Steven Tang
Steven Tang, also known as Obsolete Music Technology is a house music DJ and producer.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Tang was born in Hong Kong. In the early 1980s he moved to United States with his family.[2] While growing up in a suburb of Chicago, he attended warehouse parties and listened to underground house music and mix tapes from Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson and local radio station shows played on WBMX.
In the 1990s Tang studied Radio Broadcasting at Columbia College Chicago.
Career[edit]
Tang dj-ed at local events and clubs during and after his education. In 1998 he established Emphasis Recordings with his debut release, "Windy City EP".[1] Tang's first full-length album, Disconnect to Connect, was released in 2013.[3][4] By 2014 he had released five albums and EPs through Emphasis, as well as four on other labels, including Smallville Records.[5] That year he was interviewed in 5Chicago magazine about the art of DJing.[6]
In 2016, Tang continues to perform as a DJ.[7] That year his music was included on Keith Worthy's EP Abstract Frequencies.[8]
Discography[edit]
Albums and EPs[edit]
- "Windy City " – (Emphasis Recordings, 1998)
- "Nightfall" – (Emphasis Recordings, 2002)
- "Machine Oriented" – (Emphasis Recordings, 2006)
- "Ominous" – (Emphasis Recordings, 2007)
- "The Verged Sessions" – (Aesthetic Audio, 2010)
- "Bass Synergy" – (Emphasis Recordings, 2011)
- "Uprise In The Orient" – (Syncrophone Recordings, 2011)
- "Disconnect To Connect " – (Smallville Records, 2013).[9][10]
- "Leaving The Physical World" – (Smallville Records, 2014)[11]
Remixes[edit]
- Osunlade - "Sunspot" 2014
- Duplex – "First Day" (2013)
- Lawrence – "Angels At Night" (2013)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Mizek, Steve. "LWE Podcast 173: Steven Tang". Little White Earbuds. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ Wenzel, Wenzel. "Steven Tang - Die Welt schaut auf uns". De:Bug Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Steven Tang Disconnect to Connect". XLR8R, Derek Opperman. July 19, 2013
- ^ "Album Review: Steven Tang – Disconnect to Connect". Robotic Peacock, Aleah Axiom, June 12, 2013
- ^ "The best record labels of 2015". MixMag, Dave Turner, Funster, Patrick Hinton, Seb Wheeler. 17 December 2015
- ^ "Steven Tang". 5Chicago, March 2014.
- ^ "Midnight Project with Steven Tang, Andy Grant, Dansman and R&B". DC House Grooves, February 24, 2016. Review by James Constant
- ^ "Review|Keith Worthy - Abstract Frequencies". Inhale, 31/05/2016
- ^ Caryl, Kristian (July 18, 2013). "Steven Tang: Connected". No. July. Resident Advisor. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Steven Tang - Disconnect To Connect". ClashMusic / Reviews / 12 · 07 · 2013
- ^ Schaffhäuser, Mathias (5 August 2014). "STEVEN TANG Leaving The Physical World (Smallville 038)". Groove. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Steven Tang discography at Discogs