003
Portable – Gridshift
Label: Süd Electronic
Release Date: 14 October 2002
Portable – Futuristic Experiments #005
Label: Background
Release Date: 1 July 2002
Portable – Patterns And Signals
Label: context
Release Date: 1 June 2001
Portable – Cycling
Label: Background
Release Date: 17 November 2003
References
- ↑ "Bodycode: Immune Boost Album Review Archived 20 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine". [Big Shot Mag]. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
External links
- http://culturebox.francetvinfo.fr/festivals/sequences-electronic-live-sessions
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRahuumvHB4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkewvRC3DuEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2XYCNX10Rg
- Uzuri Recordings
- Portable Resident Advisor Page
- Bodycode Myspace Page
- Discogs Portable
- Discogs Bodycode
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