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'''Illian Walker,''' better known as '''Ils''', is an [[English people|English]] musician and [[record producer|producer]], who has released records on [[record label|labels]] including [[Marine Parade Records|Marine Parade]] and [[Distinct'ive Records]].
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'''Ils''' (born '''Illian Walker''') is an [[English people|English]] musician and [[record producer|producer]], who has released records on [[record label|labels]] including [[Marine Parade Records|Marine Parade]] and [[Distinct'ive Records]]. Ils started his production career on [[LTJ Bukem]]'s [[drum and bass]] label, [[Good Looking Records]].<ref name="ign-soul">{{cite web|url = http://music.ign.com/articles/374/374491p1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20030206013021/http://music.ign.com/articles/374/374491p1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 2003-02-06|title = IGN: Soul Trader Review |date=2002-10-15 |accessdate=2007-04-22 |last = Douglas |first = Adam |work=[[IGN]]}}</ref>{{cbignore}} He was signed to Marine Parade by owner [[Adam Freeland]], who cited Ils' unique breaks production.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web|url =http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A818642 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20021002112955/http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A818642 |url-status =dead |archive-date =2002-10-02 |accessdate=2007-04-22 |title = Ils: Soul Trader |work=[[Collective (BBC)|Collective]] |publisher = [[BBC]] |last = Lee |first = Alastair |date=2002-06-24}}</ref>{{cbignore}} Ils is influenced by electro, funk, and techno artists in his ''Idiots Behind the Wheel'' album.<ref name="amg-idiots">{{cite web|accessdate=2007-04-22 |work=[[Allmusic]] |url = {{Allmusic|class=album|id=r459829|pure_url=yes}} |first = John |last = Bush |title=Idiots Behind the Wheel Review}}</ref> Ils album ''Soul Trader'' represented a more even sound, with few particularly energetic or downbeat tracks.<ref name="amg-soul">{{cite web|work=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=2007-04-22 |first = John |last=Bush |title = Soul Trader Review |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r651751|pure_url=yes}}}}</ref> He also mixed an album for Distinct'ive Records' ''Y4k'' series.<ref name="ra-bohemian">{{cite web|work = [[Resident Advisor]] |title = Ils goes Bohemian |url = http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=6749 |date=2005-06-10 |accessdate=2007-07-29 |author=Helen}}</ref>

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Born in London,<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2011-08-10|title=Ils Biography|url=http://www.ilsmusic.com/biog.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185344/http://www.ilsmusic.com/biog.html|archive-date=2013-10-29|access-date=2020-10-16|website=Ils}}</ref> Ils started his production career on [[LTJ Bukem]]'s [[drum and bass]] label, [[Good Looking Records]].<ref name="ign-soul">{{cite web|last=Douglas|first=Adam|date=2002-10-15|title=IGN: Soul Trader Review|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/15/ils-soul-trader|url-status=live|accessdate=2007-04-22|work=[[IGN]]}}</ref>{{cbignore}} He was signed to Marine Parade by owner [[Adam Freeland]], who cited Ils' unique breaks production.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web|url =http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A818642 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20021002112955/http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A818642 |url-status =dead |archive-date =2002-10-02 |accessdate=2007-04-22 |title = Ils: Soul Trader |work=[[Collective (BBC)|Collective]] |publisher = [[BBC]] |last = Lee |first = Alastair |date=2002-06-24}}</ref>{{cbignore}} Ils is influenced by electro, funk, and techno artists in his ''Idiots Behind the Wheel'' album.<ref name="amg-idiots">{{cite web|last=Bush|first=John|date=|title=Idiots Behind the Wheel Review|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0001095925|pure_url=yes}}|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=2007-04-22|work=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> His ''Soul Trader'' album represented a more even sound, with few particularly energetic or downbeat tracks.<ref name="amg-soul">{{cite web|last=Bush|first=John|date=|title=Soul Trader Review|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0000041549|pure_url=yes}}|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=2007-04-22|work=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> He also mixed an album for [[Distinctive Records|Distinct'ive Records]]' ''Y4k'' series.<ref name="ra-bohemian">{{cite web|author=Hayden|first=Helen|date=2005-06-10|title=Ils goes Bohemian|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=6749|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=2007-07-29|work=[[Resident Advisor]]}}</ref>


His 2002 single, "Next Level", on Marine Parade spent one week at #75 in the [[UK Singles Chart]], in February 2002.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
His 2002 single, "Next Level", on Marine Parade spent one week at #75 in the [[UK Singles Chart]], in February 2002.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
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| location= London
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| page= 267}}</ref> It was released on his second studio album, ''Soul Trader'', as "6 Space (Next Level)".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/soul-trader-mw0000041549|title=Soul Trader - Ils - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|website=AllMusic|accessdate=3 July 2017}}</ref>
| page= 267}}</ref> It was released on his second studio album, ''Soul Trader'', as "6 Space (Next Level)".<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Soul Trader - Ils - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000041549|pure_url=yes}}|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=3 July 2017|website=AllMusic}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.ilsmusic.com Official website] - leads to a 'domain for sale' page - remove?
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20111216123423/http://www.ilsmusic.com/ Official website archive]
* [http://www.myspace.com/ilsnextlevel Official Myspace]
* [http://www.myspace.com/ilsnextlevel Official Myspace]
* {{Discogs artist|artist=Ils |name=Ils}}
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[[Category:Electronic dance music DJs]]
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Revision as of 13:25, 16 October 2020

Ils
Birth nameIllian Walker
BornLondon, U.K.
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active1997–2013
Labels

Illian Walker, better known as Ils, is an English musician and producer, who has released records on labels including Marine Parade and Distinct'ive Records.

Born in London,[1] Ils started his production career on LTJ Bukem's drum and bass label, Good Looking Records.[2] He was signed to Marine Parade by owner Adam Freeland, who cited Ils' unique breaks production.[3] Ils is influenced by electro, funk, and techno artists in his Idiots Behind the Wheel album.[4] His Soul Trader album represented a more even sound, with few particularly energetic or downbeat tracks.[5] He also mixed an album for Distinct'ive Records' Y4k series.[6]

His 2002 single, "Next Level", on Marine Parade spent one week at #75 in the UK Singles Chart, in February 2002.[7] It was released on his second studio album, Soul Trader, as "6 Space (Next Level)".[8]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details
Idiots Behind the Wheel
  • Released: 9 August 1999
  • Label: Fuel Records
  • Formats: CD, vinyl
Soul Trader
Bohemia
Paranoid Prophets
  • Released: 5 November 2007
  • Label: Botchit & Scarper
  • Formats: CD, digital download
33 R.P.M.
  • Released: 19 February 2013
  • Label: Distinct'ive Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Compilation albums

Title Album details
ILS Presents: Y4K
  • Released: 18 July 2003
  • Label: Distinct'ive Records
  • Formats: CD, vinyl
Bohemia – Remixes & Exclusives
  • Released: July 2007
  • Label: Distinct'ive Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[9]
"About That Time" 1998 — Idiots Behind the Wheel
"Next Level" 2002 75 Soul Trader
"No Soul" 82
"Music" 98
"Cherish"
(featuring Valkyrie) 		2005 — Bohemia
"Angels" —
"Loving You" 2006 —
"Everybody Needs A Shrink" / "Burn Again" 2007 — Paranoid Prophets
"Hate Is An Illness" —
"Still Crazy"
(featuring Jewels Lindt) 		2013 — 33 R.P.M.
"Dark Skies" —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ^ "Ils Biography". Ils. 10 August 2011. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. ^ Douglas, Adam (15 October 2002). "IGN: Soul Trader Review". IGN. Retrieved 22 April 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Lee, Alastair (24 June 2002). "Ils: Soul Trader". Collective. BBC. Archived from the original on 2 October 2002. Retrieved 22 April 2007.
  4. ^ Bush, John. "Idiots Behind the Wheel Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 April 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Bush, John. "Soul Trader Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 April 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Hayden, Helen (10 June 2005). "Ils goes Bohemian". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 29 July 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 267. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  8. ^ "Soul Trader - Ils - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "ILS - Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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