Richard Devine is one of the most talented (if not prolific) of the producers organized around the Miami neo-electro haven of Schematic Records. Based in Atlanta,
Devine's productions have the rigid breakbeat swing of prime electro recordings, but also a high degree of DSP (digital signal processing) magic in keeping with Schematic's acknowledged heroes,
Autechre. After EPs for a sublabel of
Woody McBride's Drop Bass Network and the Devine EP on Schematic, the producer began getting a reputation in advanced electronics circles with remixes (of material by
Aphex Twin,
Chris Deluca,
Slicker, and Schematic's own
Phoenecia) as well as compilation appearances (
Ischemic Folks and Lily of the Valley, both on Schematic). Turned on to
Devine's work by praise from
Autechre and his remix of
Aphex Twin's "Come to Daddy," Britain's Warp Records hired him in 2000 to record a full-length. The results, Lipswitch, were jointly released one year later by Schematic and Warp. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide