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Ian O'Brien

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Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder

Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • I, Vampire : Book I
  • Homemade Weather

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1973

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
16,272
Total plays
132,502

Tags

technoelectronicHouseambientnu jazz

Originally a UK music scholar, O'Brien was deeply influenced by Detroit techno, especially by Underground Resistance's "Jupiter Jazz," a sound that inspired him to start recording his own music. This feverish Mad Mike disease had him producing tracks first in conjunction with Asad Rizvi under the Memory Tree moniker and then on a solo basis for a variety of UK techno imprints. 1997's "Desert Scores," the man's masterpiece, is still considered a landmark release by those who cherish the kind of t

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ian
Family name
O'Brien
Gender
male
Citizenship
Australia
Place of birth
Wellington
Occupation
swimmer
Country for sport
Australia
Height
1.85
Show 2 more facts
date of birth
1947-03-03
birth name
Ian Lovett O'Brien
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