Overseer

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Overseer
Rob Overseer
Origin Leeds, UK
Years active 1996 – present
Genres Electronica
Big Beat
Labels When
Members Rob Overseer

Rob Overseer (who publishes his music under just his last name) is a British DJ/producer, born in Salisbury whose works have been included in soundtracks for Animatrix, Snatch and Any Given Sunday, as well as video games like Need for Speed: Underground and Stuntman, among others. His songs are also frequently used in TV commercials such as Hairdo for Vodafone which featured his song Velocity Shift or the Endeavor commercial for Mitsubishi, which featured Horndog.

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[edit] Wreckage

Wreckage was released in the US in 2003 to great critical, if not popular, acclaim. The UK release of this album was plagued with many difficulties that led to a six month delay in its release, prompting Rob to move to new management at the end of 2005.

[edit] 2006

2006 is set to bring a new Overseer album according to this forum post by Rob. The album is as of yet untitled, but it is expected to contain Skylight, a track that featured on the Blade: Trinity soundtrack.

The current status of this album is spoken about here, the key phrase being "I'm afraid you won't be surprised to learn that things are gonna be held up for a little while"", which does not bode well given previous events (see above).

Rob also records with singer/songwriter Rachael Gray. They first worked together on the track "Sparks" which appeared on the Overseer album "Wreckage" on the Columbia label. Following the success of Sparks, work began on a full album project under the name Kanute. Also, retired UFC fighter Ken Shamrock used Rob's "Slayed" as his entrance theme on his last two fights.

[edit] Genre

Overseer's style is most frequently described as Big Beat or Chemical Breaks, although Never on Wreckage is distinctly Gangsta Rap in style. Overall, Wreckage is a showpiece album that exhibits a wide variety of styles and cannot be bracketed in one single genre.

[edit] Discography

Albums

EPs and Singles

Remixes

  • Adam F. feat. MOP - "Stand Clear" (Overseer Retake) - (2002)
  • Kaiser Chiefs - "I Predict A Riot" (Overseer Remix) - (2005)
  • Overseer - "Slayed" (Kostas Petropoulos Mix) - (2005)

Compilation appearances

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