Richard Fearless

Best known because the head of Loss of life in Vegas, an eclectic electronic rock-band whose music spans styles such as for example shoegaze, dub, and psychedelic rock and roll, Richard Fearless (whose true last name is Maguire) is definitely active being a DJ and remixer, furthermore to producing single material. Fearless produced a band known as Deceased Elvis in London in 1994, as well as the group agreed upon to Cement in 1995, launching their trippy debut one “Opium Shuffle.” The property of Elvis Presley became alert to the group and asked them to improve their name; today branded Loss of life in Vegas, their debut record still maintained the title Deceased Elvis, and premiered in 1997 to important acclaim and moderate industrial success (the troubling video for “Dirt” received significant airplay from MTV). By this time around, Fearless got become an in-demand remixer, having reworked paths by Saint Etienne, Ruby, David Holmes, among others. In 1999, DiV released their sophomore record, The Contino Periods, a darker, even more rock-leaning work than their trip-hop and big beat-heavy debut, offering guest performances by Iggy Pop, Jim Reid of Jesus and Mary String, Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream, among others. Through the same season, Fearless mixed the next disk of Heavenly Presents: Live on the Public, Vol. 3, a dual Compact disc that also highlighted a combination by Andrew Weatherall. Scorpio Increasing implemented in 2002, offering guests such as for example Liam Gallagher and Paul Weller, along with the shoegaze monitor “Women,” which obtained exposure the next season when it had been featured within the soundtrack towards the film Shed in Translation. The group’s 4th record, Satan’s Circus, premiered on Fearless’ very own label Drone in 2004, and didn’t feature any visitor vocalists, unlike their prior albums. Third , record, Fearless finished remixes for Oasis, Yoko Ono, Kasabian, A LOCATION to Bury Strangers, and many more. He also shifted to NEW YORK and began focusing on DiV’s 5th record. Trans-Love Energies finally made an appearance on Portobello Information in 2011. Because the release of the record, Fearless’ remixes (for performers including Daniel Avery and Tiefschwarz) have already been more dance-oriented compared to the guitar-heavy function of his primary music group, and in 2014 he resurrected his Drone label and started releasing single singles in addition to acid solution techno 12″s by Gabriel Gurnsey (of Manufacturer Flooring) and Michigan maker D’Marc Cantu. In 2015 Fearless became connected with reissue-heavy German label Bureau B, which released a 12″ of his remixes of “Velocity Screen” by Moebius/Plank/Neumeier. Fearless also put together Kollektion 04, an array of material from your label’s considerable catalog.