- (This page is also about Ice, a music project of Kevin Richard Martin. For the 60's band of the same name, see Ice(2)).
Kevin Richard Martin, often known under his recording alias The Bug, is a musician, record producer and journalist from England, UK. Martin moved from Weymouth to London around 1990 and is now currently based in mainland Europe. He has been active for over two decades in the genres of dub, jazzcore, industrial hip hop, dancehall, and dubstep.
Martin's projects include GOD, Techno Animal, Ice, Curse of the Golden Vampire, Pressure and, most recently, King Midas Sound (with poet Roger Robinson and singer/visual artist Kiki Hitomi) and The Bug vs Earth.
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Links To Peel[]
Peel played releases put out under the name The Bug from 1997 “alternative soundtrack” debut album “Tapping The Conversation”, including collaborations with UK reggae soundsystem veteran Rootsman on 7" singles released on the Razor X label, and a white label of second album “Pressure” (2003). In late 2003, there was a live Maida Vale soundclash mix session with Soundmurderer.
The DJ also gave airtime to Kevin Martin projects with Justin Broadrick of industrial electronic pioneers Godflesh, especially Techno Animal.
In a August 2021 Quietus interview, Martin suggested that Peel offered a musical escape for him as a teenager in Weymouth:
"Top Of The Pops was a lifeline, as was John Peel."[1]
Festive Fifty Entries[]
- None
Sessions[]
The Bug vs. Soundmurderer - John Peel Session (2003)
- Bug
One session only. No known official release.
- 12 November 2003: The Bug vs. Soundmurderer soundclash mix, live at Maida Vale.
- Techno Animal
One session only. No known official release.
Recorded: 1998-03-15. First Broadcast: 07 May 1998
- Demonoid / King Cobra / Monomaniacal / Skulldriver
Other Shows Played[]
- Bug
- 21 October 1997: Invasion Of Privacy (album - Tapping The Conversation) Wordsound
- 23 October 1997 (BFBS): Harry's Theme (CD-Tapping The Conversation) WordSound
- 05 February 2003 (vs Rootsman feat. Mexican): www (7") Razor X
- 13 February 2003 (vs Rootsman feat. Mexican): www (7") Razor X
- 20 February 2003 Executor (LP – Pressure) white label (JP plays record at wrong speed – “I thought it sounded all right actually until the vocals came in.”)
- 20 February 2003 (Radio Eins) (vs Rootsman feat. Mexican): www (7") Razor X
- 19 March 2003 (Vs. Rootsman Feat. Daddy Freddy): Imitator (Split-EP) Tigerbeat6
- 12 June 2003 (featuring Cutty Ranks): Gun Disease 12" Rephlex)
- 11 November 2003 (vs Grafiti): What Is The Problem? (7") 679
- Techno Animal
- 18 November 1997: Demonoid (12") City Slang
- 27 November 1997 (BFBS): Demonoid (12") City Slang
- 15 October 1998: The Fist Of The 7 Extremities (v/a CD - Electric Ladyland VI) Mille Plateux
- 29 April 1999: Monolith (12": Brotherhood Of The Bomb/Monolith) Force Inc. Music Works
- 13 May 1999 (Radio Eins): Monolith (12" - Brotherhood Of The Bomb/Monolith) Force Inc. Music Works
- 24 June 1999 (Radio Eins): Monolith (12" - Brotherhood Of The Bomb/Monolith) Force Inc. Music Works
- Ice (vs Palace)
- 31 August 1996: More Brother Dub (v/a album - Organised Sound) Jazz Fudge
- Remixes
- 07 October 2003: T.Raumschmiere: Rabaukendisko (The Bug's Dancehall Remix featuring Ras Bogle) (12") NovaMute
- 08 October 2003: T.Raumschmiere (session): Rabaukendisko (The Bug's Dancehall Remix featuring Ras Bogle) (12") NovaMute
- 23 October 2003 (Radio Eins): T.Raumschmiere: Rabaukendisco (album - The Bug's Dancehall remix feat Ras Bogle)
See Also[]
- February 2003 (Peel's Record Box) (Vs Rootsman feat. Mexican): www (Razor X)