KIWA (music producer)

KIWA
OriginFinland
Genresbreaks, glitch hop, electro-funk, bass music, tech funk, electro house, psy trance, electronica, drum and bass
Years active1995 -
LabelsSolid Fiction, High Grade Recordings, Exogenic Records
MembersMarkku Louhio
Past membersMatti Elsinen
Websitewww.kiwa.fi

KIWA aka Markku Louhio (Mark Nomen), is an electronic music producer and musician from Finland. Originally a duo, KIWA also included Matti Elsinen (DJ Mauzer) as a member until 2016. Since then Markku has continued the project as a solo artist.[1]

Markku and Matti began their musical careers as producers in the psychedelic trance scene in 1995. The group started to make a name for themselves performing in underground raves and forest parties in the late 1990s. After their first releases on the Helsinki-based label Surreal Audio Recordings in 2000 and 2001, KIWA started to gain followers also internationally.

The music of KIWA has influences among other styles from funk, breaks, house and drum & bass. [1] KIWA's first two albums, Dreamtime Enhancer (2002) [2] and Retroactive (2004) [3], represent a style blending mix of psy trance, breaks, electronica and occasional references to drum & bass. Kiwa's third album On the Frequency (2007) [4] shows a more progressive approach on dance music.

Since 2009 KIWA has produced music for various musical genres and labels outside the psy trance scene, including glitch hop, breaks and hip hop. [5].

Markku Louhio is also known for his other projects Headphonics, Highpersonic Whomen, Omen Sisters and The Faithealers.

Discography

Albums

  • Dreamtime Enhancer (Surreal Audio 2002)
  • Retroactive (Surreal Audio 2004)
  • On the Frequency (Exogenic Records 2007)
  • Satisfiction - Part I (Adapted Records 2017)
  • Satisfiction - Part II (Adapted Records 2017)

EPs and singles

  • Kiwa EP 12" (Surreal Audio 2001)
  • Phat Cat / "Disco Infection" 12" (Exogenic Records 2006)
  • Deep Scan (Exogenic Records 2009)
  • Drop Control (High Grade Recordings 2009)
  • Dynamite / "Stream Funk" (High Grade Recordings 2009)
  • Redemption (High Grade Recordings 2009)
  • Turn the Flame / Killabyte (High Grade Recordings 2010)
  • Evacuate The Soul (Solid Fiction 2013)
  • Feed The Static (Elektroshok Records 2013)
  • Boomstick (Adapted Records 2013)
  • Ikaros EP (Solid Fiction 2020)
  • Across The Globe (Solid Fiction 2020)

Remixes

track title - original artist

Compilations (appearing on)

track title - release (label + year)

References

  1. ^ "Biography on the Kiwa website".