Kit Clayton

Short description

Basement freak glitches and underground dubs.

Started

1998.

Typical genres

Deep minimal, dub, glitch, minimal.

Aliases (other projects)

  • 4mod3 [No information and not set].
  • Kit Clayton [No information and not set].

In groups (group collaborations)

  • Detention [No information and not set].
  • Hot Fucking Jets [No information and not set].
  • I-Liner [No information and not set].
  • Kit n C.l.a.w.s [No information and not set].
  • Pigeon Funk [No information and not set].
  • Tujurikkuja [No information and not set].

About

Joshua Kit Clayton, better known by his stage name Kit Clayton, is a San Francisco-based electronic and digital musician and computer programmer. He is a developer at San Francisco software company Cycling '74, helping create the Max/MSP MIDI/audio programming environment. He is also a significant contributor to Jitter, the multi-dimensional data set processing and visualizing architecture for audio, video, and 3D graphics (part of the Max multimedia package). Joshua uses Max, MSP, and Jitter extensively in his own abstract musical compositions, which have been described as including aspects of ambient computer music and glitch.

In 2000 Clayton founded and operated his own label, Orthlorng Musork. Musork released seminal works by AGF, Akira Rabelais, Alejandra and Aeron, Kevin Blechdom, Blevin Blectum, Blectum from Blechdom, Eight Frozen Modules, Gold Chains, Secret Mommy, Stephan Mathieu, Sutekh, Timeblind, and others, until closing in 2004. Musork announced its final release and the closing of label operations with the following statement:

‘Why do we stop? The simple and honest truth is that we want to devote our time to other creative things. We still love music and we will still be active, and supportive of the scene. We aren’t in financial ruin, we don’t think P2P networks have destroyed the music industry, we don’t only want to listen to country western, we just want to take on other projects with as much love and intensity as we did this one’.

He continues to compose, perform and develop Max/MSP, and Jitter.

Joshua graduated from Wesleyan University IN Middletown, Connecticut, USA, where he studied electronic music and computer science.

Kit Clayton is a basement freak. With little sunlight and musty air, there he spends long days and late nights staring endlessly into the 1024 × 768 pixel grid, toggling the monitor switch back and forth between computers, between operating systems, drifting between work and music. He forgets which of these similar activities he is currently engaged in, as his work is typically constituted by typing line after line of code, and his music is manipulating, row after row of digital audio tracks.

An embarrassingly digital life, not untypical in our unfortunate age of technological dependence. Somehow sad, but nonetheless beyond the point of judgement. It is all he knows, and rather than being a soulless, sterile life, it is an environment which encourages his emotional expression. From this hole, he has poured himself into music for labels such as Cytrax, Delay (started by John ‘Jasper’ Mendez), Drop Beat Records, Mille Plateaux, Parallel Recordings, Plug Research, Phthalo, ~scape, and Vertical Form. From minimal techno to melancholic dub to structured noise, Kit consistently abuses technology, manipulating sounds in otherworldly ways, following an old tradition of dub production.

Occasionally he leaves his basement, only to find himself at odds with the world around him. Unable to behave himself in public, he unavoidably causes more trouble than intended. This is true in both daily life and public performances. If not behind the turntables, Kit plays his laptop umbilical cord to his basement womb. Improvisation through sound file manipulation/recombination, granular synthesis, feedback chains, and other digital noisemaking methods, his live music is a scattered exploration of sound, rather than a consistent recreation of his recorded music.

Together with friends DJ Jasper and DJ Tang, Kit operates Cytrax and the Delay record labels which continue to spill the messy contents of California techno all over the dance floor. With minimal, noisy, post-processed music, more suited for other music geeks, than the drug happy club kid, they occupy a strange space within what might appear to be an increasingly conservative world of bang bang techno. And causing even more trouble, Kit and Sue Costabile operate Orthlorng Musork, a label which seeks to be defined only in its deviance to musical norms. An outlet for marginalised music, it does not aim for continuity, but rather a divergent path of sounds and structures unwelcome in the status quo. Busy little bee, Kit also works as a computer programmer for Cycling '74, the company responsible for Max/MSP, a flexible environment for custom MIDI and DSP applications.

Standout mix and tracklist

Mix

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Tracklist

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Releases and 1st-hand preferred seller links

Albums

Album Live On Shortwave Radio

Year1999

Record labelPhthalo

CountryUnited States

GenresIDM, experimental, ambient

Record list

  1. Untitled 1 (1 https://boomkat.com/products/live-on-shortwave-radio • 2 [No information and not set])
  2. Untitled 2 (1 https://boomkat.com/products/live-on-shortwave-radio • 2 [No information and not set])
  3. Untitled 3 (1 https://boomkat.com/products/live-on-shortwave-radio • 2 [No information and not set])

Album Nek Sanalet

Year1999, 2000, 2000, 2015

Record label~scape, P-Vine Records, ~scape, Rawax

CountryGermany, Japan, Germany, Germany

GenresDub techno

Record list

  1. Nuchu (1 https://dbh-music.bandcamp.com/album/rawax003lp • 2 https://hardwax.com/28390/kit-clayton/nek-sanalet/)
  2. Purpakana (1 https://dbh-music.bandcamp.com/album/rawax003lp • 2 https://hardwax.com/28390/kit-clayton/nek-sanalet/)
  3. Kalu (1 https://dbh-music.bandcamp.com/album/rawax003lp • 2 https://hardwax.com/28390/kit-clayton/nek-sanalet/)
  4. Aspoket (1 [No information and not set] • 2 https://hardwax.com/28390/kit-clayton/nek-sanalet/)
  5. Nele (1 https://dbh-music.bandcamp.com/album/rawax003lp • 2 [No information and not set])
  6. Nia-Ikala (1 https://dbh-music.bandcamp.com/album/rawax003lp • 2 https://hardwax.com/28390/kit-clayton/nek-sanalet/)
  7. Surba (1 https://dbh-music.bandcamp.com/album/rawax003lp • 2 https://hardwax.com/28390/kit-clayton/nek-sanalet/)
  8. Inapiseptili (1 https://dbh-music.bandcamp.com/album/rawax003lp • 2 https://hardwax.com/28390/kit-clayton/nek-sanalet/)

Album Repetition & Nonsense

Year1999

Record labelDrop Beat Records

CountryUnited States

GenresIDM, techno, dub techno, tech house, minimal

Record list

  1. Settler (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  2. A Measure Of Loss (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  3. Vhs (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  4. A Choice Of Words (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  5. M-Shape (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  6. A Lack Of Callibration (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])

Album Lateral Forces (Surface Fault)

Year2001

Record labelVertical Form

CountryUnited Kingdom

GenresAbstract, experimental, dub, minimal

Record list

  1. Untitled (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  2. Untitled (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  3. Untitled (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  4. Untitled (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  5. Untitled (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  6. Untitled (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  7. Untitled (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])

Singles and EPs

Singles and EPs The Negative Powers E.P.

Year1998

Record labelCytrax

CountryUnited States

GenresAbstract, minimal

Record list

  1. Femto (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  2. Pico (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  3. Zepto (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  4. Yocto (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])

Singles and EPs Unreliable Networks

Year1998

Record labelCytrax

CountryUnited States

GenresAbstract, minimal

Record list

  1. Sliding Window (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  2. Femto Version Packet Ordering By Landau (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  3. Packet Loss (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  4. Deadlock (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])

Singles and EPs The Mimic And The Model #1

Year1998

Record label[Self-released, not on a label]

CountryUnited States

GenresIDM, techno, glitch

Record list

  1. A1. Untitled (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  2. A2. Untitled (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  3. B. Untitled (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])

Singles and EPs The Angular Adventures Of Kit Clayton In The Land Of Sound And Shape

Year1998

Record labelParallel Recordings

CountryUnited States

GenresTechno, ambient, electro

Record list

  1. Box Section (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  2. W-Shape Rmx (Velocette’s Hewes St. Blues) (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  3. W-Shape (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  4. Untitled (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  5. Ellipse (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  6. Untitled (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])

Singles and EPs $x=$moles*$avocadoes;

Year1999

Record labelBackground

CountryGermany

GenresTechno, minimal

Record list

  1. Pattern Matching (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  2. (?i)Buffalo (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  3. Wshape Revisited (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])

Singles and EPs Nek Purpalet

Year1999

Record label~scape

CountryGermany

GenresAbstract, dub, minimal

Record list

  1. Purpakana (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  2. Ikar (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  3. Kiatakkalett (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])

Singles and EPs Materialproblem

Year2000

Record labelCytrax

CountryUnited States

GenresAbstract, minimal

Record list

  1. Material Problem (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  2. Material Problem (Safety Scissors Edit) (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  3. Reiteratingiteration (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  4. Duplicate Address (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])

Singles and EPs Lateral Forces

Year2000

Record labelVertical Form

CountryUnited Kingdom

GenresIDM, dub techno

Record list

  1. Izmit (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  2. Quindio (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  3. Nantou (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])

Singles and EPs Latke

Year2001

Record labelOrthlorng Musork

CountryUnited States

GenresAbstract

Record list

  1. A1. Impetigo (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  2. A2. Tongue Under Lip (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  3. B1. Jit’s Blues (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  4. B2. I Only Want Quiet (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])

Singles and EPs Safety Scissors versus Kit Clayton – The Ping Pong EP

Year2002

Record labelCarpark Records

CountryUnited States

GenresLeftfield, IDM

Record list

  1. 0-0 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  2. 0-1 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  3. 0-2 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  4. 1-2 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  5. 1-3 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  6. 4-1 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  7. 4-2 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  8. 4-3 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  9. 5-3 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  10. 5-4 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  11. 5-5 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  12. 5-6 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  13. 5-7 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  14. 5-8 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  15. 6-8 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  16. 9-6 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  17. 10-6 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  18. 10-7 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  19. 10-8 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  20. 11-8 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  21. 9-11 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  22. 9-12 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  23. 9-13 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  24. 9-14 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  25. 9-15 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  26. 16-9 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  27. 16-10 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  28. 16-11 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  29. 17-11 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  30. 18-11 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  31. 11-19 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  32. 12-19 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  33. 13-19 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  34. 13-20 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  35. 14-20 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  36. 21-14 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])

Singles and EPs When Cedars Fall

Year2003

Record labelSoul Jazz Records

CountryUnited Kingdom

GenresTechno

Record list

  1. A. Humbaba (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  2. AA. Enkidu (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])

Singles and EPs Grey Amber

Year2007

Record labelNummer-Schallplatten

CountryGermany

GenresTechno, minimal

Record list

  1. Grey Amber 01 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  2. Grey Amber 02 (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])

Singles and EPs Grey Amber (The Remixes)

Year2007

Record labelNummer-Schallplatten

CountryGermany

GenresTechno, tech house, minimal

Record list

  1. Grey Amber (Dan Curtin’s ‘451’ Mix) (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  2. Grey Amber (2000 And One’s ‘This Is Ska’ Mix) (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])

Singles and EPs Kit Clayton/Sutekh – I Left My Heart In San Francisco Volume One

Year2007

Record labelAdjunct

CountryUnited States

GenresTechno, minimal

Record list

  1. A1. Kit Clayton – Loroco (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  2. A2. Kit Clayton – Loroco (Jorge Savoretti & Lucas Mari Remix) (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  3. B1. Sutekh – Make It With The Bow (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  4. B2. Sutekh – Make It With The Bow (Dilo Remix) (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])

Singles and EPs Kit Clayton/Jorge Felucca – Deadlock/Pussy Clap

Year2016

Record labelKaleidoscope Jazz Chair Reissues

CountryUnited Kingdom

GenresTechno, dub techno, deep techno, deep house

Record list

  1. A. Kit Clayton – Deadlock (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  2. AA. Jorge Felucca – Pussy Clap (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])

Singles and EPs Retroreflective Lp 2×12

Year2023

Record labelRetro

CountryGermany

GenresTechno, minimal

Record list

  1. A1. Settler (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  2. A2. VHS (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  3. B1. Belt Frictional Problem (Unreleased Jazz Mix) (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  4. B2. Zepto (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  5. C1. Sliding Window (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  6. C2. A Measure Of Loss (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  7. D1. Substitution Reduced (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  8. D2. Settler Rework (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])

Compilations

Compilation Retroactive

Year2021

Record labelRetro

CountryGermany

GenresTechno, dub techno, house

Record list

  1. A1. Belt Frictional Problem (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  2. A2. Belt Frictional Problem (Mix) (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  3. B1. Slaanex (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  4. B2. Pattern Matching (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  5. C1. Packet Loss (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  6. C2. Homonym (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  7. D1. Reiteratingiteration (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  8. D2. Reversbility (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])

Compilation Retrospective

Year2023

Record labelRetro

CountryGermany

GenresTechno, dub techno, house

Record list

  1. A1. Box Section (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  2. B1. Buffalo (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  3. B2. W-Shape Revisited (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  4. C1. Unknown (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  5. C2. Material Problem (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  6. D1. Ellipse (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  7. D2. W-Shape (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])

Compilation Retroreflective

Year2023

Record labelRetro

CountryGermany

GenresMinimal, dub techno

Record list

  1. A1. Settler (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  2. A2. VHS (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  3. B1. Belt Frictional Problem (Unreleased Jazz Mix) (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  4. B2. Zepto (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  5. C1. Sliding Window (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  6. C2. A Measure Of Loss (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  7. D1. Substitution Reduced (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])
  8. D2. Settler Rework (1 [No information and not set] • 2 [No information and not set])

What is Kit Clayton doing in 2023 and beyond?

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