Solvent (producer)

Biography

Solvent is the stage name used by electronic producer and remixer Jason Amm, born in 1972 in Ontario. Although his music has been included in the electroclash movement, particularly with the track "My Radio" appearing on Ghostly International's 2002 compilation album Disco Nouveau, many of Solvent's tracks fall under the intelligent dance music or electropop genres. Jason Amm's music is often associated with a strong influence from early 1980s artists such as Soft Cell and Depeche Mode, but the influence is much broader, spanning three decades. Along with partner Gregory DeRocher, who records as Lowfish, Amm owned and operated the Suction record label until its demise in 2008, partly due to the discontinuation of 12" record manufacturing in Canada. Aside from tracks on various-artists compilations, Amm has released several full-length albums under the Solvent moniker.

Highlights

• Born in 1972 in Ontario.
• Music included in the electroclash movement.
• Influences from 1980s artists like Soft Cell and Depeche Mode.
• Owned the Suction label until 2008.
• Released several albums under the Solvent name.

Discography

• Lowfish / Solvent · EP1997
• Solvent1998
• Solvent / Lowfish · EP1999
• Solvently One Listens1999
• Solvent City2001
• Apples & Synthesizers2004
• Radio Ga Ga · EP2004
• Power Failure · EP2004
• Think Like Us · EP2005
• Now We Are Dead · EP2008
• Subject to Shift2010
• Rdjcs5 · EP2011
• New Ways: Music From the Documentary "I Dream of Wires"2014

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