Aril Brikha (born 1976 in Tehran, Iran) is an Assyrian techno musician, recognized globally for his contributions to the genre.[2] After relocating to Sweden, he gained further recognition when he was nominated for Best Dance Album at the Swedish National Radio Gold Gala contest.[3][4]

Early life

Brikha was born in Iran, and grew up in Jönköping. He started playing the keyboard at the age of seven.[2] In his early teens, he developed an interest in electronic music from artists such as Depeche Mode, Nitzer Ebb, Kraftwerk,[2] Front 242, and Jean-Michel Jarre.[5] By 17, Brikha started using a sequencer, and composing music. The term 'Detroit Techno' was used by his friends to describe it, akin to records by Robert Hood and Berlin's Basic Channel.[2]

Music career

Brikha released his earliest material on Swedish imprints such as Dunkla, Plump, and Placktown. In 1998, he switched to the label Fragile,[citation needed] with the release of his Art Of Vengeance EP.[2] Brikha tours with his live show in addition to performing at the annual Detroit Electronic Music Festival.[6][7] In 2020 he released his album Dance Of A Trillion Stars on Mule Musiq. It consisted of eight songs which were slower and more trance-influenced than his other work. This was followed by the dance-floor-focused album Prisma later that year.[8]

Discography

Albums

  • 2000: Departure in Time
  • 2007: Ex Machina
  • 2020: Dance of a Trillion Stars
  • 2020: Prisma

12"

  • 1998: Art of Vengeance MP
  • 1998: Art of Vengeance EP
  • 2000: Deeparture in Time
  • 2003: Simplicity
  • 2005: Prey for Peace
  • 2007: Winter EP
  • 2007: Akire
  • 2007: Room 337 / Kept Within
  • 2007: For Mother / Lady 707
  • 2010: Deeparture in Time - The Remixes
  • 2011: Forever Frost
  • 2011: Palma
  • 2012: Definition of D EP[9]

References

  1. ^ "AllMusic". Rovi. Retrieved 24 December 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b c d e "Aril Brikha: Remaking "Groove La Chord" with Live and Note | Ableton". www.ableton.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  3. ^ P3 Guld 2008: Årets dans P3 Guld 2008 http://sr.se/cgi-bin/p3/nyhetssidor/artikel.asp?ProgramID=3014&Artikel=1745148[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "An Assyrian Transmat Nominated for Swedish National Radio Gold Gala Award | AssyriaTimes.com". 2011-07-07. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  5. ^ Rickinson, Steve Rickinson (2016-05-24). "Interview: Aril Brikha". Deep House Amsterdam. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  6. ^ "Aril Brikha Biography". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  7. ^ "Interview: Aril Brikha". 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  8. ^ McDermott, Matt (2020-01-08). "Aril Brikha reveals his first album in over a decade". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  9. ^ "AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aril_Brikha
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