Rule - Actress

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[00:11.82]Darren J. Cunningham is a British electronic musician, best known
[00:20.6]under the pseudonym Actress. His music has been released by a number
[00:29.07] of different labels, including Honest Jon's Records, Nonplus Records,
[00:37.91]and Werkdiscs, a label he co-founded in 2004.
[00:42.51]Actress is the recording name of avant-garde UK producer Darren
[00:47.24]Cunningham. Since the release of his ?rst 12” in 2004 on his own Werkdiscs
[00:51.69]label, Cunningham has steadily gained an internationally revered reputation
[00:56.11]for his thrilling take on electronic dance music.
[01:00.63]Drawing on a deep appreciation for early 80s funk and electro, techno, art
[01:05.0]rock, house and noise, Cunningham put out his debut Actress album
[01:09.53]Hazyville on Werkdiscs in 2008. Splazsh followed two years later via Damon
[01:14.16]Albarn’s Honest Jon’s label, which The Wire honored as their 2010 album of
[01:23.82]the year.
[01:31.96]In 2012, Cunningham released his third album R.I.P. on Honest Jon’s to
[01:40.84]universal critical acclaim, including Best New Music on Pitchfork. Outside of
[01:46.259995]his personal practice, Cunningham collaborated with the Tate Modern for a
[01:50.25]specially commissioned live music performance as part of their Yayoi
[01:54.68]Kusama exhibition. He also produced remixes for John Cale and Kasabian,
[01:59.240005]adding to a remix back catalogue that includes Radiohead, Joy Orbison and
[02:08.27]Laurel Halo.
[02:12.97]On the Werkdiscs label side, Cunningham has proved his acutely tuned ear
[02:17.70999]for A&R time and time again with records by Zomby, Lukid and Lone. After a
[02:37.34]short hiatus the label forged a partnership with long-running independent
[02:46.73]Ninja Tune in 2012, cemented with the release of Lukid’s Lonely at the Top
[03:01.1]album in winter 2012 and newcomer Moiré’s…18th January 2014
[03:14.33]Meet Factory, Prague (Czech Republic)
[03:22.67]31st January 2014
[03:32.64]Panorama Bar, Berlin (Germany)
[03:41.08]1st March 2014
[03:44.04001]Trouw Amsterdam, Amsterdam (Netherlands)