Deepchord

American electronic musician

Deepchord
A601-2
CV
Delayvarience
Global Systems Silently Moving
Imax

Born (1969-07-22) July 22, 1969 (age 55)
Detroit, Michigan, USGenres

Ambient
techno
dub techno
ambient techno
minimal techno

Instruments

Sampler
synthesizer
drum machine

Years active2000–presentLabels

Soma Quality Records
Astral Industries
DeepChord
Hierophant Records
Octal
Modern Love
Cache Records
AvantRoots
Vibrant Music
Echospace

Members

Roderick Modell

Past membersMike Schommer

Roderick Julian Modell is an American electronic music producer, DJ and musician from Port Huron, Michigan, known professionally as Deepchord (pronunciation: [diːpkɔːrd]; sometimes stylized as DeepChord).

Modell was born on July 22, 1969, in Detroit, Michigan.^[1] He worked with Mike Schommer to produce music under the Deepchord moniker as well as co-founded an eponymous record label in Detroit during the mid-1990s. However, currently the project name of Deepchord represents only Modell, who is using a number of aliases besides. The musical style of Deepchord is similar to both the minimal Berlin sound of artists like Basic Channel and the techno tradition of Detroit.^[2]

Modell is well known for his collaboration with Stephen Hitchell (Soultek) as Echospace or cv313. In 2007, they released the album The Coldest Season on the record label Modern Love.^[3] Modell has also performed live with Hitchell as Echospace.^[4]

Modell has also collaborated with fellow Detroit native Mike Huckaby.^[5]

Selected discography

Albums/EPs

2003: Kettle Point EP as Rod Modell (Echocord)
2004: Illuminati Audio Science with Kevin Hanton (Silentes)
2007: The Coldest Season as Deepchord Presents Echospace
2007: Vantage Isle as Deepchord (echospace [detroit])
2007: Incense & Black Light as Rod Modell (Plop)
2007: Plays Michael Mantra (Silentes)
2010: Liumin as Deepchord Presents Echospace
2011: Hash-Bar Loops as Deepchord (Soma)
2012: Silent World as Deepchord Presents Echospace (Echospace)
2012: Sommer as Deepchord (Soma)
2014: Yagya and Deepchord: Redesigns Remixes of ambient tracks by Yagya (Subwax)
2014: Lanterns (Astral Industries)
2015: Ultraviolet Music (Soma)
2017: Auratones (Soma)
2022: Functional Design (Soma)

Singles

2001: "dc10" (Deepchord)
2001: "dc11" (Deepchord)
2001: "dc12" (Deepchord)
2001: "dc13" (Deepchord)
2001: "dc14" (Deepchord)
2003: "dc16" (Deepchord)
2008: "The Detroit Remixes" with Mike Huckaby (Cache Records)
2011: "Hash-Bar Remnants (Part 1)" (Soma)
2011: "Hash-Bar Remnants (Part 2)" (Soma)
2012: "The Tonality of Night" (Soma)
2013: "Prana/Tantra" (Soma)
2014: "Luxury" (Soma)
2018: "Immersions" (Astral Industries)

Remixes

2007: Convextion - "Miranda"
2007: Model 500 - "Starlight"
2008: Shocking Pinks - "Dressed to Please"
2016: Peter Michael Hamel - Colours of Time

References

^ Durston, Tom (July 26, 2011). "Deepchord". Inverted Audio. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
^ Ritger, Carl (July 25, 2007). "DeepChord - Vantage Isle (Extended Edition)". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
^ Hutlock, Todd (September 7, 2007). "Deepchord Presents Echospace: The Coldest Season - Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on February 1, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
^ Mann, Chris (November 26, 2007). "Claro Intelecto & DeepChord pres. Echospace". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
^ Hutlock, Todd (July 22, 2008). "DeepChord & Mike Huckaby - The Detroit Remixes". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2009.