Kenny Larkin

American musician

Dark Comedy
Yennek
Lark Daddy
Pod
"Holy" Joe Johnson

Born (1968-04-06) April 6, 1968 (age 56)^[1]
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.GenresDetroit techno^[2]Occupation(s)

Record producer
DJ

Years active1990–presentLabels

Transmat
Warp

Musical artist

Kenny Larkin (who also releases as Dark Comedy) is an American techno producer from Detroit. He has been described by AllMusic as "massively influential" on American, British, and German techno.^[3]

Larkin was born in 1968 and raised in Detroit, but did not participate in the early years of Detroit techno because he was serving in the military. Upon his return, he began producing, influenced by Juan Atkins and Derrick May, as well as the Chicago house music scene.^[3] His early single releases, "We Shall Overcome" and "Integration", were issued on Plus 8, a label overseen by Richie Hawtin and John Acquaviva;^[4] later releases appeared on Buzz and Warp as well as other labels. His records have seen more success in continental Europe than in the U.S.

Discography

As Kenny Larkin

We Shall Overcome Synthpunk (12"), Plus 8 Records, 1990
Integration (12"), Plus 8 Records, 1991
Azimuth (LP), Warp Records, 1994
Catatonic (12"), R & S Records, 1994
Chasers / The Shit (12"), Distance, 1995
Metaphor (LP), R & S Records, 1995
Loop 2 (12"), R & S Records, 1996
Smile / Life (12"), KMS, 1999
Ancient Beats / Seduce Her (12"), Peacefrog Records 2004
Let Me Think (12"), Peacefrog Records, 2004
Art of Dance (LP), Distance Records, 1998
The Narcissist (LP), Peacefrog Records, 2004
Dark Comedy Pt 1 (12"), Rush Hour Recordings, 2006
Dark Comedy Pt 2 (12"), Rush Hour Recordings, 2006
You Are... (12"), Planet E Records, 2008
Keys, Strings, Tambourines (LP), Planet E Records, 2008

As Dark Comedy

Corbomite Maneuver EP (12"), Transmat
War of the Worlds / Without a Sound (12"), Art of Dance, 1992
Seven Days (12"), Elypsia, 1996
Plankton / Clavia's North (12"), Art of Dance, 1997
Seven Days (LP), Elypsia, 1997
Funkfaker: Music Saves My Soul (12"), Poussez!, 2004
Funkfaker: Music Saves My Soul (LP), Poussez!, 2005
Good God (12"), Poussez!, 2005

References

^ "Juan Atkins, Juan Maclean - A Nurvous + Rinsed Event". Resident Advisor. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
^ Reece, Callum (November 9, 2015). "Juan Atkins in The Lab LDN". Mixmag. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Kenny Larkin at AllMusic
^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 193/4. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.