Lowfish
Canadian electronic musician and producer
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Lowfish is the stage name of Canadian electronic musician and producer Gregory de Rocher.[1][2]
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| Born | 1972 (age 53–54) |
| Origin | Toronto, Canada |
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| Occupations | Electronic musician Producer |
| Years active | Early 1990s–present |
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| Website | www |
Originating from Toronto,[3] de Rocher was a fan of Donna Summer's Eurodisco single "I Feel Love", and became fascinated with electronic music after attending a demonstration of modular synthesizers at a science museum.[4] He began experimenting with synthesizers and drum machines in the early 1990s.[5] De Rocher recorded his early work under the name Pest(e),[1] before establishing Suction Records with business partner Jason Amm (who records his own music under the alias Solvent), in 1997.[6][7] De Rocher then adopted his best-known moniker, a modified contraction of "lo-fi-ish".[4] He and Amm have performed together under the banner of "Solvent vs Lowfish".[8]
Aside from his own compositions, de Rocher has provided remixes for artists including David Kristian and Kid606.[1] He has created cover art for various Suction Records releases.[8]
Style
Lowfish's work has been described by Muzik as "melodic electronica",[9] and by AllMusic as "energetic lo-fi experimental electro".[1] Billboard saw the project as a "notable act" within the electroclash genre.[10] De Rocher said of his musical style, "I'm an industrial/[new] wave guy at heart obsessed with drum machine-accurate beats and OMD-like lead lines. But I do listen to a lot of the IDM heroes and that obviously has soaked in."[8] He has further cited Giorgio Moroder and Gary Numan as influences.[11] De Rocher uses vintage monophonic synths such as the Roland System 100, and early polyphonic models including the ARP Odyssey and the Roland Jupiter-6.[4]
De Rocher noted that his visual artworks are influenced by those of England's Factory Records.[8]
Discography
- Studio albums
- Test(e) (1995) (as Pest(e))
- Fear Not the Snow and Other Lo-fiing Objects (1999)
- Eliminator (2000)
- 1000 Corrections Per Second (2003)
- Burn the Lights Out (2007)
- Frozen & Broken (2008)
- Memories Are Uncertain Friends (2010)
- Grey with Breaks (2023)