Displacer (musician)

Displacer
Displacer
	Morton at the 2014 Elektroanschlag Festival in Altenburg
Background information
Origin	Toronto, Ontario
Genres	Intelligent dance music
Years active	2003 – present
Labels	M-tronic, Tympanik Audio
Members	Michael Morton
Website	http://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.^[1] 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.^[2] Foundations followed in 2012.^[3] His recent releases, Electric Dreams in 2014^[4] and 2016's Curse of the Black Vinyl, were released under his own label. The Crime League.^[5]

Remixing

In addition to his own music, Displacer has remixed the work of other musicians,^[6]^[7] 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

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

External links

[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.^{[clarification needed]}

[7] "Autoclav1.1 returns with two new albums, one a full-length collaboration with Displacer". Regen Magazine, 4 May 2017

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