Kurtis Mantronik
Kurtis el Khaleel (Arabic: خليل) (b. September 4, 1965, Jamaica), known by the stage name Kurtis Mantronik, is an American-British hip hop and electronic-music artist, DJ, remixer, and producer. Mantronik was the former leader, DJ, and keyboardist of the influential 1980s hip hop and electro-funk group Mantronix. Currently, Mantronik lives in Britain, where he has produced and remixed house and techno music tracks by artists such as Junior Senior, Kylie Minogue, Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, Michael Gray, Victoria Beckham, Liberty X, and Mim.
Early years & Mantronix era (1984–1991)
Mantronik was born in Jamaica to a Syrian father and a Jamaican mother. He emigrated to Canada with his family at age 7, before eventually settling in New York City. It was around this time that his interest in electro music began when he heard "Riot in Lagos" (1980) by Yellow Magic Orchestra's Ryuichi Sakamoto on the radio, inspiring him to experiment with electro music a few years later.
Podcasts:
Kurtis Mantronik
ALBUMS
- Strictly Business released: 1998
- I Sing the Body Electro released: 1998
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by W.A.S.P.
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by Cop Shoot Cop
Mantronic
by: W.A.S.P.(Blackie Lawless and Chris Holmes)
You see me, a man and machine
All my life, so hungry and lean
Watch me bleed, and I feel no pain
I'm going wild, and slowly insane
Mantronic, I'm on the loose
Bionic, my neck in the noose
Mantronic, I'm still the king
Bionic, half man and machine
One fast lane, on top of the world
Balls of steel, mechanical pearls
I pay my dues, and suffer alone
Feels like hell, and cut to the boneMantronic, I'm on the loose
Bionic, my neck in the noose
Mantronic, I'm still the king
Bionic, half man and machine
Be careful now
Because what you wish for
Just may come true
If you look
Behind that door
Mantronic, I'm on the loose
Bionic, my neck in the noose
Mantronic, I'm still the king
Bionic, half man and machine