Rob Dougan, also known as Rob D (1969 Sydney, Australia) is a genre-blending music composer. Mixing elements of orchestral music, trip hop, and bluesy vocals, his work is tangentially relatable to electronic music.
Kurayamino variation
Rob Dougan has the ability to combine different styles and rhythms together. He was known primarily for his breakthrough 1995 single “Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino variation)”, popularised by 1999’s. Besides this version of the track, the impressive video editing leaves you blank… A high level of What Did I Just Watch… The same experience when listening to Gaya with Valensia.
The Matrix soundtrack. “Clubbed to Death” was released on his debut album Furious Angels in 2002, seven years after its initial release.
Some information about the original classic piece it is based on:
Edgar William Elgar (1857 – 1934)
Movs. I & II from “Enigma Variations”, Op. 36
Variations on an Original Theme for orchestra, Op. 36 (“Enigma”), commonly referred to as the “Enigma Variations”, is a set of a theme and its fourteen variations written for orchestra by Edward Elgar in 1898-1899. It is Elgar’s best-known large-scale composition, for both the music itself and the enigmas behind it. Elgar dedicated the piece to “my friends pictured within”, each variation being an affectionate portrayal of one of his circle of close acquaintances.
We have the long version of this masterpiece variation by Rob Douan:
Piano solo
After checking out this genius componist one likes to hear the piano solo improviation from the “Matrix” soundtrack one more time… this -HD recorded- part is played by Valkristo.
Valkristo
Valantis Sotiriou (Valkristo) is a composer, musician and music teacher living in Athens.
Artist: Rob Dougan
Track: Clubbed to death
Year: 1995
Label: Mo Wax