Regis

Musician

Regis is the recording alias of Karl O'Connor, Birmingham‑based founder of the Downwards label, known for a spare, industrial‑tinged form of minimal techno often described as 'mono'.

Founder of the Downwards label (with Peter Sutton); music described as minimal, industrial‑influenced techno; key releases on Downwards in the 1990s collected on box sets such as Adolescence: The Complete Recordings 1994-2001.

The provided DeBaser review praises Regis' Adolescence box set as a spare, ruthless redefinition of techno with clear industrial and post‑punk influences. The writing highlights the music's glacial, metallic textures and obsessive, tunnel‑like structures. The piece positions Regis (Karl O'Connor) and Downwards as central to a bleak, uncompromising strand of 1990s electronic music.

For:Listeners of minimal and industrial‑inflected techno; fans of early‑90s electronic, experimental and underground club music.

 “I listen to a lot of early '90s techno, I'm quite obsessed with that stuff, I really like it because it's so raw and basic and not complicated or full of detail like my tracks. Most of those pieces have only three things going on (...)” -APHEX TWIN-

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