[00:03.24]Darren J. Cunningham is a British electronic musician, best known
[00:08.60]under the pseudonym Actress. His music has been released by a number
[00:13.09] of different labels, including Honest Jon's Records, Nonplus Records,
[00:17.57]and Werkdiscs, a label he co-founded in 2004.
[00:22.19]Actress is the recording name of avant-garde UK producer Darren
[00:26.57]Cunningham. Since the release of his ?rst 12” in 2004 on his own Werkdiscs
[00:31.07]label, Cunningham has steadily gained an internationally revered reputation
[00:35.34]for his thrilling take on electronic dance music.
[00:39.94]Drawing on a deep appreciation for early 80s funk and electro, techno, art
[00:44.29]rock, house and noise, Cunningham put out his debut Actress album
[00:48.83]Hazyville on Werkdiscs in 2008. Splazsh followed two years later via Damon
[00:53.35]Albarn’s Honest Jon’s label, which The Wire honored as their 2010 album of
[00:57.68]the year.
[01:02.18]In 2012, Cunningham released his third album R.I.P. on Honest Jon’s to
[01:06.58]universal critical acclaim, including Best New Music on Pitchfork. Outside of
[01:15.96]his personal practice, Cunningham collaborated with the Tate Modern for a
[01:25.73]specially commissioned live music performance as part of their Yayoi
[01:30.45]Kusama exhibition. He also produced remixes for John Cale and Kasabian,
[01:34.92]adding to a remix back catalogue that includes Radiohead, Joy Orbison and
[01:44.16]Laurel Halo.
[01:53.19]On the Werkdiscs label side, Cunningham has proved his acutely tuned ear
[02:02.59]for A&R time and time again with records by Zomby, Lukid and Lone. After a
[02:06.80]short hiatus the label forged a partnership with long-running independent
[02:11.35]Ninja Tune in 2012, cemented with the release of Lukid’s Lonely at the Top
[02:16.07]album in winter 2012 and newcomer Moiré’s…18th January 2014
[02:20.57]Meet Factory, Prague (Czech Republic)
[02:25.36]31st January 2014
[02:30.74]Panorama Bar, Berlin (Germany)
[02:35.87]1st March 2014
[02:36.82]Trouw Amsterdam, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
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