Andrew Duke is a musician, author, and educator from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He has operated the Cognition Audioworks record label since 1990 and has been composing, producing, remixing, and performing music since 1987.

Consumer vs. User is Andrew’s first appearance on Phthalo. It is a focused study, filling out unlikely accent schemes with abstract DSP techniques. The aesthetic is semi-derived from something reminiscent of classic Detroit minimal techno.

Consumer vs. User is mastered by Mark Gage in Vapourspace, and includes two collaborations with Phthalo artist Massaccesi.