Lil Silva
Tyrone Jermaine "TJ" Carter, better known by the stage name Lil Silva, is an English electronic music producer and DJ, based in Bedford.[1][2] He has produced and sung on his own singles and EPs (mostly released through the Good Years label) that have over time been described as funky house,[3] UK funky,[1] instrumental grime and "dubstep-inflected pop".[4] He also takes a more traditional producer role on other musicians' work[5] – he was principal producer on Banks's album Goddess[1] and contributed production to Adele's album 25.[5] He has collaborated with SBTRKT[6] and on Damon Albarn's Africa Express project.
Life and career
Carter was born and raised in Bedford, England.[7] He produced a CD worth of original material at age nine,[1] began producing at age 10 or 11,[2] and at age 13 was DJing at "Bedford's all-ages club Cabana" whilst also part of local grime crew Macabre Unit.[1]
Discography
Singles and EPs by Lil Silva
- "Seasons"/"Funky Flex" (not on a label, 2008)
- Night Skanker (Night Slugs, 2010) – 6 track EP
- The Patience (Good Years, 2011) – 4 track EP
- Lil Silva: Club Constructions Vol. 2 (Night Slugs, 2012) – Night Slugs' Club Constructions series, 3 tracks
- "The Split" / "Venture" (LS Whites, 2013) –
- Distance (Good Years, 2013) – 4 track EP; "No Doubt" features Rosie Lowe and "Salient Sarah" features Sampha
- Mabel (Good Years, 2014) – 5 track EP, 2 tracks feature Banks
- Drumatic (Good Years, 2015) – 3 tracks
- "V1" / "Cyrup" (LS Whites) (2016) – 2 tracks
- Jimi (Good Years, 2016) – 6 track EP; jimi = journey inside my imagination
- "Lines" (Good Years, 2016) – 1 track
Album with contribution by Lil Silva
- "Bouramsy", Africa Express Presents: Maison Des Jeunes (Transgressive Records, 2013) – Damon Albarn's Africa Express collaboration project
Production contributions by Lil Silva
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Olbrich, Suze (16 May 2014). "Lil Silva and Banks, is this the start of a beautiful musical friendship?". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- 1 2 "Lil Silva chats with Benji". BBC. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ↑ Chester, Tim (15 December 2009). "Sidney Samson feat. Wizard Sleeve – Riverside (Lil Silva Mix) – Free MP3". NME. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ↑ Fitzmaurice, Larry (8 August 2014). "Lil Silva: Mabel EP". Pitchfork (website). Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- 1 2 Pritchard, Will (1 June 2016). "Caught Up: Lil Silva Speaks To Clash". Clash (magazine). Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ↑ Perry, Kevin (2 August 2013). "Lil Silva – ‘The Distance’". NME. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ↑ Stanley, Sean (9 June 2016). "The 10 tracks that remind me of Bedford, according to Lil Silva". Dummy. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
External links
- Official website
- Lil Silva discography at Discogs
- Lil Silva profile at BBC Music