Displacer (musician)

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

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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

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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

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* 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

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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

## External links

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* Official site
* M-tronic.com
* Tympanik Audio
* Displacer on Discogs.com

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