Tim Gane

English songwriter, guitarist and record collector, and co-founder of Duophonic. Born on 1964-07-12 in Essex, England, he began his musical career experimenting with harsh noise in the early 1980s, under the alias Unkommunitim aka Uncommunity, releasing self-financed cassettes on Black Dwarf Wreckordings along with fellow Unkommuniti members [a1713614] and other noise projects. He was a key member of McCarthy from 1985 until their breakup in 1990. In that year he co-founded Stereolab with his former partner [a72408], the band for which he is now most famous. He was also involved in side projects such as Turn On (1997) or Alternative 3 (2001). More recently, Gane has formed & been involved in [a3445802]. In 2014 Gane compiled the tracks for [m758685], and in 2016, he presented FACT Mix 544 for Fact Magazine.