Kevin Martin, better known by his stage name, The Bug, is an English-based musician, currently based in London. He began his career in 1990.
Over the course of a career that’s spanned in excess of two decades, Martin has dabbled in a number of different dance genres, both classic and modern; dubstep, dub, dancehall, jazzcore and industrial hip hop have all, over the years, come to help shape the sound that Martin can now consider his calling card. He’s embarked upon a wide range of different musical projects in addition to The Bug, including GOD, Techno Animal, Ice, Curse of the Golden Vampire, Pressure and King Midas Sound. He’s also a keen collaborator, and the diversity of musical approach is evidenced by the broad and eclectic range of musicians that he’s worked with over the course of his career, including the likes of Vast Aire, Warrior Queen, Earth, Keith Levene, Mark Stewart, DJ Vadim, Anti-Pop Consortium and El-P.
As The Bug, Martin has focused particularly on the dancehall and reggae roots to his sound, and between 2001 and 2004, he rose to prominence for his work with UK reggae veteran The Rootsman on a slew of limited edition seven-inch singles. Since 2006, he’s run a monthly reggae club night in London, alongside Loefah, by the name of BASH. He released his third full-length under the moniker The Bug, ‘London Zoo’, in 2008.
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