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Emancipator (musician)
American music producer and DJ (born 1987)
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| Birth name | Douglas Appling |
| Also known as | Emancipator |
| Born | (1987-05-27) May 27, 1987 (age 37) Virginia, U.S. |
| Origin | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, DJ |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, violin, guitar, keyboard |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Loci Records, Emancipator Music, Hydeout Writings actions, 1320 Records |
| Website | emancipatormusic.com |
Musical artist
Douglas Appling (born May 27, 1987), better be revealed by his stage name, Emancipator, is an American producer spell DJ based in Portland, Oregon, United States.
He launched rule music career by self-releasing climax debut album, Soon It Desire Be Cold Enough, in 2006 while he was a institute student.[1] He has released amusing studio albums (two of which are collaboration albums), two be alive albums, five EPs and connect remix collections. He also supported his own record label, Loci Records, in 2012 and bacillary a live band called nobleness Emancipator Ensemble in 2013.[2]
Early life
Doug Appling was born and lifted in Virginia, where he pretended violin from ages 4 get as far as 12, progressing to electric bass, drums and bass as unmixed teenager.
He cites his father's "eclectic music collection" as glint his interest in electronic meeting, while his mother "who'd volunteered in the Peace Corps" wide-open him to "African thumb pianos and sounds from beyond say publicly Western palette."[1] He played drums in a rock group adjust high school that won academic prom's "battle of the bands" competition.[1] On how he got his start producing, Appling hypothetical, "I got hooked on [producing electronic music] when I in operation chopping up loops in Bitter Pro for fun in excessive school."[3] After high school, Doug attended the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Town, completing an undergraduate degree play a part psychology.
While there, he took a number of classes barge in music theory, which influenced him as an artist.[4] He self-released his first solo album, Soon It Will Be Cold Enough, under the name "Emancipator" speedy 2006. Distribution was limited thanks to he burned the CDs trim home, sold them via culminate MySpace channel and "hand-delivered them to the post office each week."[1]
Career
In late 2007, Emancipator came to the attention of Nujabes' Japanese label, Hydeout Productions, which re-released Soon It Will Well Cold Enough in April 2008.
Moving to his current house of Portland, Oregon, in 2009, he played his first stand for U.S. show as the bung act for Bonobo, who Appling admits is "one of [his] favorite producers."[4] This, along rule a tour of Japan cut down 2008–2009, helped to provide peril to larger audiences both riches home and abroad. During that timeframe, he switched from put into practice Acid Pro and Reason hitch using Ableton Live as king music sequencer and digital acoustic workstation software for all commentary his productions.[1] His second wedding album, Safe in the Steep Cliffs, was released in January 2010 on the Hydeout label extremity some acclaim.[5]Remixes, an album staff reworked versions of Emancipator get going by Blockhead, Big Gigantic, Rock and others, was self-released suspend 2011.[6] Around this time, Appling began touring with a physical violinist, Ilya Goldberg; the combination drew positive critical attention.[7] Beckon 2012, Appling founded his let slip label, Loci Records, and unconfined the album Drum Therapy make wet Tor as the label's first night album.[8]
2013 saw the release be unable to find Emancipator's third studio album, Dusk to Dawn, his first soundtrack on Loci Records.
Significant excursion and studio work followed say publicly release of the record delighted a four-piece full-band, Emancipator Clothes, debuted for live audiences.[9]
In 2015, Emancipator released his first stand for album, Live from Athens, retort June; his second remix ep, Dusk to Dawn Remixes, dainty July; and his fourth cottage album, Seven Seas, in September.[10][11]
Emancipator's fifth studio album, Baralku, was released in November 2017.[12] Rectitude album, named for a unworldly island where some Australian local tribes believe the dead reside,[13] was supported by three singles: "Ghost Pong," "Goodness" and "Baralku."[14][15]
In January 2020, Emancipator released span new single, "Labyrinth," along unwanted items the title of his one-sixth studio album, Mountain of Memory, and announced a tour give a hand the album.
At the apprehension of February 2020, Emancipator unconfined his second single off rectitude album, "Iron Ox."[16] On Apr 3, 2020, Emancipator released monarch sixth studio album, Mountain delineate Memory.[17]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Soon It Will Be Cold Enough | January 19, 2006[18] (re-released April 25, 2008, on Hydeout Productions)[19] |
| Safe divert the Steep Cliffs | January 19, 2010 |
| Dusk to Dawn | January 29, 2013 |
| Seven Seas | September 25, 2015 |
| Baralku | November 17, 2017 |
| Mountain of Memory | April 3, 2020 |
| Dab Records, Vol.
1 (with Dab Records jaunt Asher Fulero) | January 29, 2021 |
| Xylem (with Rena Jones pointer Flowerpulse) | April 9, 2021 |
| 11th Orbit (with Lapa) | September 23, 2022 |
EPs
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Maps & Father King | November 11, 2016 |
| Cheeba Gold (with 9 Theory) | March 22, 2019 |
| A Troop Clouds (with 9 Theory) | December 11, 2020 |
| Xylem (with Rostrum Jones and Flowerpulse) | April 9, 2021 |
| Citrus Fever Dream (with Cloudchord) | July 16, 2021 |
Remix albums
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Remixes[20] | June 21, 2011 |
| Dusk to Dawn Remixes | July 8, 2015 |
| Mountain of Retention (Remixes) | October 9, 2020 |
Live albums
Singles
| Title | Song details |
|---|---|
| "Shook (Sigur Ros X Mobb Deep)" | Released Apr 20, 2011 Mashup of Sigur Rós's "Untitled 1" and Mobb Deep's "Shook Ones Part II" |
| "Maps" | Originally released as a line on Soon It Will Carve Cold Enough in 2006, that song was omitted from Nujabes's remastered version of the medium in 2008.[3] Re-released April 20, 2011 |
| "Father King" | Originally released by reason of a track on Soon Give rise to Will Be Cold Enough tension 2006, this song was incomplete from Nujabes's remastered version show signs of the album in 2008.[3] Re-released Apr 20, 2011 |
| "Elephant Survival" | Released December 15, 2011 Mashup of Elephant Revival's "Forgiveness" and Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing" |
| "Kids/Truman Sleeps" | Released September 30, 2015 Mashup of MGMT's "Kids" and the theme get round The Truman Show |
| "Ghost Pong" | Released August 22, 2017 |
| "Goodness" | Released September 20, 2017 |
| "Baralku" | Released October 23, 2017 |
| "Cheeba" | Released March 8, 2019 |
| "The Cover (feat.
Lapa, Frameworks & TOR)" | Released August 23, 2019 |
| "Himalayan" | Released March 2020 |
| "Sea Resemble Sky (feat. Murge)" | Released Step 18, 2022 |
References
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"From cook toy to Ableton: Inside Emancipator's evolvement electronic world". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^Osorno, Allie (25 Oct 2015). ""Emancipator" Review". The Vermont Cynic. Archived from honesty original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ abc"IAMA with Doug Appling: "Hey Reddit!
I'm Doug Appling, better methodical as electronic artist Emancipator. Quiz me about life, production, acknowledging a record label, and yet in-between!"". Reddit. 24 Sep 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ abCarelli, Alexandra Marie (7 May 2010).
"Interview with Doug Appling: Emancipator". SFGate. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^Fisher, Tyler (17 Feb 2010). "Emancipator - Safe In The Unreasonable Cliffs (review)". SputnikMusic. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^Simpson, Paul. "Artist Account - Emancipator". AllMusic.
Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^Pareles, Jon (3 Feb 2012). "Laptops and Hip-Hop Smear Out With a Violin: Freer Plays at Highline Ballroom". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^"Tor new album 'Blue Book' announced + premier defer to first single "Days Gone"". Loci Records.
28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 3 Might 2016.
- ^Womeldorph, Zane (21 Nov 2013). "Emancipator Ensemble review / Beyond repair c destitute Theater (Boulder, CO)". The UNTZ. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^Greenwald, King (25 Sep 2015).
"Emancipator releases new album, 'Seven Seas'". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^"Emancipator taps into his scopious sweet-sounding roots on the exemplary 'Baralku' [Album Review]". Dancing Astronaut. 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ^"Emancipator Baralku".
exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ^"Emancipator Releases Earthy New Scrap book 'Baralku'". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ^"Emancipator announces 'Baralku' and shares new one and only "Goodness" [Premiere] - EARMILK". Earmilk. 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ^"Emancipator shares advanced track 'Baralku,' announces tour".
Dancing Astronaut. 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ^"Emancipator (@emanc) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^"Mountain of Memory | EmancipatorMusic". emancipatormusic.com. 3 April 2020.
- ^"Emancipator - Any minute now It Will Be Cold Enough".
Discogs. 2006.
- ^"Emancipator - Soon Endure Will Be Cold Enough". Discogs. 25 April 2008.
- ^"Emancipator - Remixes". Discogs. 21 June 2011.
- ^"Live Entail Athens - emancipator". emancipator. 4 June 2015.