Ils | |
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Birth name | Illian Walker |
Born | 1977 or 1978 (age 45–46)
[1] London, England |
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Occupation(s) | |
Years active | 1997–2013 |
Labels |
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Illian Walker, better known as Ils or iLS, is an English musician and producer, who has released records on labels including Marine Parade and Distinct'ive Records.
Born in London, [2] Ils started his production career on LTJ Bukem's drum and bass label, Good Looking Records. [3] He was signed to Marine Parade by owner Adam Freeland, who cited Ils' unique breaks production. [4] Ils is influenced by electro, funk, and techno artists in his Idiots Behind the Wheel album. [5] His Soul Trader album represented a more even sound, with few particularly energetic or downbeat tracks. [6] He also mixed an album for Distinct'ive Records' Y4k series. [7]
His 2002 single, "Next Level", on Marine Parade spent one week at #75 in the UK Singles Chart, in February 2002. [8] It was released on his second studio album, Soul Trader, as "6 Space (Next Level)". [9]
Title | Album details |
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Idiots Behind the Wheel | |
Soul Trader |
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Bohemia |
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Paranoid Prophets |
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33 R.P.M. |
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Title | Album details |
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ILS Presents: Y4K | |
Bohemia – Remixes & Exclusives |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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UK [10] | ||||||||||||
"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. |
Ils | |
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Birth name | Illian Walker |
Born | 1977 or 1978 (age 45–46)
[1] London, England |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | |
Years active | 1997–2013 |
Labels |
|
Illian Walker, better known as Ils or iLS, is an English musician and producer, who has released records on labels including Marine Parade and Distinct'ive Records.
Born in London, [2] Ils started his production career on LTJ Bukem's drum and bass label, Good Looking Records. [3] He was signed to Marine Parade by owner Adam Freeland, who cited Ils' unique breaks production. [4] Ils is influenced by electro, funk, and techno artists in his Idiots Behind the Wheel album. [5] His Soul Trader album represented a more even sound, with few particularly energetic or downbeat tracks. [6] He also mixed an album for Distinct'ive Records' Y4k series. [7]
His 2002 single, "Next Level", on Marine Parade spent one week at #75 in the UK Singles Chart, in February 2002. [8] It was released on his second studio album, Soul Trader, as "6 Space (Next Level)". [9]
Title | Album details |
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Idiots Behind the Wheel | |
Soul Trader |
|
Bohemia |
|
Paranoid Prophets |
|
33 R.P.M. |
|
Title | Album details |
---|---|
ILS Presents: Y4K | |
Bohemia – Remixes & Exclusives |
|
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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UK [10] | ||||||||||||
"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. |