Kenny Larkin Explained

Kenny Larkin
Background:	non_performing_personnel
Birth Date:	1968 4, mf=yes^[1]
Birth Place:	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genre:	Detroit techno^[2]
Years Active:	1990–present

Kenny Larkin (who also releases as Dark Comedy) is an American techno producer from Detroit. He has been described by AllMusic as "massively influential" on American, British, and German techno.

Larkin was born in 1968 and raised in Detroit, but did not participate in the early years of Detroit techno because he was serving in the military. Upon his return, he began producing, influenced by Juan Atkins and Derrick May, as well as the Chicago house music scene.^[3] His early single releases, "We Shall Overcome" and "Integration", were issued on Plus 8, a label overseen by Richie Hawtin and John Acquaviva;^[4] later releases appeared on Buzz and Warp as well as other labels. His records have seen more success in continental Europe than in the U.S.

Discography

As Kenny Larkin

• We Shall Overcome Synthpunk (12"), Plus 8 Records, 1990
• Integration (12"), Plus 8 Records, 1991
• Azimuth (LP), Warp Records, 1994
• Catatonic (12"), R & S Records, 1994
• Chasers / The Shit (12"), Distance, 1995
• Metaphor (LP), R & S Records, 1995
• Loop 2 (12"), R & S Records, 1996
• Smile / Life (12"), KMS, 1999
• Ancient Beats / Seduce Her (12"), Peacefrog Records 2004
• Let Me Think (12"), Peacefrog Records, 2004
• Art of Dance (LP), Distance Records, 1998
• The Narcissist (LP), Peacefrog Records, 2004
• Dark Comedy Pt 1 (12"), Rush Hour Recordings, 2006
• Dark Comedy Pt 2 (12"), Rush Hour Recordings, 2006
• You Are... (12"), Planet E Records, 2008
• Keys, Strings, Tambourines (LP), Planet E Records, 2008

As Dark Comedy

• Corbomite Maneuver EP (12"), Transmat
• War of the Worlds / Without a Sound (12"), Art of Dance, 1992
• Seven Days (12"), Elypsia, 1996
• Plankton / Clavia's North (12"), Art of Dance, 1997
• Seven Days (LP), Elypsia, 1997
• Funkfaker: Music Saves My Soul (12"), Poussez!, 2004
• Funkfaker: Music Saves My Soul (LP), Poussez!, 2005
• Good God (12"), Poussez!, 2005

External links

• Kenny Larkin discography at Discogs.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Juan Atkins, Juan Maclean - A Nurvous + Rinsed Event. Resident Advisor. February 29, 2020.
2. Web site: Juan Atkins in The Lab LDN. Mixmag. Callum. Reece. November 9, 2015. February 29, 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160120095315/http://www.mixmag.net/read/juan-atkins-in-the-lab-ldn-dj-lab. January 20, 2016.
3. Kenny Larkin
4. Book: The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music. Colin Larkin. Virgin Books. 1998. First. 0-7535-0252-6. 193/4.