Joker (musician)

This article is about the British musician. For the Swedish musician, see Jonas Berggren.
Joker
Birth name Liam McLean
Born (1989-01-30) 30 January 1989
Bristol, England, UK
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Occupation(s)
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Website jokerofficial.com

Liam McLean (born 30 January 1989),[1][2] better known by his stage name Joker, is a British record producer[3][4] who creates music in genres such as dubstep and grime and was known for creating the subgenre "Purple sound".[5] He was named "2009 king of bass music" by XLR8R Magazine[6] and was featured in the September 2009 issue of The Wire magazine.[7] He has contributed to two releases produced by the London-based record company Hyperdub.[8][9] He also runs his own label known as Kapsize Recordings.[10] His debut album The Vision was released on October 31, 2011 through independent label 4AD. His sophomore LP The Mainframe was released on February 16, 2015 through his own Kapsize imprint.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles & EPs

Notes
  1. from Tectonic Plates Volume 2 compilation album
  2. album version does not feature Freddie Gibbs; single also includes the instrumental version
  3. formerly known as "Here Come the Lights", as seen on vinyl edition

External links

  1. "Twitter /Joker: Why am I waking up so late on my birthday". Twitter. 2014-01-30.
  2. "Dubstep Music: Here to remind you why it's cool to have ears". Tumblr. 2010. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
  3. Guardian
  4. Last.fm
  5. Purple soundThe Dummy guide to Purple
  6. Xlr8r.com
  7. Thewire.co.uk
  8. Bookmat.com
  9. Pitchfork.com
  10. https://www.facebook.com/kapsize/info
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