Biography
Kent became interested in music in part due to the influence of his parents, who are journalists and rock music critics. His parents were themselves musicians and had a tech trance band when they were young, which influenced Kent to take an interest in synthesizers.
Kent played guitar in several black metal bands before starting Perturbator.
Since 2012, he has produced electronic music inspired by cyberpunk culture and movies such as Akira, Ghost in the Shell, and The Running Man. He uses a variety of software synths in his productions, such as the emulators of old vintage synths like the OB-X or the CS-80. Since his debut EP, Night Driving Avenger, he has released five full-length albums, the latest of which is Lustful Sacraments on the Blood Music label, and has performed several live shows. Several of his tracks were featured in the 2012 game Hotline Miami and its 2015 sequel Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number. Perturbator's EP Sexualizer was released in part to officially release the song "Miami Disco" and as a way to thank the developers of Hotline Miami. The success of the Hotline Miami games resulted in a greater amount of exposure to a mainstream audience.[citation needed]
Perturbator released his fourth full-length album The Uncanny Valley on 6 May 2016 through Blood Music on a range of formats including Digibook CD, vinyl, and cassette tape. The album was met with generally positive reviews, with MetalSucks and Bloody Disgusting both writing in praise of it. Some versions of the album also included a bonus EP, with Kent writing that "The first three songs complement the themes covered within The Uncanny Valley, and the final track—'VERS/US'—is a demo from The Uncanny Valley writing sessions that fits the mood and atmosphere of the album but didn't quite make it into the final cut." Bloody Disgusting gave the album 5/5 and wrote that The Uncanny Valley "is sure to not only please fans of the genre but also win over newcomers."
Kent has a side project called L'Enfant De La Forêt and his own label called "Music of the Void".
In 2019, Kent appeared in the documentary film The Rise of the Synths, appearing alongside various other composers from the synthwave scene, including filmmaker John Carpenter, who also narrated the film, which explored the origins and growth of the genre.
He formed a side band, Ruin Of Romantics, with Francis Caste of Dysfunctional by Choice, Vince Mercier, formerly in Mass Hysteria, and Mehdi Thépegnier of Hangman's Chair. They released the two-track single "Self Control" in January 2021, which showcased a more shoegaze and ambient approach to goth, and then "Bleeding in the Fields" in October. The first album of Ruin Of Romantics, Velvet Dawn, was released on 29 October 2021 throught Music of the Void.
