Kevin Farabaugh has been DJing, producing, and proliferating underground techno under the guise of the Virulent alias for over a decade. Born and raised in Northwest Indiana and firmly enshrouded in the shadows of Chicago’s house, acid and industrial scenes, he began experimenting with secondhand drum machines and emerging music production software as early as 1996. Frequent trips to Chicago’s Gramaphone Records provided the building blocks for his sound, a strange hybrid of emerging drummy European releases along with more classic and dirty Windy City bangers. Releasing records on Detroit’s Beretta and Seismic labels as well as Indianapolis-based Chromagnon and Azure, Kevin began to make an impact in 2005. However, the death of a close friend combined with the shifting trend towards subpar “mnml” techno prompted him to take a hiatus
Latest Releases
Rawness
Berlin Techno Sessions, Vol. 10
Tony Angelino, Gonroga, Second History, F.Smid, Dyonix, VONVERHILLE, Deadlock & Grind, Queco, Ozani, Rogier Zeebregts, Niala'Kil, Phaedon, Matthews, Angelo Posito, Guillermo DR, Pablo Caballero, Ako Lights, Guil Uzaka, Gabros, Virulent, Ninna V, Brainkillerz, Mastrantonio, Sergio Maldonado, Noem, Collectors Movements, Rustek
Beyond Evident
Illusion Of Choice
Nothing But... Warehouse Techno, Vol. 1
5 Years of Ill Bomb
TBO 2015
5 Years Of Techno
Greencross, Ken Ishii, Elton D, Kostas Maskalides, Kid Mistik, Red Square, Drumcomplex, Frank Sonic, Mike Maass, Joe Mesmar, DJ Shiva, Positive Merge, Skober, Dean Benson, Tom Hades, Miki Craven, Scouts In Bondage, AEMB, Abi Bah, Adam Jay, George Lanham, Folker Zwart, Sime, Javi Lago, Lucas Freire, Mario Giordano, Eddie Hale, Josh Love, Ranieri, Sirius Brown, James Hurricane
Converged Compilation: Remixes
Best Of Illegal Alien 2014
Straight Up Techno! Vol. 3
Converged